Sweet-Spicy Fish Taco Recipe

Sweet-Spicy Fish Taco Recipe

How To Make Sweet-Spicy Fish Taco

Tender black beans, sweet mango chutney, and spicy hot sauce makes this fish taco dish a belly-filling lunch meal, that takes only 30 minutes to make!

Preparation: 15 minutes
Cooking: 15 minutes
Total: 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

  • ¼cupcanola oil
  • 1jalapeno pepper
  • 1small red onion
  • 1garlic clove
  • 1canblack beans
  • 1tspground cumin
  • salt and pepper
  • ½cupmango chutney
  • 2limes
  • 2tbsphot sauce
  • 3tbsphoney
  • 1handfulfresh cilantro
  • ½red cabbage head
  • 4mahimahi fillets
  • 1tbspgrill seasoning
  • 8corn tortilla taco shells
  • 8flour tortillas
  • 1cupcreme fraiche

Instructions

  1. Heat a tablespoon of the oil in a skillet over medium heat and add the jalapeño, finely chopped red onion, and garlic. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, then add the beans and cumin and mash together.

  2. Season the beans with salt and pepper and fold in the chutney. Reduce the heat to low to keep warm, stirring now and then to keep them from burning.

  3. Zest one of the limes and set aside.

  4. Combine the juice of both limes, the hot sauce, honey, 2 tablespoons of the canola oil, salt, and pepper with the sliced onions, cilantro, and shredded cabbage. Toss to combine.

  5. Heat an outdoor grill to medium or preheat the broiler. Season the fish with the remaining tablespoon of oil, 2 teaspoons of lime zest, and the grill seasoning.

  6. Cook the fish on the grill with the lid closed or under the broiler for 8 minutes total, until cooked through, turning once.

  7. Crisp the taco shells and blister the tortillas on the grill or in the oven.

To Assemble:

  1. Glue the softened flour tortillas onto the crisp taco shells with a few spoonfuls of mashed black beans.

  2. Fill each tortilla-wrapped taco shell with half a piece of fish, flaked, and top with some cabbage slaw and crème fraîche.

  3. Serve 2 tortilla-wrapped tacos per person, and enjoy!

Nutrition

  • Calories: 1123.52kcal
  • Fat: 39.95g
  • Saturated Fat: 11.04g
  • Trans Fat: 0.11g
  • Monounsaturated Fat: 17.35g
  • Polyunsaturated Fat: 8.47g
  • Carbohydrates: 139.55g
  • Fiber: 16.26g
  • Sugar: 47.38g
  • Protein: 57.65g
  • Cholesterol: 178.04mg
  • Sodium: 1706.09mg
  • Calcium: 422.41mg
  • Potassium: 1862.05mg
  • Iron: 10.38mg
  • Vitamin A: 275.75µg
  • Vitamin C: 85.91mg
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