Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Hawaiian Style Fish Tacos



4 ( four oz. each) Tilapia fillets
2 TBLS vegetable oil
kosher salt and black/lemon pepper

Citrus Vinaigrette:
Juice of 1 orange
Juice of 1 lime
1/2 bunch of cilantro, chopped
1/2 tsp to 1 tsp hot sauce
1TBLS honey
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/3 cup vegetable oil

For the tacos:
White Corn Tortillas
Cheddar or Jack cheese
Shredded cabbage or recipe below
Pineapple salsa (recipe follows)
Avocado cream (recipe follows)

Heat grill to medium high. Brush fillets with veg.oil and season generously with salt and pepper. Grill fish for approximately 4 minutes a side or until flaky and remove to a platter.
Whisk together all the ingredients for the vinaigrette and pour over warm fish. Allow fish to sit for about 10 mins. before serving.
In a hot frying pan or on the grill place corn tortillas, sprinkle cheese and top with another corn tortilla to make a cheese quesadilla. Heat on both sides until cheese is melted and tortillas are nicely warmed. Top quesadilla with chunks of fish, shredded cabbage (or slaw), pineapple salsa, avocado cream. Enjoy!

Grilled Pineapple Salsa
1/2 large pineapple, cut into spears
1 small red onion, sliced into 1/2 inch rings
2 TBLS, veg. oil
1 to 2 jalepeno peppers, finely chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
2 limes, juiced
salt to taste
Heat grill to medium high. Brush pineapple spears and red onions with veg. oil. Grill 3-4 mins per side until grill marks are golden brown and pineapple is fragrant.
Allow pineapple and red onion to cool, and dice into small bite-sized pieces. Combine all the ingredients into a medium mixing bowl and serve.

Avocado Cream
1 large ripe avocado
1 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
juice of 1 lime
2 tsp. of your favourite hot sauce
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
1/2 tsp. celery salt
Peel and seek avocado. In a medium mixing bowl mash avocado with the back of a fork. Stir together with remaining ingredients. Serve.

Cabbage Fish Taco Slaw
1 cup green cabbage, shredded
1 cup red cabbage, shredded
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1 TBLS sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
black pepper to taste
In a medium bowl, stir ingredients together. Serve on fish tacos.


3 comments:

Maria said...

these look SO good! Can you come make them for me? ;)

Sarah said...

She made them for me and they were good!

Ardie said...

These were delish (and we know how much I love fish)!