Got rockfish?

[kareem korn]

I made these last night and made a post for another board and thought I'd share it here also. This is really simple. The most important thing is REAL corn tortillas. That's what's makes the fish taco. The supermarket one's suck, don't use them. Find a hole in the wall mexican market. They have the best. I have one by my house that took over a Circle K. It looks like a dive. But, the tortillas are still warm in the bags. They have the best guacamole, salsa, ect. You can get everything pre made. All you have to do is cook the fish/tortillas and slap them together.

I used some rockfish, cut into 1" wide by taco length. Any fish will work tho. I'm not too fond of using the batter. It's messy, and a pain in the ars.

I use the spices in the picture. I just hit one side heavily.

I use the mexican sour cream, tapatio, lime, salt & pepper for the special cream sauce.

I also use shredded lettuce instead of the cabbage. It's just fresher tasting than dry bitter cabbage.

I cook the fish on the bbq, when it's almost done I throw the tortillas on. Rub some butter around the tops. Flip and do the same to the other side. This makes them bend without breaking, keeps them moist, and adds a little crunch on the outside.

When their both done, fill the tortillas you have. Put the cooked fish up top in the foil to keep hot and continue to cook the tortillas and assembling as needed.


The tortilla and fish have to be served fresh and hot together. That's as important as the tortilla.



I've lived off of fish taco's my whole life. This is by far my most favorite.

Sorry for not writing it up like a recipe book, but you can follow the pics.

[Spyder]

Those tacos look killer Tim, thanks for sharing!

[Iceman]

Awesome! I have not had grilled acos in a long time. I made up rock fish the other night and used my "but flakes" recipe........it worked well, garlic powder, season salt and black pepper mixed in the flour, then eggwash then crushed cornflakes. cooked in olive oil.

I think the trick with the store bought corn tortillas is ya gotta throw em in the pan it changes the texture and makes em less like to fall apart in the middle of eating.....still can not beat the real deal.......I just had Taco Surf for lunch, my favorite local Baja style fish tacos.

[kareem korn]

Originally Posted by Hunt n Fish

DAMN THOSE LOOK GOOD!!!

I have some questions:

1) What is the name of the spice in the middle (sorry blurry image)

2) What is the name and GPS coordinates of this hole in the wall mexican market?

Thanks for posting!

1) Chef Paul Prudhomme's Magic Seasoning Blends ( Meat Magic ). He makes a spice for fish, but I like this better.

2) Every town has plenty

Enjoy.

[bajadog]

[yakrider]

my tummy is growling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

[LocoKayako]

KK,
Those tacos have made me hungry.

Will definately give that a try once I get some fresh fish in my freezer.

Gabe

[dgax65]

Originally Posted by Hunt n Fish

DAMN THOSE LOOK GOOD!!!

I have some questions:

1) What is the name of the spice in the middle (sorry blurry image)

2) What is the name and GPS coordinates of this hole in the wall mexican market?

Thanks for posting!

Try Northgate Market. I think all of their stores have a tortilleria on-site. They make fresh tortillas all day long. The some stores only make corn tortillas, but the larger locations also make flour tortillas. The Northgate stores are full service supermarkets that carry just about anything that you would need for Latin cooking.

There are about 30 stores in Southern California
Northgate store locations