Fish Tacos
A quick chilli rub, four minutes in a hot pan, and a slaw dressed at the last minute so it stays crunchy.
- Prep
- 20m
- Cook
- 8m
- Waiting
- 10m
- Total
- 38m
- Serves
- 4
- Effort
- Easy
Scale
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Method
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| 600 g | Rub all over and leave 10 minutes 12m | Sear 2 minutes a side, then flake into large pieces 8m Firm white fish takes almost no time. Pull it while the centre is just opaque. | Fill warm tortillas and eat straight away 5m | |
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| 1/4 head | Toss just before serving 8m Dress at the last moment — salt draws water out and the slaw goes limp in twenty minutes. | |||
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Rub all over and leave 10 minutes
12m- firm white fish 600 g
- smoked paprika 2 tsp
- ground cumin 1 tsp
- chipotle powder (optional) 1 tsp
- salt 1 tsp
- olive oil 1 tbsp
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Sear 2 minutes a side, then flake into large pieces
8m- from 1 Rub all over and leave 10 minutes
Firm white fish takes almost no time. Pull it while the centre is just opaque.
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Toss just before serving
8m- white cabbage 1/4 head
- red onion 1/2
- coriander a large handful
- lime juice 2 tbsp
- soured cream 3 tbsp
- salt 1/2 tsp
Dress at the last moment — salt draws water out and the slaw goes limp in twenty minutes.
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Fill warm tortillas and eat straight away
5m- from 2 Sear 2 minutes a side, then flake into large pieces
- from 3 Toss just before serving
- corn tortillas 12
- hot sauce (optional) to taste
Dress at the table
Cabbage stays crisp because its cells are turgid with water. Salt and acid both pull that water out by osmosis, and within about twenty minutes you have a wet, collapsed slaw. Mix the dressing ahead by all means, but combine it with the cabbage as people sit down.
Notes
- Thick pieces of fish, not thin fillets. Thin fish overcooks before it browns.
- Warm the tortillas directly over a gas flame for fifteen seconds a side. A microwave makes them chewy.
- Two tortillas per taco is not indulgence, it is structural.