I created this new recipe for crispy tilapia tacos after enjoying mouthwatering fish tacos at neighborhood eateries.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 40 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 8 tacos |
Ingredients
- 1 cup shredded red cabbage, or more to taste
- 1 carrot, shredded
- 1 green apple, shredded
- 2 green onions, chopped
- ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro, or to taste
- 2 small limes, juiced
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 clove garlic, crushed, or more to taste
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon ketchup
- 1 pinch salt to taste
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 large egg, beaten
- ½ cup panko bread crumbs
- 1 pinch ground cumin, or to taste
- 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 ½ cups vegetable oil for frying
- 2 tilapia fillets
- 8 (6 inch) corn tortillas, warmed
- 3 thinly sliced radishes
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
Instructions
- Combine cabbage, carrot, apple, green onions, cilantro, and lime juice for slaw in a bowl. Combine mayonnaise, garlic, lemon juice, ketchup, and salt for sauce in a separate bowl.
- Place flour in a shallow bowl. Place beaten egg in a second bowl. Combine panko, cumin, salt, and pepper in a third bowl.
- Heat oil in a deep saucepan over medium heat.
- While oil is heating, clean and dry tilapia and cut into 2-inch pieces. Dredge in flour, then egg, then panko mixture.
- Lower fish carefully into the hot oil. Fry until golden brown on both sides, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain.
- Fill tortillas with fish. Top with slaw, mayonnaise sauce, and radishes. Serve with lime wedges.
- We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10% after cooking. Amount will vary depending on cooking time and temperature, ingredient density, and specific type of oil used.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 598 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 59 g |
| Cholesterol | 77 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 7 g |
| Protein | 21 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Sodium | 401 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 34 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Very tasty meal! I didn’t have radishes so I substituted 1 tbpn of horseradish sauce in the mayo. Substituted corn tortillas for flour. Family loved it!