Grilled Fish For Tacos Recipes

GRILLED FISH TACOS WITH CHIPOTLE-LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• To make the marinade, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, lime juice, lime zest, honey, garlic, cumin, chili powder, seafood seasoning, black pepper, and hot sauce in a bowl until blended. Place the tilapia in a shallow dish, and pour the marinade over the fish. Cover, and refrigerate 6 to 8 hours.
• To make the dressing, combine the sour cream and adobo sauce in a bowl. Stir in the lime juice, lime zest, cumin, chili powder, seafood seasoning. Add salt, and pepper in desired amounts. Cover, and refrigerate until needed.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil grate. Set grate 4 inches from the heat.
• Remove fish from marinade, drain off any excess and discard marinade. Grill fish pieces until easily flaked with a fork, turning once, about 9 minutes.
• Assemble tacos by placing fish pieces in the center of tortillas with desired amounts of tomatoes, cilantro, and cabbage; drizzle with dressing. To serve, roll up tortillas around fillings, and garnish with lime wedges.

GRILLED FISH TACOS

Steps:

• Combine all marinade ingredients. Cut the fish into several large pieces and add to the marinade.
• Refrigerate for 1 to 3 hours (no longer or you'll have ceviche). Drain the fish and discard the marinade.
• Half an hour before cooking, clean the grill thoroughly with a brush and wipe it down with an oil-dampened rag. Preheat the grill on high. Grill the fish until it is barely firm to the touch and opaque through the center. Do not overcook.
• Remove to a platter and break into chunks to serve. Keep loosely covered.
• To serve, hold a tortilla in your hand and add a spoonful of avocado. Add a few pieces of fish, a squeeze of lime, mango salsa; finish with the optional toppings.
• Note: The fish may also be baked or sauteed.

GRILLED FISH TACOS

Steps:

• Stir 1 cup onion, 1/4 cup cilantro, oil, 3 tablespoons lime juice, orange juice, garlic, and oregano in medium bowl. Sprinkle fish with coarse salt and pepper. Spread half of onion mixture over bottom of 11x7x2-inch glass baking dish. Arrange fish atop onion mixture. Spoon remaining onion mixture over fish. Cover and chill 30 minutes. Turn fish; cover and chill 30 minutes longer. Whisk mayonnaise, milk, and remaining 2 tablespoons lime juice in small bowl.
• Brush grill grate with oil; prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Grill fish with some marinade still clinging until just opaque in center, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Grill tortillas until slightly charred, about 10 seconds per side.
• Coarsely chop fish; place on platter. Serve with lime mayonnaise, tortillas, remaining 1 cup chopped onion, remaining 1/2 cup cilantro, avocados, cabbage, Salsa Verde, and lime wedges.

GRILLED-FISH TACOS

Steps:

• Very thinly slice onion crosswise into rings with slicer. Set slicer aside. Heat vinegar, sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a small heavy nonreactive saucepan until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in onion, then let stand until ready to use (about 25 minutes).
• Meanwhile, stir 1/4 cup lime juice together with cilantro, oil, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add fish and toss to coat, then marinate at room temperature 15 minutes.
• Whisk together mayonnaise, crema, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and remaining 3 tablespoons lime juice to make sauce.
• Preheat a gas grill with burners on high, covered, 10 minutes, then reduce heat to medium-high.
• Thread each piece of fish onto a skewer (discard marinade). Wrap exposed part of each skewer in heavy-duty foil to protect it from charring.
• Wrap tortillas in 2 foil packages and warm on grill, turning once, about 3 minutes total.
• Oil grill rack, then grill fish, covered, turning once, until opaque and just cooked through (for mahimahi), about 6 minutes total; or until just pink in center (for tuna), about 4 minutes.
• Very thinly slice radishes with slicer. Halve, pit, and peel avocados, then cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Drain onions.
• Serve fish with tortillas, crema sauce, onions, and remaining toppings.

GRILLED FISH TACOS RECIPE

Steps:

• For making the marinade, take a large bowl and mix, vinegar, olive oil lemon juice, lime spice. Slowly add honey. Add garlic, chili powder, cumin finish mixture with seafood. Season with black pepper or chili sauce.
• Put the tilapia into a dish, and fill the marinade on the fish. Transfer into the refrigerator for seven hours.
• For the dressing, whisk all sour cream with adobo sauce. Fill in the lemon juice, lemon zest, chili powder as well as seafood. Season with salt or a little pepper as desired. Cover and move to the refrigerator for several hours.
• Make the grill hot for medium heat and grease lightly. Set over the heat.
• Separate fish from the liquid. Drain the fish and remove the marinade. Grill each side of fish pieces for ten minutes.
• Gather tacos. Placing the pieces over tortillas and season with tomatoes and cabbage as desired.
• Pour the dressing.
• Before serving design with lemon wedges.

GRILLED BAJA FISH TACOS

Steps:

• Whisk cider vinegar, vegetable oil, and salt together in a small bowl. Combine cabbage, scallions, and cilantro in a separate bowl. Pour vinegar mixture over top and toss to coat; set cabbage slaw aside.
• Combine chili powder, salt, coriander, cumin, and pepper in a bowl. Pat fish dry and rub with vegetable oil. Rub fish evenly with spice mixture. Place fish on a wire rack and refrigerate until grill is ready.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat with the lid down for 10 to 15 minutes.
• While the grill is heating, combine mayonnaise, 1/2 of the lime juice, chipotle peppers, and garlic in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Scrape the hot grill grate until clean. Dip a paper towel in vegetable oil and quickly rub it over the grate. Lay fish on the grill, perpendicular to the bars of the grate.
• Cook until fish is opaque and flakes apart when gently prodded, 5 to 7 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate, tent loosely with aluminum foil, and let rest for 5 minutes. Tear fish apart into a bowl and pour remaining lime juice over top.
• Place several tortillas in a single layer on the grill and cook until warm, about 10 seconds per side. Transfer to a tortilla warmer and repeat to warm remaining tortillas.
• Smear warm tortillas with mayonnaise mixture, then add fish, cabbage slaw, and queso fresco.

GRILLED FISH TACOS

Steps:

• For the marinade: Combine the oil, cilantro, mint, scallions, cumin, paprika, cayenne and some salt and pepper. Marinate the fish at least 6 hours, but preferably overnight.
• For the salsa verde: Place the tomatillos, jalapenos and onions in a pan, and cover with water. Boil until tender, then drain. Place the vegetables in a blender and add the cilantro. Blend until smooth. Season with salt and pepper and a little lime juice if needed.
• For the crema: Combine the sour cream and lemon juice. Add just enough milk to make the crema pourable, then season with salt and pepper.
• For the tacos: Preheat a grill. Place the marinated fish on the hot grill, sprinkle lightly with salt and cook for about 2 minutes per side.
• Moisten the shredded cabbage with a little lime juice and salsa verde, toss to coat.
• When the fish is almost finished cooking, warm the tortillas on the grill until they are warm and pliable.
• Place the warm tortillas on a plate, place a couple pieces of fish (about 2 ounces) on the tortilla, and top with some salsa verde. Then add some shredded cabbage, more salsa verde, drizzle on some crema and top with crumbled queso fresco. Repeat for the remaining tacos.
• Serve the tacos with lime wedges, chopped cilantro and pico de gallo.

THE MOST EPIC GRILLED FISH TACOS WITH MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium high heat, about 375°-400°F.
• In a small bowl, add cumin, garlic powder, smoked paprika, ancho chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt and olive oil. Gently mix with a spoon.
• Pat the cod dry, rub spice blend onto the fish.
• Place fish on the grill and grill for 3-5 minutes per side. (DO NOT TOUCH WHILE IT'S GRILLING OR YOU'LL HAVE A MESS)
• Once fish is done, remove from the grill and let rest.
• To a small bowl add mangos, red onion, fresh cilantro, jalapeno, lime juice, and salt to taste. Gently toss to mix all the ingredients. Set aside.
• To make the chimichurri: add 3/4 cup fresh cilantro, fresh oregano, garlic clove, red pepper flakes, 1/4 teaspoon cumin, red wine vinegar, and 1 tablespoon of lime juice to a small blender. Pulse until the herbs are finely chopped. Add in the 3 tablespoons of olive oil, pulse until everything is combined.
• Assemble your tacos: add one corn tortilla, 1-2 oz. of cod, top with mango salsa, purple cabbage, 2 slices of avocado, and chimichurri sauce.

GRILLED FISH TACOS

Steps:

• Directions for slaw:
• Combine apple cider vinegar, cilantro, lime zest, lime juice, sugar, salt and pepper in a medium bowl; mix until smooth and creamy. Add cabbage and toss to combine. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Directions for tacos:
• Combine ingredients for the basting sauce into bowl and mix. Set aside. Oil the grill rack and Preheat grill to medium high. Grill Mahi filets until they are cooked through approximately 3 minutes per side. Continuously baste Mahi- Mahi, turning fish over only once.
• While Mahi is on the grill, heat tortillas until soft in the microwave or in the oven. Option 1: In the Microwave, wrap stacks of up to 12 tortillas in barely damp paper towels; microwave on High for 30 to 45 seconds. Wrap tortillas in a clean towel to keep warm. Option 2: In the Oven, wrap stacks of 6 tortillas in foil; place in a 375 degrees F oven for 10 to 15 minutes. Wrap tortillas in a clean towel to keep warm.
• When Fish is white and flakey, remove from heat. Carefully cut fish into large chunks. Place fish into tortillas and build your taco, starting with fish, and slaw and toppings of your choice.
• Combine all ingredients. Season with salt and pepper.
• Mix diced tomatoes, onions and cilantro in a large bowl. Add the lime juice and salt stir.
• Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Set aside and refrigerate for 30 minutes.