The Ultimate Crispy Baja Taco (Best Baja Fish Taco Recipe)

The Ultimate Crispy Baja Taco (Best Baja Fish Taco Recipe)

Baja Fish Tacos
These Baja Fish Tacos are a combination of amazingly crispy fried fish by dipping fish in a coating of fluffy airy batter,fried to perfect golden brown color,served in a cozy warm tortilla with pickled cabbage slaw,pico de gallo and flavorful chipotle crema.

Yield: 12 Servings
Prep Time: 00:20:00 mins.
Cook time: 00:20:00 mins.
Total time: 40 mins.
Tags: Mexican food,Taco,Restaurant-style,Baja fish taco

The Ultimate Crispy Baja Taco (Best Baja Fish Taco Recipe)

Ingredients
For Fish:
12 Pieces of White Fish (Cod Fillets/Mahi Mahi/Halibut/Tilapia), 1/2 Inch thick and 3 Inch long
Salt as per need
1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
For Batter:
1 Cup All Purpose Flour
1/2 Cup Sprite / Soda Water / Beer
Salt as per need
3/4 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper
1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp Onion Powder
Oil for deep frying
For Chipotle Crema:
1/2 Cup Greek Yogurt
1/3 Cup Mayonnaise
Salt as per need
1/2 tsp Sugar
1 Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce
1 Tbsp Cilantro,chopped
1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
For Crispy Cabbage Slaw:
1/2 Cup Cabbage,shredded
Salt as per need
1 Tbsp Lime Juice
1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
For Pico de Gallo:
2 Roma Tomatoes,chopped
1 Small Red Onion,chopped
1/2 Jalapeno,chopped,seeded
1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
2 Tbsp Cilantro,chopped
1 Tbsp Lime Juice
To serve:
12 Soft Corn Tortillas – 6 Inch/ Flour Tortilla, 6 Inch
Lime wedges
Cilantro chopped



Instructions
In a bowl clean and pat dry the fish pieces.
Marinate them with salt and black pepper powder.
In a blender,blend together all the ingredients mentioned for Chipotle crema.
In a bowl mix all the ingredients mentioned for batter except the soda water/sprite/beer.
Mix it right before frying the fish.
In a separate bowl make the citrus cabbage slaw.
In another bowl mix the ingredients to make pico de gallo.
Heat oil in a deep frying pan and when its hot(to check this drop a small drop of batter and it rises to the top immediately then the oil is ready)
Mix the soda water / beer in the batter and dip each fish piece to coat the batter and slowly drop in oil to fry.
Fry till golden brown.
Drain and keep the fish to drain oil on wired rack.
To assemble,heat the corn tortilla covered in damp kitchen tissue in microwave every 10 seconds interval.
Place the tortilla,add the cabbage slaw,pico de gallo,fish,chipotle crema,cilantro chopped,lime juice and serve immediately.

The Ultimate Crispy Baja Taco

Recipe Notes:
Make sure the fish pieces are dry and do not have water. This will allow the batter to stick to the fish pieces.
The batter should be of pancake batter consistency not watery but thick.
Right before frying the fish add the soda water /sprite /beer  to the batter and whisk. Do not mix the soda and keep aside and fry later,this will cause the batter to deflate and fish wont be crispy and airy.
Do not fry the fish on high heat as the fish will get burned and outside cover will be black.
Serve the tacos while the fish is fried fresh,as the more time the fish sits it starts to get soggy.

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