Baja-Style Beer Battered Fish Tacos with Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoons Granulated Garlic
- 1/2 teaspoons Pepper
- 2 cups Flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 12 ounces, fluid Beer (I Used Shiner Bock)
- 1- 1/2 pound Tilapia Or Other White Fish
- 1 whole Lime
- 2 Tablespoons Fresh Cilantro, Chopped
- 1 whole Jalapeno Pepper, Seeded & Diced
- 1/2 cups Mayonnaise
- 1 clove Garlic, Minced
- 3 cups Broccoli Slaw
- 18 whole Corn Tortillas
- 3 whole Hass Avocados, Sliced For Garnish
- 1 whole Lime, Cut Into Wedges, For Garnish
- Preheat oil in a deep heavy bottomed Dutch oven or Fryer to 375 degrees F.
- Combine 1 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of granulated garlic and 1/2 teaspoon pepper, mix well; set aside.
- Batter: In a large bowl, add flour and salt; mix to combine.
- Whisk in 1 bottle of beer and mix until combined.
- Cut fish into 1-inch wide strips and pat dry with clean paper towels.
- Season both sides of fish with the salt/garlic/pepper mixture.
- Dip each strip in the beer batter and carefully slide each piece of fish into preheated oil.
- Fry fish, turning over often, until deep golden and cooked through, about 4 to 5 minutes.
- Transfer to a paper towel-lined baking sheet and keep warm in oven.
- Fry remaining fish in batches, returning oil to 375 degrees F between batches.
- Slaw: Zest lime and add to medium mixing bowl.
- Juice lime too and add the juice to the bowl.
- Add finely chopped cilantro.
- Slice off stem from jalapeno; slice in half lengthwise, scrape out seeds with teaspoon and finely chop.
- Combine lime zest, juice, cilantro, jalapeno pepper, mayonnaise and garlic; mix well.
- Stir in the broccoli slaw and mix to coat well.
- For Taco Assembly: Place 2 strips fried fish on a warm tortilla and garnish with dressed cilantro-lime broccoli slaw.
- Serve immediately with sliced avocados and lime wedges.
- To warm tortillas: Dampen a clean kitchen towel with water and loosely wrap tortillas.
- If placing in the oven to warm, wrap again with aluminum foil.
- Otherwise, you can warm them in the microwave in the damp towel for just a minute or so.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/baja-style-beer-battered-fish-tacos-with-creamy-cilantro-lime-sauce/ (may not work)