Fish tacos with tomato salsa

Recipes / Fish

These easy tacos are made with crispy battered fish and served with a bright tomato salsa.

Recipe «Fish tacos with tomato salsa» presented in category Recipes / Fish, to prepare this dish you will need no more 20 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 400g firm white fish fillets, 75g self-raising flour, 125ml soda water, 1 egg, Vegetable oil, to shallow-fry , 1 large tomato, coarsely chopped, 1 garlic clove, crushed, 2 shallots, trimmed, thinly sliced , 2 tsp fresh lime juice, 8 flour tortillas, warmed, 1 avocado, mashed, 400g can kidney beans, rinsed, drained, 190g sour cream, Fresh coriander sprigs, to serve.

Ingredients:

  • 400g firm white fish fillets 
  • 75g self-raising flour 
  • 125ml soda water 
  • 1 egg 
  • Vegetable oil, to shallow-fry 
  • 1 large tomato, coarsely chopped 
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed 
  • 2 shallots, trimmed, thinly sliced 
  • 2 tsp fresh lime juice 
  • 8 flour tortillas, warmed 
  • 1 avocado, mashed 
  • 400g can kidney beans, rinsed, drained 
  • 190g sour cream 
  • Fresh coriander sprigs, to serve 

Instructions

  1. Cut each fish fillet into 8 strips. Place the flour in a bowl. Make a well in the centre. Whisk in the soda water and egg until smooth. Add enough oil to a frying pan to come 2cm up the side. Heat to 180°C over medium heat (when oil is ready, a cube of bread with turn golden brown in 15 seconds). Coat one-third of the fish in the batter. Cook for 2-3 minutes each side or until golden and cooked through. Use tongs to transfer to a tray lined with paper towel. Repeat, in two more batches, with the remaining fish and batter.
  2. Combine the tomato, garlic, shallot and lime juice in a large bowl.
  3. Top tortillas with avocado, kidney beans, fish, tomato salsa, sour cream and coriander sprigs.