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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (227g)

Recipe makes 6 servings

The following items or measurements are not included below:

2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix

Calories 343
Calories from Fat 102 (29%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 11.3g 17%
Saturated Fat 4.1g 20%
Monounsaturated Fat 4.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.1g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 44mg 14%
Sodium 75mg 3%
Potassium 401mg 11%
Total Carbohydrate 40.5g 13%
Dietary Fiber 3.7g 14%
Sugars 0.7g
Protein 17.5g 35%

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Baja Fish Tacos

Recipe #47453 | 35 min | 20 min prep | add private note

By: Mary Leverington
Nov 22, 2002

This recipe is dedicated to my niece Ruth who lives in San Diego. When I visit we always drive down to Ensenada for fish tacos. The fish are fried in batter there. I've taken a few liberties and added beer and taco seasoning to the batter. I prefer the catfish nuggets because they are nice and firm, have a great taste and are usually the cheapest fish at the local market.

SERVES 6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

  • 1 lb catfish nuggets or other white fish, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 cup dark beer
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon taco seasoning mix (optional)
  • vegetable oil, for deep fat frying
  • 12 corn tortillas

Garnishes

Directions

  1. 1
    Whisk together the flour, beer, and taco seasoning mix.
  2. 2
    Wash catfish nuggets and pat dry with paper toweling.
  3. 3
    In a food processor or blender, process for a few seconds sour cream, cilantro, lime juice and additional taco seasoning mix to taste.
  4. 4
    You don't want to totally liquify the cilantro.
  5. 5
    Prepare garnishes as you heat about 1/2" of oil in a cast iron skillet or heavy frying pan to 360F.
  6. 6
    Dip fish nuggets into batter and place in hot oil with a fork.
  7. 7
    Turn once after about 1 minute and brown the other side for another minute.
  8. 8
    Do this in batches.
  9. 9
    Don't crowd the fish.
  10. 10
    Drain on paper toweling and keep warm in a 200F oven until ready to serve.
  11. 11
    Heat tortillas in foil in the oven or nuke them wrapped in a clean kitchen towel.

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From: RayMakMama

On Jul 2, 2009

These were excellent! I used the fresh sea bass my husband caught that day. For the batter I used half flour and half tempura mix and seasoned it with the taco seasoning as another reviewer had done. We loved the lime juice and cilantro in the sauce. Everything was superb! I used flour tortillas and added a bit of shredded cheese, which I know does not make it an authentic Baja fish taco, however that's what we prefer. So good we had them 2 nights in a row.

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  • From: mlao77

    On May 13, 2009

    I used tempura batter mix instead of plain flour and seasoned it with the taco seasoning. I squeezed lime juice on the pieces of whiting fish then dipped them in the batter. I followed the recipe from there and my husband loved them more than i thought he would. Thanks for posting!!

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  • From: Freda2 Brown

    On Aug 21, 2003

    These are pretty good and a different way to eat fried fish. We all especially liked the cilantro/sour cream sauce! I've prepared this two ways: First just as it's written. I found that if you're not using a deep fryer, the battered fish pieces don't fry as well. All of that batter makes for a really messy skillet! We liked the taste so well though, until I tried something different the second time. Here, I battered, then slightly refloured, and chilled the pieces in the fridge prior to frying. The fish turned out so much better and things weren't as messy. Also, we've used both flour and corn tortillas and like the flour ones better by far for this recipe...personal preference. Sorry this is so long, but we did enjoy it and I will prepare it again. Thanks for submitting.

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    From: OneYetTwo

    On Sep 6, 2009

    These were delicious! I especially loved the cilantro-lime sour cream sauce. I also made salsa to go with them and shredded some romaine. The only problem I had was the beer batter was really thick so I just added more beer. Thanks for a great recipe!

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