Thanks so much to Sheryl for sending me this yummy recipe! We love Mexican in our house, every week we have ‘taco tuesday’ (and sometimes ‘taco thursday’) so I’m always looking for some fun variations to change it up. Not to mention I try to get a weekly serving of fish in my family’s bellies but that’s easier said than done. Disguising it with cheese, cilantro slaw & avocados is a very good thing.
I made a few tweaks to the recipe and ended up making my own blackening seasoning since I couldn’t find it in the store. (you might be surprised that you already have everything in your spice rack) Here’s how you can make it, lucky me I always save my empty spice bottles for tiny craft supplies like beads. (:
Blackening seasoning:
- 2 tsp ground paprika
- 4 tsp dried leaf thyme
- 2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper, or to your taste
- 1 tsp oregano
- 3/4 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
Blackened Fish Tacos:
Tilapia fillets, (very mild fish, good for kids) flour tortillas, blackening seasoning, avocados (sliced), shredded cheese.
Cilantro Slaw:
1 package shredded cole slaw, 3/4 light mayo, 1 cup chopped cilantro, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp minced garlic & juice of 1 lime
Preheat oven to 400, rinse & pat dry your Tilapia filets & then season well with your blackening seasoning. Bake until flaking & golden, about 15 min.
While fish is baking make your slaw & slice your avocados. For the slaw just combine all ingredients until well mixed. Flake the fish apart and place in serving dish along with all the other toppings.
If you have a little one who can’t quite handle a taco yet like Sam you can do what I do and turn everything into a quesadilla. In a skillet over med high heat add a little butter, then place your tortilla in the skillet & top half of it with flaked fish & cheese. Fold over and press with spatula, flip. Cut into quarters and guess what, you just got your kid to eat fish. Hooray!
(sorry these pics are sub-par, I took them pre-Christmas new camera. Now I’m spoiled.)
While the name fish tacos has always turned me off, I love them. Thanks for the recipe!
Looks yummy! Check my post out for some taco variations… http://fromonemommatoanother.blogspot.com/2010/01/easy-peasy-tortilla-dinner.html
Hooray! I LOVE fish tacos!
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Yum! We'll have to try that one!
Sounds Delish! Can't wait to try them!
the name of fish tacos has always scared me off. We all love fish though, expecially the kids. We should just try it. thanks for the recipe.
Yum-O! I just printed the recipe. We cannot wait to try it!
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but your babis cute
one question about the tuxedo tank you made from a while back! this may sound stupid, but when you are sewing something on a shirt and you are using a swing machine, how do you keep the needle from going all the way through the other side of a shirt? how do you not make it sew through the back of the shirt?
-gloria
Yummy! I just might have to put this on the menu for this week! I love reading your blog! Thanks for sharing! 😉
I must say these are the BEST FISH TACOS I have ever had, and my guest loved them too. Thanks so much for the great recipe. I might not be as craftie as you, but I love to cook.
PS they were even better then the Cheese Cake Factory's fish taco's.
Great recipe! I almost love the cilantro slaw as much as the blackened fish. Altogether, a great dinner. Thanks!!!
These were supper yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
It looks great specially with advocato. I am really into mexican food. The Azteca soup is the best mexican dish that I have tasted