Thursday, August 19, 2010

Food Porn of The Week: Papatzul's Baja Style Fish Taco Recipe


The friendly folks over at Papatzul were kind enough to share their recipe for Baja Style Fish Tacos with NY Mag.  Check it out...

Papatzul Tacos Baja
We use tilapia fillets, cut in four long pieces on the bias; one pound will make ten to twelve taquitos.

BATTER
We use a beer batter made with Negra Modelo.
About 1 cup of Negra Modelo (drink the rest while you're preparing — hehehe) mixed with 2 ½ cups of all-purpose flour and ½ cup of water, salt, and pepper. The Batter must have the consistency of thick pancake batter, so adjust the flour accordingly and add enough salt that you are able to taste it.

CHIPOTLE CITRUS MAYO
1 ½ cup homemade mayonnaise
Juice of 1 orange and 2 limes
½ tablespoon orange zest
1 ½ teaspoon lime zest
1 chipotle en adobo pepper or 2 if you like it very spicy (a small can of Chipotle en Adobo La Morena, available in Whole Foods or most bodegas)

Combine all ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth
Season with salt and pepper

SLAW
½ Savoy cabbage sliced thinly in a mandolin
2 tomatoes small diced
½ red onion small diced
Juice of 2 limes
¼ cup olive oil

Heat enough vegetable oil in heavy medium-size stock pot; in the meantime, season the tilapia with salt and pepper, and coat with some all-purpose flour before adding them to the batter.

Once they are nicely battered, deep-fry the fillets until golden crispy (about eight to ten minutes). Combine all the ingredients for the slaw in a bowl; mix with the lime juice and the olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Do this at the last minute so the cabbage remains crunchy.

Warm your tortillas on a comal or a cast-iron pan, but keep them nice and soft. You can cut the fried fillets a little and start making your tacos by adding the fish on a tortilla with some of the mayo, and then top with the slaw and a little more mayo. For a perfect meal, enjoy your tacos with a Pacifico!

I am all over this recipe!  It's perfect for the last few days of summer.  I definitely plan on enjoying this with the left over Negra Modelo from the batter.  Yum!

14 comments:

  1. That is one great recipe...Thank you so much for it...I am going to make it over the weekend:)

    Kisses,sweetie

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  2. Fish tacos! The idea never occurred to me but why not? I prefer fish to meat anyway so I want to try this out! plus I LOVE mayonnaise haha!

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  3. This sounds mouthwateringly delicious... and I'm not even hungry at the moment :)

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  4. OMG this is amazing. I LOVE the fish tacos from Papatzuls!!
    Thanks for sharing, cant wait to make!


    xx
    Nikki

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  5. I LOVE fish tacos and need to make them more. These look absolutely delish!

    So glad you are back :)

    xo M

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  6. mm looks good! ive never tried fish tacos but will have to now

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  7. I love love love fish tacos, this is perfect!:D Thanks for sharing!:D

    ***** Marie *****
    allthingsmarie.com

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  8. hi darling. thanks for the sweet birthday wishes! and for stopping by! im just back from turkey- such a nice trip.
    i long for tacos so bad after this post- i always want tacos actually.- or pizza. soo yummy.
    hope youre having a wonderful week. off to see more of your blog now

    xx ediot

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  9. I've never had fish tacos...sounds super delicious..I don't think I'll ever be able to make it like that but will definitely go out and try some! Thanks for sharing this :)

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  10. Um I think I will be making this as my Sunday dinner. Hopefully they look as good as the picture.

    Ramblings of a Small Town Girl

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  11. Geezy creezy that looks delicious! Seafood tacos are a weakness I must admit <3

    xx
    MILK TEETHS

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  12. Oh my. These look fantastic. I'd love to have these for dinner tonight with a margarita! Yum!

    xo
    Valerie

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