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Fish Tacos Recipe with Best Fish Taco Sauce!
Natasha of NatashasKitchen.com shares her all-time favorite fish tacos recipe, loaded with fresh ingredients and perfectly seasoned plump fish. These tacos are topped with an irresistible garlic lime crema sauce that elevates the entire dish. Quick to prepare and always a crowd-pleaser, these fish tacos deliver restaurant-quality flavor that will have everyone coming back for more.
Ingredients
- 24 small white corn tortillas
- 1.5 lb tilapia
- 0.5 tsp ground cumin
- 0.5 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.25 tsp black pepper
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 0.5 purple cabbage
- 2 avocado
- 2 roma tomatoes
- 0.5 red onion
- 0.5 bunch cilantro
- 4 oz cotija cheese
- 1 lime
- 0.5 cup sour cream
- 0.33 cup mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp lime juice
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp sriracha sauce
Instructions
- Line large baking sheet with parchment or silicone liner. In a small dish, combine seasonings: 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, 1 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp black pepper and evenly sprinkle seasoning mix over both sides of tilapia.
- Lightly drizzle fish with olive oil and dot each piece with butter. Bake at 375°F for 20-25 minutes. To brown edges, broil for 3-5 minutes at the end if desired.
- Combine all taco sauce ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk until well blended.
- To serve the tacos, quickly toast the corn tortillas on a large dry skillet or griddle over medium/high heat.
- To assemble: start with pieces of fish then add remaining ingredients finishing with a generous sprinkle of cotija cheese and finally that awesome taco sauce. Serve with a fresh lime wedge to squeeze over tacos.
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