This is one of our favourite taco recipes. These Fish Tacos are light, colourful, packed full of flavour and just enough spice to get your taste buds tingling. Deliciously crispy fish, a fresh and crunchy zesty slaw and the BEST taco sauce to just finish everything off. These easy tacos are on the table in just 20 minutes.
These are one of our favourite tacos to make because they are just so light and fresh. So many fresh and zesty flavours going on and you will just want to load them up with this crunchy slaw and possibly the best taco sauce ever. A creamy smokey chipotle sauce that you will want to put on everything!
They say you eat with your eyes first and these bright and vibrant tacos certainly are a feast for the eyes, and mouth.
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Why should you try it?
- Easily adapted to be more or less spicy.
- Can be prepped ahead of time
- Just 313 calories a portion
- Easy to batch cook to feed a crowd
Step by step
One: Mix the fish seasoning together with the bread crumbs in a bowl. Put the egg in another bowl and the flour in a third bowl.
Two: Dip each fish piece in the flour, then the egg and then the breadcrumbs.
Three: Mix the ingredients for the sauce together.
Four: Put on a baking tray and bake for 20 minutes, until cooked through and crispy.
Five: Assemble the tacos with shredded lettuce, Mexican slaw, fish, and sauce and feta.
Crispy coating
What makes these tacos a little bit special is the crispy coating on the fish. We dipped the cod pieces in some whisked egg and flour and then rolled them in breadcrumbs and baked them to crispy perfection.
You could do beer battered fish, but this version is a little bit healthier and still nice and crispy. I find that if we are making fish tacos it's because we are craving something a little bit healthy. You could use panko breadcrumbs too.
Other fish to use
You could use another white fish like haddock instead of cod, or even chunks of salmon. Why not try using king prawns as an alternative too. If you don't want to use fish at all, then you could use chunks of breaded chicken or tofu.
Toppings
Tacos are really all about the toppings. We try to fit as many as we can in there. Once you have your crispy fish as a base, then it is time to go wild with the toppings.
The creamy sauce is a must, but then we add piles of Easy Mexican Coleslaw. It has the usual coleslaw base of cabbage, carrot and onion, but then some Greek yoghurt, loads of lime and some coriander (cilantro) and lots of Mexican seasoning.
You can then add some avocado (a Mexican food essential) and some kind of cheese if you like. If you can find cotija, then that works well. But you could use crumbled feta instead. A few chunks of fresh tomato and some coriander go down well on these tacos too.
Taco sauce
I would go as far to say that the sauce really makes these tacos. It's creamy, it's smokey, it's spicy. It really is everything you could want from a taco sauce.
We used a mix of Greek yogurt and sour cream (you could use all sour cream, but using half Greek yogurt makes it that little bit lighter) some lime juice, lots of garlic and some chipotle paste. You could just use a drizzle of sriracha though if you wanted to save some time.
If you don't want a spicy sauce, then just an avocado cream would work well. There are lots of different options here to suit everyone's tastes.
Make them low carb
If you are looking for a lower carb alternative to tortilla wraps, then why not try a giant iceberg lettuce leaf. It can get a little messy, but what is Mexican food without a little bit of mess? It would work well with romaine lettuce too. You don't even have to bread the fish and you can just use the spices and cook it.
Extra tips
- Make these tacos gluten free by using gluten free breadcrumbs and gluten free tortillas.
- If you don't like spicy food, then skip the chilli in the fish seasoning and then make an avocado cream rather than the chipotle sauce.
- Make the slaw and bread the fish in advance to save you some time. Then you can just put the breaded fish in the oven when you are ready to eat.
- Make lower carb tacos by skipping the breading and just baking the spiced fish and then serving it in giant lettuce laves rather than soft tacos.
- Our Jalapeno Sauce would go well with these if you want to up the spice!
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Recipe
Easy Fish Tacos
Ingredients
For the fish filling
- 250 g cod fillets cut into chunks
- 0.25 teaspoon paprika
- 0.25 teaspoon chilli powder
- 0.25 teaspoon cumin
- 0.25 teaspoon ground coriander
- 0.25 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 slices bread made in to breadcrumbs
- 1 egg beaten
- 2 tablespoon flour
For the cream
- 1 tablespoon chipotle en adobo
- 4 tablespoon sour cream
- 4 tablespoon Greek yoghurt
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
Other
- 4 mini tortillas
- 2 portions Mexican Coleslaw
- 40 g feta
- 1 little gem lettuce shredded
Instructions
- Mix the fish seasoning together with the bread crumbs in a bowl. Put the egg in another bowl and the flour in a third bowl.
- Dip each fish piece in the flour, then the egg and then the breadcrumbs.
- Mix the ingredients for the sauce together.
- Put on a baking tray and bake for 20 minutes at 200C/400F/Gas 7, until cooked through and crispy.
- Assemble the tacos with shredded lettuce, Mexican slaw, fish, and sauce and feta.
Notes
- Make these tacos gluten free by using gluten free breadcrumbs and gluten free tortillas.
- If you don't like spicy food, then skip the chilli in the fish seasoning and then make an avocado cream rather than the chipotle sauce.
- Make the slaw and bread the fish in advance to save you some time. Then you can just put the breaded fish in the oven when you are ready to eat.
- Make lower carb tacos by skipping the breading and just baking the spiced fish and then serving it in giant lettuce laves rather than soft tacos.
- Our Jalapeno Sauce would go well with these if you want to up the spice!
Gingi
That slaw sounds TASTY!!! I need to stop trolling food bogs while hungry
Nicole @ Foodie Loves Fitness
Oh yea, I totally made Mexican food on Cinco de Mayo! I made brown rice and beans with lots of guacamole.
Lori @ TheHealthMinded.com
Thanks for the clarification about Cinco De Mayo - how did all the confusion happen regarding that? Lovely recipe and I really like the lettuce leaf idea! Much happiness for you with your book coming along!
Joanne
Any excuse to eat tacos! I love making them at home because you can make them so much healthier and tastier than at restaurants...like these!
lucie
Woahhhhh mango slaw? Ive heard of brocolli slaw but this is a new one im going to have to try!
Izzy
Is it weird if I think that guacamole coming out of my pores sounds like a good thing?! I could eat it everyday along with these tacos! They sound awesome!
Savita @ ChefDeHome
Love the flavors you put together, Dannii! Perfect treat for summer season! I can have these for dinner today! Yumm!
Emma
We made your BBQ shredded chicken tacos last night. They were amazing. I will making your chipotle sauce next time to go with it.
Kelley @ Chef Savvy
Fish tacos are one of my favorite meals. Love your version!
Lauren @ ihadabiglunch
I'm SUCH a huge fan of fish tacos, especially in the summer. I tend to pick the fried fish options but when you find a good fish taco that is so flavorful it doesn't need to be fried, that's when you know you have a winner. Slaw is so necessary for a fish taco, thank you for respecting that ;)
Alison
Love the idea of fish tacos. I have some prawns, I might try making tacos with them as a wild experiment
lacey@fairytalesandfitness.com
I love fish tacos. I seem to always order them out when they are in the menu. The slaw on them sounds delicious. I have only ever had that orange creamy sauce that usually comes w them.
MissPond
Where do you get your mini tortillas from Dannii?
I fell in love with fish tacos after staying in San Diego, I'm definitely going to have to try and recreate them :) x
Marie
I missed cinco de Mayo, but I am going to make these this weekend. The coleslaw sounds delicious.
Kezia @ Super Naturally Healthy
Its official - you are the queen of coleslaw :) So many varieties that all look so GOOD!
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter
These tacos look fantastic, Dannii! I love the mango jalapeno slaw!! So glad that you’ll be able to slow down a bit soon!
Ami@NaiveCookCooks
Girl everything about these tacos look so delicious! I have tilapia in my freezer so I think I will be making them soon!
Annie @ The Garlic Diaries
Yum, yum, yum! I love tacos!!! Can't wait to try these. Mango jalapeno slaw....drooling!
Oliver Long
Wow how great do these look!! I have never heard of fish tacos before but it's definitely something I'd like to try as I love Mexican/South American food!
Oliver
Ashley
You sold me with that mango jalapeno slaw! That sounds fantastic! Glad to hear you'll be able to slow down a bit soon!