Baja-Style Fish Tacos

Name: Baja-Style Fish Tacos (Tacos de Pescado en Estilo de Baja)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1½ pounds boneless cod, cut into 2-inch pieces; 6 (4-inch) corn tortillas, warmed; 2 cups shredded white cabbage; 1 cup ice cold Mexican beer, such as Tecate; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1½ teaspoons salt, divided; 2 limes; ½ cup cornstarch; 1 cup all-purpose flour; Mayonnaise Sauce (recipe below, right); Vegetable oil, for frying

Tacos de Pescado en Estilo de Baja

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Dos Caminos Mexican Street Food

By Ivy Stark

Published 2013

About

Fish tacos are another Baja treat sold in stands at fish markets, where nice, large pieces of cod are fried to order and put into steaming hot tortillas. Then you go over to the salsa bar to put on your mayonnaise, cabbage, and salsa; sit or lean at the counter and enjoy them with an icy bottle of Tecate beer while you watch the sunset.

Ingredients

Mayonnaise Sauce (recipe below, right)
Vegetable oil, for frying
1 cup all-purpose flour
½

Americas
Mexico
Fish course
Sauce
Pescatarian

Method

Make the Mayonnaise Sauce.
Fill a deep fat fryer or deep pot halfway with oil and heat until it measures 375°F on an instant-read thermometer.
In a bowl, sift together the flour, cornstarch, garlic powder, and ½ teaspoon of salt; whisk in the beer.
Sprinkle the cod with the remaining salt, dip the pieces in