Spiced Haddock Tacos with Mango Salsa
Serves 4
Takes 40 mins
These lovely tacos are superb, the creamy, sweet, spicy fish sits beautifully with the zesty, summery salsa, and the sweet, comforting corn tacos
The Fish:-
400g haddock, skinned and pin boned, in 50g chunks
20g butter
1 tbspn olive oil
The Spice Mix:-
2 tspns smoked paprika
2 tspns salt
1 tspn cayenne pepper
2 tspns ground white pepper
1 tspn lime powder (optional)
½ tspn dried oregano or epizote
The Salsa:-
1 dried de Arbol chilli, deseeded and very finely chopped
1 just ripe mango, peeled, stoned and diced
1 just ripe avocado, peeled, stoned and diced
Juice of 1 lime
2 spring onion whites, finely chopped
handful of chopped coriander
4 blades of tarragon, finely chopped
1-2 mint leaves, finely chopped
1 tspn agave
To serve:-
4 large or 8 small corn tortillas
Half an iceberg lettuce, shredded
2 tbspns crème fraiche
- Heat the oven to 220C
- Combine the spice mix ingredients. Set aside
- Combine the salsa ingredients, taste and season. Set aside
- Melt the butter and oil, brush it all over the fish chunks, then roll them in the spice mix, making sure it covers all surfaces
- Heat the oil in an ovenproof frying pan till quite hot. Add the fish pieces and cook for a minute, then turn and cook for another minute. Then put the pan into the oven, and cook for 3½ - 4 minutes, or they are only just cooked. Set aside
- Meanwhile, in a dry frying pan, heat the tortillas. Once ready, put them on 4 serving plate, put a pile of shredded lettuce and some salsa on them, put the fish on top, add a blob of creme fraiche and serve, with some more salsa alongside. You can either eat them with a knife and fork, or fold the in half and eat with your fingers, as is traditional.