Description
The best Fish Tacos made even tastier with the addition of creamy avocado sauce. Shake things up at your next Taco Tuesday night by surprising everyone with these delicious tacos made with fresh cod.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 fresh cod fillets (about 4–6 ounce each)
- 8 Tablespoons olive oil (divided)
- 1 Tablespoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 limes (zested and juiced (divided))
- ½ yellow onion (medium, diced)
- 4 cloves garlic (pressed)
- 1 jalapeno pepper (seeded and diced)
- 16 ounce bag frozen corn (about 2 cups)
- ½ cup chicken stock
- ¼ head of iceburg lettuce
- ½ cup cilantro (divided)
- 2 roma tomatoes (diced)
- 2 avocados
- 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons plain greek yogurt
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- 3 drops tabasco sauce
- 15 6-inch flour tortillas
Instructions
- Marinate: In ziploc bag, mix 4 Tbsp olive oil with chili powder, juice of one lime, a pinch of salt and the fish. Let marinate while you heat the skillet and start cooking!
- Sauté: Heat skillet (12 inch) with 2 Tbsp olive oil. Add onion, garlic and jalapeno. Saute and cook about 3 minutes. Add chicken stock and frozen corn, continue to cook on medium for another 5 minutes.
- Prep Lettuce: While corn mixture is cooking, shred lettuce and place in large bowl with ¼ cup of cilantro, snipped. Pour heated corn mixture over lettuce, and allow to wilt while cooking fish.
- Cook Fish: Using same skillet, add 2 Tbsp olive oil and heat over medium high heat. Add fish to skillet and cook on each side about 5 minutes, until cooked thoroughly. Flake fish into large chunks and add to corn and lettuce mixture. Add diced tomatoes on top.
- Make Sauce: Cut and pit both avocados, placing flesh into a bowl. Add zest of 2 limes and the juice of one lime. Mash avocado until near creamy, mix in yogurt, apple cider vinegar, and salt and pepper. Add tabasco sauce.
- Assemble: Place large scoop of fish mixture onto warmed tortilla. Top with avocado sauce and garnish with remaining cilantro.
Notes
These fish tacos are made with fresh cod fillets. Make sure to use the freshest fish possible!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Pan-searing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 taco
- Calories: 482 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 557 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 49 g
- Fiber: 6 g
- Protein: 29 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg
Keywords: fish tacos, avocado sauce, cod, taco tuesday, seafood tacos