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Ingredients
White Sauce:
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup milk
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
Fish Tacos:
- Oil
- 2 packages Tempura Batter Mix
- 1 can beer
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 24 ounces boneless cod, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 6 corn tortillas
- 2 cups shredded cabbage
- 2 limes
Directions
For the sauce:
Mix all ingredients together and set aside.
Preheat a fryer or a deep pot halfway filled with oil to 375 degrees F.
Mix 1 of the packages of batter, but only use 1/2 the required amount of water and use beer for the remaining amount instead. Add the beer until the batter becomes almost like a heavy cream consistency.
Using the other package of batter add salt and garlic powder, coat cod pieces with the dry mix, then dip into prepared batter. Deep-fry for about 3 minutes, or until golden brown and cooked through.
Place fried cod pieces on warmed corn tortillas, add white sauce to fish, a little shredded cabbage and a squeeze of lime, to taste.
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By mrs.kim.81
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on February 05, 2012
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Love these! Made them for Super Bowl last year and I was amazed how these rival restaurant-style fried fish tacos! I did add some ice to the batter, as usually recommended when using tempura powder to fry, as it's supposed to make it extra crispy. You can also use this same batter to do baja-style fried shrimp tacos with great results! The white sauce is wonderful - you could probably use lime and lemon interchangeably in this recipe if that appealed to you. I served this with fresh pico de gallo and tapatio on the side along with the lime wedges. Thanks for a keeper!
By shameeron_2545417
Orange, CA
on July 09, 2011
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I first tried these at a friends home and liked them so much I downloaded the recipe and tried it myself. I have made it a few times since. The white sauce can be made ahead to free up time when preparing fish. The white sauce is so good that it is also a great dipping sauce for vegetables. The cod is the perfect fish for this.
Now it is hard to eat fish tacos anywhere else as these are so good.
update: I now regularly make this dish. These are the best fish tacos! Everyone I have made them for has loved them and asked for the recipe.
By becky_lynne
on March 18, 2011
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I made this recipe tonight for me and my 4 year old granddaughter and they were FANTASTIC! I did make a few changes not in the recipe for the fish or sauce I just added a few of my own touches.
To the sauce I added about a tbs of fresh chopped cilantro and a couple of dashes of lousianna hot sauce.
I will definately make these for my fiance when he comes home.
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