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Tilapia fish taco recipes
Tilapia is a lightly flavored fish and takes on the flavor of the ingredients it is cooked with quite easily. This fish originated in Africa but is now available in most grocery stores around the world. The worldwide popularity of this fish has given birth to many different international recipes. From American to Cajun to Mexican etc. This fish is takes very less time and is easy to cook.
This fish apart from being very popular for grilling and baking is also used as a filling for tacos. These recipes take on a Mexican flavor and are easy to cook. Particularly in Mexican cooking this fish is cooked in different ways and then served with tacos and tortillas. Here is one such recipe.
Ingredients:
Chopped white onions which are divided 2 cups
Fresh cilantro chopped and divided ¾ cup
Olive oil ¼ cup
Lime juice fresh and divided 5 tablespoons
Orange juice fresh 3 tablespoons
Minced garlic cloves 2
Dried oregano 1 teaspoon (preferably mexican)
Tilapia 1 pound,
Kosher salt course
Mayonnaise 1 cup
Milk 1 tablespoon
Corn tortillas
Peeled and pitted and sliced 2 avocados
Cored and thinly sliced small cabbage head 1/2
Preparation:
Onion-1 cup, cilantro-1/4 cup, oil and lime juice- 3 tablespoons, garlic, orange juice and oregano are mixed in a bowl. The tilapia is sprinkled with pepper and coarse. Half the onion mixture is spread on the bottom of the baking dish. The fish is put on top of the onion mixture and the rest of the mixture is spread on the fish. This preparation is covered and refrigerated for 30 minutes. Then the fish is turned over and chilled for 30 more minutes. The milk, mayonnaise, and remaining lime juice is whisked in a bowl.
The grill grate is brushed with oil and the barbeque is prepared. The fish is grilled with the marinade for approximately 5 minutes on each side. The tortillas are grilled for 10 seconds on each side.
The tilapia is coarsely chopped and served on a platter. It is served with mayonnaise mixed with lime juice, remaining onions, tortillas cilantro, cabbage, avocados and wedges of lime.
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