“Quintana Style” Grilled Fish Tacos
“Quintana Style” Grilled Fish Tacos
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Category
Entree
Cuisine
Mexican
Servings
Makes about 12 tacos
Prep Time
30 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Ingredients
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1-pound Fresh Cod Fish Fillets – cut into strips
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12 Corn Tortillas
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2 Melissa’s “Don Enrique” Dried Ancho Peppers – stems & seeds removed
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4 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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2 tablespoons Achiote Paste
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2 Limes – juiced
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½ teaspoon Ground Cumin
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½ teaspoon Ground Green Hatch Pepper Powder
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1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt
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1/8 teaspoon Freshly Ground Pepper
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1/2 cup Beer
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1/2-pound Green Cabbage - shredded
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1/4 Melissa’s Perfect Sweet Onion - sliced very thin
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1/2 Carrot - shredded
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1/2 Red Bell Pepper - julienned
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1 Serrano Peppers - minced
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Fresh Cilantro - chopped; to taste
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1 Lime - juiced
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1/2 cup Seasoned Rice Vinegar
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Sea Salt and Freshly Ground Pepper - to taste
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1/4 cup Real Mayonnaise
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1/2 cup Sour Cream
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2 cloves Melissa’s Peeled Garlic - minced
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1 Lime - juiced
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2 Chipotle in Adobe Peppers
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1 ripe Avocado - peeled & seeded
For the Marinade
For the Slaw
For the crema
Directions
Rinse the fish and pat dry. Set aside.
Roast the ancho peppers in a dry, non-stick sauté pan for about 1 minute moving them frequently. Remove them from the pan and place them into a blender. Add the rest of the marinade ingredients and blend until smooth.
Place the fish into a resealable plastic bag and add the marinade. Seal the bag and very gently mix to cover the fish. Set aside for 30 minutes.
Prepare a medium/hot grill or grill pan.
In a large bowl, combine all of the slaw ingredients. Set aside.
To make the Crema, place all of the crema ingredients into a blender and process until smooth. Set aside.
Spray the grill or grill pan with cooking spray and add the fish. Cook for 3 minutes on each side or until the fish is opaque and cooked though.
To assemble the tacos, place some of the fish onto a tortilla, top with some slaw and dress with some of the crema. Repeat for the remaining tortillas.