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Quick Easy Fish Tacos

Quick Easy Fish Tacos
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course Seafood main course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

The pico de gallo topping

  • 1/2 medium fresh zucchini sliced thin
  • 1/4 medium onion chopped
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro leaves coarsely chopped - divided
  • 1 small avocado diced
  • 1 small jalapeno pepper seeded and minced
  • 1 roma tomato seeded then chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 fresh lime juiced and save the rind for the fish
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

The fish

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium catfish filet or any other kind of fish that you like
  • 1/4 medium onion cut into strips (julienne)
  • 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves coarsely chopped
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch black pepper
  • lime rinds left over from the pico de gallo
  • 4 tortillas corn or flour

Instructions
 

  • First the pico de gallo - sorta - topping. Cut the ends off of the zucchini and thinly slice it. Chop the onion, the Roma tomato, the cilantro, the avocado and the jalapeño pepper. Put it all in bowl and add the cumin, salt, Cayenne pepper and the garlic powder. Squeeze the juice from the lime, drizzle a little extra virgin olive oil and toss it all together. Put it aside in the fridge while you tend to the fish.
  • Cut the catfish (or whatever fish you want to use) into short strips cutting across the filets. Put a skillet on at medium high and eyeball about 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Put the fish into a bowl and add onion cut into thin strips (aka julienne), salt, pepper, chopped cilantro and the lime rinds left from juicing it into the pico. Toss it all together and put it in the skillet.
  • Gently stir or toss the fish as it cooks turning the individual pieces as necessary to get them cooked evenly. When the fish is firm and not spongy it's ready. It should take about 5 minutes.
  • Warm the tortillas wrapped in a towel in the microwave for 30 seconds. Then put the fish in the tortillas and top with the faux pico de gallo. This is a very good quick easy fish tacos recipe. Enjoy!
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