Fish Tacos

Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay

Show: Boy Meets GrillEpisode: Fiery Fiesta

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (76)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
45 min
Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
4 servings

Times:

Prep: 35 min
Inactive Prep: 25 min
Cook: 45 min
Total:: 1 hr 45 min

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Ingredients

Tacos:

1 pound white flaky fish, such as mahi mahi or orata
1/4 cup canola oil
1 lime, juiced
1 tablespoons ancho chili powder
1 jalapeno, coarsely chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
8 flour tortillas

Garnish:

Shredded white cabbage
Hot sauce
Crema or sour cream
Thinly sliced red onion
Thinly sliced green onion
Chopped cilantro leaves
Pureed Tomato Salsa, recipe follows

Directions

Preheat grill to medium-high heat. Place fish in a medium size dish. Whisk together the oil, lime juice, ancho, jalapeno, and cilantro and pour over the fish. Let marinate for 15 to 20 minutes.

Remove the fish from the marinade place onto a hot grill, flesh side down. Grill the fish for 4 minutes on the first side and then flip for 30 seconds and remove. Let rest for 5 minutes then flake the fish with a fork.

Place the tortillas on the grill and grill for 20 seconds. Divide the fish among the tortillas and garnish with any or all of the garnishes.

Pureed Tomato Salsa:

2 tablespoon peanut oil
1 small red onion, coarsely chopped
4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
4 large ripe tomatoes, chopped
1 serrano chile
1 jalapeno, sliced
1 tablespoon chipotle hot sauce
1 tablespoon Mexican oregano
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Salt and pepper

Preheat grill or use side burners of the grill. Heat oil in medium saucepan, add onions and garlic and cook until soft. Add tomatoes, serrano and jalapeno and cook until tomatoes are soft, about 15 to 20 minutes. Puree the mixture with a hand-held immersion blender until smooth and cook for an additional 10 to 15 minutes. Add the hot sauce, oregano, cilantro and lime juice and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

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Monique Philadelphia, PA 11-08-2009
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Needs a tad more seasoning
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

The recipe is good. I altered it slightly by adding adobo seasoning to the recipe. It provides it with some flavor that was... needed. Read more
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Elizabeth Fort Worth, TX 10-15-2009
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I love me some Bobby Flay but...
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I hate to admit it, b/c it is Bobby Flay and I think he is greatness, but this recipe was not very good. It was creative and... had lots of potential, but put together, the tacos were just not very delicious. I honestly thought they were going to be fantastic. As I was making the many sauces I would taste each individual one and they were all amazing. I was looking forward to the end result since each individual component was so good. I found the fish to be very bland and flavorless and the sauces to completely overwhelm each other. In the end I found the tacos to be full of sauces and not full of flavor. Sorry Bobby. Read more
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pat manchester, CT 10-13-2009
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I wouldn't make this again
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

My family and I deeply regretted this recipe. The fish was not flavorful at all. I would not make this again.
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Scott Blacksburg, VA 10-12-2009
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Excellent!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe is much simpler than the fish tacos Bobby made on Throwdown, but they were excellent! I used Tilapia because I... already had it on hand, but next time I think I'll use mahi mahi and it'll be even better. The only problem I had was I used sour cream and cabbage to top them. Next time I'll definitely be sure to pick up some crema, which I think will be much better.Read more
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Pearl Los Angles, CA 10-11-2009
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Standard Flay
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made this taco for dinner it was a huge hit with everyone. I cant wait to make it again. Thanks Bobby!
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Craig Arlington, TX 09-28-2009
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One of the Best
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Definately a great fish taco recipe. One twist we've done is using creme fraiche blended with pureed haas avocados ...... it's really good. Another variation is using fresh pico instead of the salsa ... a little less labor. So far, we've tried this recipe with marinated-and-grilled mahi mahi, tilapia and fresh gulf shrimp. The mahi mahi is the best, although hailbut might be better. Craig in TX Read more