Healthy Spicy Fish Tacos
Fish Tacos!
It is 163 degrees here in our corner of North Carolina, which means that if I don't work out before 7 am I am suffering. SUFFERING. It also means that I only want two things: Latin-inspired food and Mason Jar Margaritas.
This heat means that there is no need to wear make-up. There is no point in fixing my hair (because it is a humidified curl-a-rama disaster). I have abandoned shoes completely ( I DO wear them in public, ya'll. Don't freak out. I'm not Britney Spears).
I am going through an entire bunch of cilantro on the daily because I want it on everything. Evuuuurrrrreeeeeething.
Make a margarita, a plate of fish tacos, and sit in the shade with a few new reads.
What kind of fish for fish tacos?
You can use any kind of flaky white fish for these easy fish tacos, but I know that sometimes I feel a little bit uncertain in the fish department, so I thought I'd offer up a few suggestions.
- Pacific Cod is what I used in the photos you see here. I also sometimes use Black Cod - both are delicious! I prefer Pacific Cod because to me it is a little bit lighter in taste and texture.
- Halibut. Ugh I love halibut, and usually I prefer to leave it in steak-form, but if you have smaller pieces, halibut makes EXCELLENT tacos.
- Grouper. This is a super popular choice for fish tacos. It's not one I cook with often but it's a great choice.
- Haddock. I'll be honest - I have only ever had haddock fried. But it is a good flaky white fish, and it is also readily available in most grocery stores.
Spicy Fish Tacos
Spicy Fish Tacos are loaded up with seasoned flaky white fish, fresh pico de gallo, and cilantro lime cream all wrapped in a warm corn tortilla. Easy, healthy, and delicious!
Ingredients
For the Fish:
- 1 pound flaky white fish
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3 cloves garlic, very finely minced
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons oil
For the Tacos:
- 12 small corn tortillas
- 1 recipe Cilantro Lime Cream
- 1 recipe Pico de Gallo
- sliced avocado
- fresh lime wedges
Instructions
- In a bowl or shallow dish, mix together the smoked paprika, cumin, cayenne pepper, minced garlic, and salt. Add in the fish and then toss to evenly coat. Cover and refrigerate for about 20 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the fish pieces to the hot skillets and cook for 3 minutes on one side without turning.
- Flip the pieces of fish and cook for about 3 more minutes. Flake the fish with a fork.
- Warm the tortillas in a dry skillet.
- To assemble the tacos, add a few pieces of fish to the tortillas, and top with a heap of pico de gallo or fresh salsa, and Cilantro Lime Cream. Add quick pickled radishes or slaw, sliced avocado and anything else you like, and enjoy!
Notes
- You can use corn or flour tortillas. If you use corn tortillas, layering 2 per taco yields a better bite! Less mess, more taco.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 284Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 248mgCarbohydrates: 23gFiber: 3gSugar: 1gProtein: 22g
The nutritional content calculated here is an estimate and does not include cilantro lime cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, or any thing else you pile on your tacos!
Congratulations on your awards!! Well deserved! Those tacos look yummy, especially topped with the creamy dressing!
Thanks, Sandra!! The sour creamy dressing was sooo great. It perfectly complimented the spicy fish.
i ADORE fish tacos...and these sound FABULOUS!!!!!!
Thanks so much for your asking people to check out my blog! You're a sweetie 🙂
Your photos FASCINATE me. They really are amazing. I wander between your photos of furry and feathered friends and Hot Rod Cowgirl's seriously amazing landscapes and an sooooo blown away by the talent 🙂 I love fish tacos, too!!! I really enjoyed this recipe.
WoW!!! I'm SO glad that you haven't gotten tired of the animals ! Hot Rod Cowgirl is VERY good company to be included with ...THANK YOU! 🙂
I have never had a fish taco. Hmmm....
I gave you an award on my blog today. =)
Fish tacos should be on the list of things you have to try. Usually they are full of crispy fried cod and served in a crispy shell... sooooo good.
Thank you so much for the award!! How thoughful, Thoughtsy! On my way to investigate now 😉
I still remember that picture of Brittney coming out of the gas station bathroom. So disgusting. So so disgusting.
Also disgusting? The fact that I visit people.com on a regular basis.
Great tacos!
Hahahhaa people.com 🙂
I used to work in a little local market here. It also serves as a gas station. We kept it super extra clean and it's in an itty bitty one stoplight town, and I STILL wouldn't navigate any part of it with no shoes. NO.
The tacos were soooo delicious. So glad I found that recipe.
Love this! I've never had fish tacos (I know, I live a sheltered life), but your post has inspired me to try them... just as soon as I'm done licking my computer screen.
Also, #2,4,5 & 6: we're total twinsies. I have to ask, what is the Insanity workout?!?
Oooooooh... try these fish tacos cause they are so fresh and tasty and super simple! I also made tostadas with the same ingredients using toasted flour tortillas (Chad has an aversion to the corn tortillas) and they turned out great as well.
The Insanity workout is crrrrrazy. It's a 60 day program, 6 days a week, about 40 minutes a day. It is maximum interval cardio, so you go full speed ahead for 3 minutes and then rest for 30 seconds. It's pretty high intensity (my knees get a little pissed at me), but there's lots of variation and I've been super impressed with the results. It's completely bananas though.
Oh, and I totally feel you on the grammar issues. I can accept it on twitter and text messages, but there is no excuse on blogs, on Facebook, or in emails where space is unlimited! All I can figure is that education standards have fallen way off in the last 30 years, and they'll graduate anyone;)
Limes and cilantro on everything!!! I actually really love celery. Of course I cook with it, but crunchy celery and bleu cheese.... YUM. We don't get cloud action here until early evening; we have had some AMAZING thunderstorms the last few days. I love that. I don't know that educational standards have changed... but students are definitely TOO lazy to figure it out. It bothers me most on things that are official. Like the newspaper (I wish I were joking).
Thank you for reading and commenting so often! I appreciate you!!! 🙂
Celery has it's place as a flavoring, but for stuffing with peanut butter, cream cheese, pimento cheese, and the like, I use bok choi. Love the stuff, it's a super food packed with nutrients, and no strings! It's only been 90-ish in my corner of NC, by the way, and kinda gray and drizzly today, so less than that. But I used to be in Fayetteville so I know what you mean about that land-locked heat here in our fine state. MORE LIMES AND CILANTRO! lol
Thank you for the award! I like being super 🙂 Although I may just steal your list of things - True Romance - amazing; colouring books - love them; incorrect spellings of homonyms - aaaaargh! (And I also HATE it when people write loose when they mean lose!); celery to me is for casseroles though and, while I'm mega impressed at your sticking to the exercise and losing weight, I'm still fighting that one! Also, that salsa looks yummy!
Hey Rachael! You ARE super! Seriously - your photo collages and happy reflections on things are awesome. You are more than welcome to steal my list, though I think I should have added glitter to it. Glitter is just as awesome as crayons and a coloring book. I DO cook with celery often, but I eat it as a snack all the time (It's really a great excuse to eat peanut butter out of the jar). I think I finally got to the point with the exercise that I made it part of my routine. It's 6 days a week and when I take Sunday off I feel like something's missing. Weird, right?
OMG, you like True Romance?! That is one of my favorite movies, too!! First, I love Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette as a couple. They were darling together.
"I had to come all the way from the highway and byways of Tallahassee, Florida to MotorCity, Detroit to find my true love. If you gave me a million years to ponder, I would never have guessed that true romance and Detroit would ever go together."
And second, you've lost 15 pounds?? That's amazing!! I really am trying this workout.
And finally, thank you so much for the award! Your blog is one of my new faves too!
True Romance is and always will be my favorite movie evuuuur. They DID make an adorable couple. Most people don't know what in the world I'm talking about when I mention that little piece if cinematic happy; THANK YOU!!!
And yes, I have totally lost 15 pounds (and earned every single one gah!!). That workout is insanely hard, but completely worth it. If you like a challenge, want to tone, and especially if you are interested in improving your cardio endurance, I highly recommend it.
And congratulations to YOU on the award! I really do enjoy your posts, comments, and conversation. 🙂
Gorgeous looking tacos my friend! Man send some heat down to Aus please! My fingers are so stiff I can barely type 😛
Congrats on your array of awards, they are much deserved!
Cheers
CCU
Thank you so much! I will GLADLY share some of this hot weather. Humidity, too. It will be nearly 100 F here this week and the second you walk out the door the damp air drenches you. Chad sprayed me with the hose when my back was turned yesterday and I was SO GLAD!!! 🙂