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Quick Fish Tacos

Light crispy fish tacos that come together faster than you'd think. White fish cooks in 8 minutes, toppings take 2 minutes to prep, and suddenly you have one of the most impressive quick dinner ideas for family on a regular weeknight.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Calories: 390
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 600 g white fish fillets
  • tilapia cod or mahi mahi
  • 8 small flour tortillas
  • 2 cups shredded cabbage
  • Half cup sour cream
  • 2 limes juiced
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • Fresh cilantro to serve
  • Hot sauce optional

Method
 

  1. Step 1: Mix sour cream with juice of 1 lime set aside as sauce
  2. Step 2: Season fish with garlic powder smoked paprika salt and pepper both sides
  3. Step 3: Heat oil in pan over medium high heat
  4. Step 4: Cook fish 3 to 4 minutes each side until golden and flakes easily
  5. Step 5: Warm tortillas in dry pan 30 seconds each side
  6. Step 6: Break fish into large chunks
  7. Step 7: Load tortillas with fish shredded cabbage lime sour cream sauce
  8. Step 8: Top with cilantro and hot sauce serve with remaining lime wedges

Notes

— Fish is done when it
flakes easily with fork —
don't overcook
— Lime sour cream sauce
takes 30 seconds and
transforms these completely
— Frozen fish fillets
work perfectly just
thaw completely first
— Kids who claim not to
like fish usually eat
these without complaint