Jack-fish Tacos
Original Post:https://sites.google.com/site/greedygirlcooksrecipes/jack-fish-tacos
Ingredients
For the fish
6 Jack-fish filets
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
½ teaspoon Garlic powder
Oil drizzle
For the sauce
1 green pepper
4 jalapeno peppers
2 heaping tablespoons sour cream
2 heaping tablespoons mayonnaise
1 tablespoon honey
¼ cup cilantro leaves (or more to taste)
1 garlic clove
Splash of lemon juice
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
For the tortillas
1 cup flour
1 cup corn flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 pinches salt
2 pinches sugar
1 ¼ cup warm water
1 tablespoon oil
For the topping
2 whole corns
Shredded red cabbage
1 plumb tomato finely chopped
3 tablespoon finely chopped onions
Cilantro to garnish
Lime slices to garnish
Instructions
For the fish
- Filet your fish of choice, season with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, oil let it marinate for 15 min
- On a hot grill place the fish skin side down and cook for about 1-2 minutes, while its cooking brush the flesh side of the fish with more oil
- Turn the fish unto the flesh side and grill for about another minute
- If you are using jack-fish after you remove the fish from the heat, make sure to flake it and remove all the bones and skin. If using a tilapia or snapper that’s boneless, just flake the fish into medium to large chunks
For the taco shells
- Combine the flour, corn flour, baking powder, sugar and salt
- Add the oil and warm water and knead until smooth
- Cover and set aside to rest for 30 minutes
- Section and roll into balls (if dough is too sticky flour all surfaces and hands)
- Roll into flat dish and place in a hot non-stick or lightly greased pan to cook for 1-2 minutes per side
- Place tortillas into a covered metal baking pan lined with foil an kitchen towel to keep warm
- Repeat until you have made all the tortilla shells.
For the sauce
- Roast green peppers and jalapenos on open flame
- Remove from heat, allow to steam in a closed container
- Wash, wipe or peel off charred skin
- In a food processor or blender, combine, sour cream, mayo, garlic clove, salt, black pepper, roasted peppers, lemon juice, honey and cilantro. Blend until smooth
- Place in the refrigerator until ready for use
For the filling
- Place two ears of corn on the grill and grill on all said until there is an even char
- Once its cooked remove from the grill stand vertically and slice off all the kernels with a sharp knife
- Finely mince raw onions
- Finely mince tomatoes (make sure to remove the seeds)
- Finely slice red cabbage
To assemble
- On a tortilla shell, add the red cabbage, grilled fish, grilled corn, onions, tomatoes, and top with a lot of cilantro sauce
- Enjoy