Section: Fish Tacos / 1 Comment

About this Video

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Chef Justin takes flour tortillas and jams them with Florida Red Snapper and then dips them into everything Florida.

Yield 4 Servings

• 2 pounds fresh Florida Red Snapper (or grouper or mahi-mahi) fillets
• 8-12 flour or corn tortillas
• 1 head shredded lettuce
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Marinade – Watch the video

• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons fresh garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons lime juice

Preparation

1. Combine olive oil, garlic, cumin, chili powder & lime juice in a large bowl
2. Skin the fish
3. Chop fillets into bite-sized pieces.
4. Combine fish fillets with marinade mixture and refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight.
5. Heat large skillet on medium-high heat
6. Add olive oil to skillet
7. Add fish & marinade to skillet
8. Fill tortilla with shredded lettuce, fish pieces, and Mango/Avocado Salsa.

Alternate Preparation

1. Combine garlic, cumin, chili powder & lime juice in a large bowl
2. Leave fish whole
3. Add marinade to fish and refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight.
4. Grill fillets on a hot grill.
5. Skin the fish
6. Chop cooked fillets into bite-sized pieces.
7. Fill tortilla with shredded lettuce, fish pieces, and Mango/Avocado Salsa.

Mango/Avocado Salsa

• 2 Florida mangos, diced medium
• 1 Florida avocado, diced medium
• 1/4 cup red onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon jalapeño pepper, minced
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• Sea salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

Salsa Preparation

1. Combine all ingredients; mix well and refrigerate until ready to use.

1. Realgamecock says:

   June 19, 2011 at 1:55 pm

   Nice work. I will try this tonight.