Description
A solid Taco Tuesday meal.
Ingredients
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Chipotle Tartar Sauce
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tsp chipotle chile in adobo sauce, chopped
- 2 tbsp white onion, minced
- 1 tbsp dill pickle, minced
- 1 tsp dill pickle juice
Avocado Salsa
- 1/2 avocado
- Cilantro, small bunch (washed)
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 jalapeños
- 4 tbsp lime juice (~2 limes)
- 2 scallions
- Baking & Spices
- 1 cup sour cream
- Up to a 1/4 cup water
- Kosher salt
- Pepper
Tacos
- 1.5lb cod filet, cut into bite-sized chunks
- 1/2 red cabbage, shredded
- Tortillas (soft or hard, your choice)
Frying & Batter
- Vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup cold selzer water
- 1/4 cup cold vodka
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- Kosher salt
- Pepper
Instructions
Chipotle Tartar Sauce
- In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients.
- Move to a container and refrigerate until it’s taco time.
Avocado Salsa
- Put everything EXCEPT the water in a food processor (or something like it, i.e. a blender).
- Blend.
- While it’s blending, slowly add water until it’s easier to mix. You most likely will not use all the water. The consistency you’re looking for is like a loose sour cream. Not thick and not watery.
- Add more salt and pepper to taste.
- Remove from the food processor and into a container. Refrigerate until it’s taco time.
Frying the Fish
- In a big pot, heat 3-4 inches of vegetable oil until it reaches 375 degrees F.
- Gently whisk the seltzer, vodka, and egg in a bowl.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, and 1.5 tsp of salt.
- Slowly add the flour mixture to the wet. Stir until they’re combined.
- Once the oil is ready and heated to 375 degrees F, dip the chunks of fish into the batter, and carefully lower them into the oil. Work in 3-4 pieces of fish at a time.
- Fry until they’re golden brown and crispy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Remove from the oil and drain the fish on paper towels. Season with salt and pepper while they’re still hot.
- Set aside until taco time!
Building the Tacos
- Lay 1-2 tortillas flat on a plate.
- Add a few spoonfuls of shredded cabbage on top of the tortilla.
- Drizzle the cabbage with avocado salsa.
- Lay a piece of fried cod on top of the cabbage.
- Slather the cod with chipotle tartar sauce.
- Drizzle a few drops of avocado salsa over the fish.
- Fold up and eat!
Notes
This recipe seems involved, but so worth it. If you can, make the tartar sauce and salsa ahead of time, I suggest doing that. The salsa is more involved than the tartar sauce.