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Easy Fish Tacos

Jessica Chou|

Easy Fish Tacos
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These tacos, with crispy fried white fish and fresh avocado, are perfect for warm weather. It's the perfect weeknight meal after a busy day at work. Pop open a cerveza, pass around some chips and salsa, and kick back and relax.Check out Everything You Want to Know About Avocados.See all recipes for tilapia.
Servings
2
Fish Tacos
Ingredients
  • 3/4 tilapia, or other white fish
  • 1 sweet paprika
  • 1 ground cayenne
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
  • 1 olive oil
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 fresh lime juice
  • 1/2 beaten egg
  • 1/4 flour
  • 3/4 panko breadcrumbs
  • 2 cooking oil
  • 6 tortillas
  • 1/2 avocado
  • 3 heaping tablespoons of salsa
  • 1/4 chopped cilantro
  • 1/4 onion, chopped
  • sour cream, to taste
  • chopped lettuce (optional)
  • 1 lemon, or lime
Directions
  1. Cut the tilapia into 1-inch, bite-sized pieces.
  2. Mix with the paprika, cayenne, garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper, and lime juice. Marinate for 15 minutes.
  3. Add the fish to the egg, coating the fish pieces. Toss in the flour, then the panko breadcrumbs to coat.
  4. Heat a frying pan and add cooking oil to cover the base. Fry the fish for about 2-3 minutes, until cooked through.
  5. Toast the tortillas (or heat in a frying pan with a touch of butter).
  6. Pile on the fish pieces, avocado, salsa, cilantro, onions, sour cream, lettuce, if using, and a squeeze of lime, to taste.
 
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