Boom! Done! Your delectable fish tacos are recipe to serve! Don’t they look amazing? So easy to make and always satisfying. I’m not kidding when I say this is the best fish tacos recipe around. Perfect every time. Fish tacos are perfect for the spicy food lover, as we can use whatever seasonings we prefer and serve them up with our favorite spicy toppings. And hot sauce! What’s a fish taco without a few dashes of hot sauce? There are many fish taco recipes out there, but this particular version is my very favorite. It’s made with red snapper (though you can use any fish) that is lightly seasoned with garlic, onion, sweet paprika and white pepper with just a touch of sea salt. It is pan seared to keep it nice and delicate. I serve mine over warmed flour tortillas, as flour tortillas hold them better than corn tortillas, though I do love them with corn tortillas as well. They are topped with a crunchy slaw made with lots of shredded cabbage, roasted jalapeno, cilantro and lime juice with a touch of honey for sweetness. I also serve them with fresh sliced avocado and a few dollops of my homemade fish taco sauce recipe, which is super creamy and very easy to make with mayo, crema, lime juice and hot sauce with seasonings. They are seriously huge on flavor and done very quickly. Cooking the fish is quick and easy and you can have these on the table in about 15 minutes - 20 minutes if you’re a slow cook like I am. I hope you enjoy them. Let’s talk about how to make fish tacos, shall we?
FOR THE CRUNCHY CABBAGE SLAW Red Cabbage Green Cabbage Roasted Jalapeno - see my post for how to roast peppers Cilantro Fresh Lime Juice Champagne Vinegar - or use your favorite white vinegar or apple cider vinegar Honey Salt FOR THE FISH TACO SAUCE Mayonnaise Mexican Crema - or use Sour Cream Lime Juice Hot Sauce - Use your favorite, or use sriracha Garlic Powder or Fresh Garlic Kosher Salt FOR THE FISH TACOS Red Snapper - or use your favorite white fish Garlic Powder Sweet Paprika Onion Powder White Pepper - or use black pepper as a substitute Salt Olive Oil Flour Tortillas - you can use corn tortillas Avocado Extras for Topping. Sliced roasted jalapeno peppers or chiles toreados, fresh squeezed lime, your favorite hot sauce
Toss together the shredded red cabbage, shredded green cabbage, roasted jalapeno, cilantro, lime juice, vinegar, honey and salt in a large bowl. Make sure everything is evenly coated. Refrigerate until ready to use. Whisk together the mayo, crema, lime juice, hot sauce, garlic and salt in a medium bowl. Refrigerate the cream sauce until ready to use. This is a huge flavor builder. So good. Season the Fish. Remove the skin from the fish and slice the fish into strips. Mix together the seasonings in a small bowl and sprinkle it over the sliced fish. Cook the Fish. Heat the oil in a pan to medium high heat and add the fish. Cook gently for 5 minutes, turning the fish every minute, until it is cooked through. Remove from heat. Toss in some diced red onion if you’d like. Don’t forget the hot sauce! That’s it, my friends. I hope you enjoy my fish tacos recipe. So good! Let me know if you make it and what fish you’ve chosen. I’d love to hear how it turned out for you. Keep it spicy! So many to choose from!
The Seasonings
You can use your favorite seasonings for this recipe. I like to keep it simple in order to highlight the flavor of the delicate whitefish. It’s perfectly fine with chili powder, salt and pepper. I love my mix of garlic, onion, paprika, white pepper, which is more subtle than black pepper, and a bit of salt.
Grilled Fish Tacos
You can also prepare the fish on the grill for that extra grill flavor. I love it when chefs grill the fish on the beach until golden brown and served it right up on warmed tortillas with the cream sauce and lots of fixing. So good!
Air Fryer Fish Tacos
Bust out your air fryer and make fish tacos any night of the week. To air fry, simply preheat your air fryer to 350 degrees F. Place your strips of fish into the lightly oiled basket and air fry them for 4-5 minutes, or until they are cooked through. Then, serve the up! Got any questions? Ask away! I’m happy to help. If you and your family loved this recipe, I hope you’ll leave a comment with some STARS. Also, please share it on social media. Don’t forget to tag us at #ChiliPepperMadness. I’ll be sure to share! Thanks! — Mike H. NOTE: This recipe was updated on 1/28/22 to include new information and video. It was originally published on 3/24/21.
