Fresh ahi tuna, diced, given a quick stir-fry until it’s just barely cooked (tossing in a little finely chopped onion during the last ten seconds). Put it in a steamed tortilla with lots of squeezed lime, some slivered raw cabbage and cilantro and your fiery salsa of choice.
I had an ahi tuna steak from Costco, and I wanted to do something different, so I came up with this. The tuna is meaty and substantial and stands up to being taco’d very well. I’ve had several variations of fish tacos, and this was definitely the best - especially if you leave the fish cubes pink in the middle.
A good variation on the steamed tortillas meme is this: Put the tortillas right on the burners of your stovetop, over a high flame. Let them toast on each side until they have a few blackened spots. As you remove them, stack them on a plate upon which you have put a damp kitchen towel, and cover them with another damp kitchen towel. Once you have enough, leave them covered to steam in the dampness and residual heat for awhile before starting to build tacos. You may need to reheat them in the microwave, covered in the towels, for 20 seconds or so.
The blackening adds another layer of yummy flavor and complexity, and it’s fast and easy, too.
Yummy. I like my fish tacos Baja style (thinly battered and fried.) I generally use halibut, cod, or occasionally tilapia (any firm white fish will do.) Serve on corn tortilla and top with shredded red cabbage (green is perhaps more usual, but a local taqueria makes them with red, and I prefer it), twist of lime and a drizzle of sauce made from mayonnaise thinned with milk (optionally, blend with some chipotle for a little added flavor and color). You can also add some avocado, if you wish. The local taqueria mentioned above serves them with a little smear of Mexican black beans on the tortilla. It’s a little unusual, but it works.
An ahi tuna taco would be an ideal starter fish taco for a newbie. It’s meatier and more full-flavored than other fish. Give fish tacos a try - you’ll be hooked like the rest of us!
I have to recommend trying one sometime. I don’t eat fish – and when I say that, I mean I will not eat any of the various slimy things that crawl out of the sea – but I tried a fish taco many years ago, and I was hooked. I still don’t eat fish, but I’ll eat fish tacos.
'nother fish taco video. Gee, the last time I was in Ensenada, we bought them from a guy making them in a cart on the street, and they were brilliant - fresh sea bass cut into big strips, dipped into corn masa batter and fried up. Looks like Ensenada has changed considerably since 1982!