Delicious Baja-style Mexican fish taco recipes

Flickr: Barb Watson
Flickr: Barb Watson

They may be a bit of a faff to make, but you won’t be disappointed with these delicious Baja-style fish tacos. Get everything prepared, so once the fish has been fried you can serve up straight away. For a little more zing add extra lime juice and a few hot chillies.

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Serves: 6 people
Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

Batter
130g plain flour
1 small bottle of bear
A pinch of salt
Black pepper

Sauce
100mls sour cream
100mls crème fraiche
3tbs lime juice
zest of 1 lime
A pinch of salt
Black pepper

Salsa
2 large tomatoes, finely chopped
1 cucumber, finely chopped
1 red onion, finely chopped
1 large chilli, finely chopped
1 lime, juice squeezed
1tbs oil
A pinch of salt
Black pepper

Fried fish
1kg halibut, skinned and cut widthways into 1cm strips
100g plain flour
Oil
A pinch of salt
Black pepper

The rest, to serve
Corn tortillas
Jalapenos
200g shredded cabbage
Handful of coriander, roughly chopped

Method

  1. Start by making the batter. Sieve the flour into a large bowl and add the seasoning. Gradually stir in the beer and mix until lump free. Leave in the fridge until use.
  2. To make the sauce, mix both the sour cream and crème fraiche in a large bowl. Add the lemon juice, zest and seasoning and mix thoroughly. Leave in the fridge until use.
  3. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Leave in the fridge until use.
  4. Put a large frying pan on a high heat and add oil half way up. While the oil heats, put the mix the flour and seasoning on a large plate. Take the batter out of the fridge. Add a little salt and pepper to the fish fillets. Coat each fillet with the flour mix and then dip into the batter. Carefully drop into the hot oil and cook for 3 minutes at which point the batter should be golden. Use a slotted spoon to remove the fish and leave them on paper towels to drain.
  5. Heat the tortillas quickly in a dry frying pan. To serve place the tortilla on a plate and lay one or two pieces of the fried fish. Top with the sauce, salsa, shredded cabbage, chopped coriander and jalapenos and serve immediately. For extra zing, squeeze a little lime juice over the top.

Fresh fried tacos are best served with cold bottles of Mexican beer along accompanied by a wedge of fresh lime.

Want to try real fish tacos in Baja California or explore Mexico’s rich food heritage? No problem. Call us today on +44 (0) 207 407 1478 or message us here to begin planning your trip. One of our Mexican experts will be on hand to talk you through the various options and provide inspiration for the trip.

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