Tempura Tilapia Tacos
- 4 whole Tilapia Fillets
- 1/2 cups Flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 2 Tablespoons Cornstarch
- 1 whole Egg
- 1/2 cups Cold Water
- 3 whole Ice Cubes
- 1- 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil (or More Depending On The Size Of Your Frying Pan)
- 1 cup Nonfat Plain Greek Yogurt
- 2 whole Limes, Juiced
- 1 whole Jalapeno, Stem And Seeds Removed, Sliced
- 8 whole Corn Tortillas
- 1 cup Purple Cabbage, Thinly Sliced
- 1.
- Slice the tilapia fillets in half lengthwise.
- In a small bowl, add flour, baking soda and cornstarch.
- Whisk together until evenly combined.
- In a shallow dish or a plate with edges, add egg and water and whisk together.
- Add ice cubes.
- Add 1/3 of the flour mixture to the egg mixture.
- Stir until combined, then repeat 2 more times until all the flour has been incorporated.
- The ice cubes slowly melt to keep batter cold.
- 2.
- In a large frying pan, add vegetable or canola oil until it covers the bottom of the pan with 1/4 inch of oil.
- Preheat to medium high heat, about 390 F. 3.
- In batches, coat fish in batter and set them on a plate.
- Once oil is hot (you can add a tiny bit of batter into the oil and if it floats to the top it is ready), add 4 pieces of fish for the first batch.
- Cook until golden brown on each side, about 1 minutes per side.
- 4.
- Remove fish from the oil using a spatula or tongs and place on plate lined with 2 layers of paper towels.
- Repeat cooking the rest of the fish.
- 5.
- Meanwhile, make the crema: Add Greek yogurt, lime juice, and jalapeno slices into a food processor.
- Puree together until smooth.
- 6.
- Assemble the tacos: Place a tortilla on your plate, add a few slices of cabbage, then place fish on top and top with a good dollop of crema.
tilapia fillets, flour, baking soda, cornstarch, egg, water, vegetable oil, greek yogurt, whole limes, corn tortillas, purple cabbage
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/tempura-tilapia-tacos/ (may not work)