Garlicky Fish Tacos

Our pan-fried tilapia is drizzled with garlic butter and lime juice. We garnished ours with cilantro and sliced pickled red onion. To quick pickle the onions, combine a sliced red onion with a generous pour of cider vinegar, a spoonful of brown sugar, toasted cumin seeds and a bit of salt. Let sit at room temperature for an hour before serving.

Garlicky Fish Tacos
Prep Time:
35 mins
Total Time:
35 mins
Servings:
8
Yield:
4 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ pounds fresh or frozen skinless tilapia or snapper fillets

  • 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic

  • 1 tablespoon minced shallot

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided

  • Salt

  • Ground black pepper

  • ¼ cup snippped fresh cilantro

  • ¼ cup snipped fresh flat-leaf Italian parsley

  • 2 tablespoons lime juice

  • 16 6 inch corn or flour tortillas, warmed

Directions

  1. Thaw fish, if frozen. Rinse fish and pat dry. In a small saucepan, cook garlic and shallot in the butter and 1 tablespoon of the oil until garlic is just beginning to turn golden brown, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat; set aside.

  2. Season fish with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Cook fish, half at a time, for 4 to 6 minutes or until fish flakes with a fork, turning once. Add oil as needed.

  3. Return all fish to pan and break it into bite-size pieces with a fork. Top with the garlic butter, cilantro and parsley. Toss gently to combine. Drizzle with lime juice and season to taste with salt. Serve with tortillas and assorted toppers.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

223 Calories
9g Fat
17g Carbs
19g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 8
Calories 223
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 9g 12%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 50mg 17%
Sodium 126mg 5%
Total Carbohydrate 17g 6%
Total Sugars 2g
Protein 19g
Vitamin C 5mg 23%
Calcium 18mg 1%
Iron 1mg 4%
Potassium 289mg 6%
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