Photo: Cerveza-Battered Fish Tacos with Quick-Pickled Onion and Cucumber Recipe
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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By loveatfirstsight
White Plains Ne...
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
By sushimle
Colorado
on June 29, 2011
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I have never made this recipe with the pickled onion and cucumber, but the beer battered fish is to die for. I would highly recommend trying this. We have tried different beers and find that the summer beers are best. Sierra Nevada Summerfest is excellent.
By Diva01
indiannapolis, 53
on May 01, 2011
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look so good.........
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