Cerveza-Battered Fish Tacos with Quick-Pickled Onion and Cucumber

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Total Time:
30 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
10 min
Yield:
4 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • Vegetable oil, for frying
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 3 teaspoons cayenne pepper
  • 3 teaspoons salt
  • 12 ounces beer
  • 3 (8-ounce) tilapia fillets, cut into chunks
  • 8 (8-inch) flour tortillas
  • Quick-Pickled Onion and Cucumber, recipe follows

Directions

Fill a large pot with oil halfway up the pot. Heat oil to 350 degrees F. Preheat grill.

In a medium bowl, mix together 1 cup flour, cumin, cayenne, and salt. Slowly whisk in beer until thick, but not runny. Dredge fish in remaining flour first, then dunk in the batter. Fry in batches until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Drain on paper-toweled lined plate.

Meanwhile, grill tortillas on grill.

Serve fish in tortillas topped with Quick-Pickled Onion and Cucumber.

Quick-Pickled Onion and Cucumber:

  • 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 large red onion, medium dice
  • 1 large Vidalia onion, medium dice
  • 1 English cucumber, medium dice
  • 1 habanero chile, seeds removed, minced
  • 1 Roma tomato, seeded and diced
  • 2 tablespoons freshly chopped cilantro leaves

In a medium saucepan, bring to a boil the vinegar, sugar, water, and salt. Add onions and cucumber and continue to cook a few minutes more. Remove from heat, add chile, and transfer to a bowl. Let cool slightly then chill covered, for at least 1 hour.

Toss in the tomato and cilantro, 5 minutes before serving.

Yield: 6 cups

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  • on October 23, 2012

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    loved it!!!

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  • on June 11, 2012

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    My family loved it.

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  • on July 04, 2011

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    A nice change for me. Talapia is a fish that I never buy. I wanted a batter fried fish, A mild flavored,firm flesh fish. The taco was filling with that onion and cucumber mixture. A big plus, it is definetly figure friendly because I ate only one

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