Cornbread Fish Tacos with Mango Salsa
September 21, 2014
6 Comments
I can’t believe the weekend is almost over. Chris and I had a great time exploring the city and enjoying the fantastic DC weather. We’re very slowly (mostly due to my busy schedule) tasting our way through DC, but have not yet found a go-to taco place, and I love tacos!
The search will continue but for now I made my own! My tortillas were storebought, but you could try making your own corn or flour tortillas. They look yummy, and a great tortilla makes a great taco 🙂
Fish tacos have got to be one of my favorite types of tacos. The double layer of cornmeal breading in these is a great contrast to tender fish.
And the mango salsa tops them off with a sweet, juicy kick! Feel free to adjust the spiciness to taste by adding more, less, or none of the jalapeño seeds.
Cornbread Fish Tacos with Mango Salsa
Ingredients
CORNBREAD FISH
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½ lb tilapia or other mild white fish cut into bite sized pieces
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1 egg
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¼ cup milk
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1 cup cornmeal
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½ teaspoon chili powder
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½ teaspoon cumin
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½ teaspoon salt
MANGO SALSA
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1 lb diced mango
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1 red onion diced
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1 jalapeño seeds removed then minced
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¼ cup fresh cilantro chopped
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juice of 1 lime
TACOS
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4-6 to rtillas if using a double layer or tortillas use 8-12 tortillas
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
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Beat together egg and milk. Mix together cornmeal, chili powder, cumin, and salt. Dip each fish piece into egg-milk mixture then into cornmeal mixture, coating completely. Repeat.
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Arrange fish on a wire rack with baking sheet underneath. Spray with cooking spray.
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Bake until cooked through, about 7-10 minutes.
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While fish is baking, mix together all the salsa ingredients and set aside.
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Once fish is finished, distribute evenly between the tortillas, cover with plenty of mango salsa and dive in!
Denise | Sweet Peas & Saffron
Fish tacos are my faves and I haven’t had them in so long! I love that you added mango salsa, I’ve never had it on fish tacos but I bet it would be absolutely amazing 🙂
Karen
Hi Denise! I highly recommend the mango salsa. It definitely went really well with the fish tacos, and trying them together is a perfect excuse to make fish tacos 🙂
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef
Those photos would make anyone hungry. Amazing!
Karen
Thanks Maureen! 🙂
Judy @ImBored-LetsGo
These look great! I love fish tacos. Haven’t found a go-to place here in DC either…let me know when you do! Or I’ll let you know when I do!
Karen
Thanks Judy! I’ll definitely let you know if I find a go-to taco place in DC 🙂