Baja Fish Tacos
- 1 lb catfish nuggets or 1 lb other white fish, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1 cup dark beer
- 1 cup flour
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
- 1/2 bunch cilantro
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon taco seasoning mix (optional)
- vegetable oil, for deep fat frying
- 12 corn tortillas
- Garnishes
- finely shredded cabbage
- chopped tomato
- lime wedge
- finely chopped onions or scallion
- chopped cilantro
- Whisk together the flour, beer, and taco seasoning mix.
- Wash catfish nuggets and pat dry with paper toweling.
- In a food processor or blender, process for a few seconds sour cream, cilantro, lime juice and additional taco seasoning mix to taste.
- You don't want to totally liquify the cilantro.
- Prepare garnishes as you heat about 1/2" of oil in a cast iron skillet or heavy frying pan to 360F.
- Dip fish nuggets into batter and place in hot oil with a fork.
- Turn once after about 1 minute and brown the other side for another minute.
- Do this in batches.
- Don't crowd the fish.
- Drain on paper toweling and keep warm in a 200F oven until ready to serve.
- Heat tortillas in foil in the oven or nuke them wrapped in a clean kitchen towel.
catfish nuggets, dark beer, flour, taco, cilantro, sour cream, lime juice, taco seasoning mix, vegetable oil, corn tortillas, cabbage, tomato, lime wedge, onions, cilantro
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/baja-fish-tacos-47453 (may not work)