52. Cuban Fish Tacos

INGREDIENTS

COD:

  • 2 wild caught cod filets
  • ¼ cup avocado oil
  • Juice of 1 organic lime
  • ¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice
  • 3 organic garlic cloves
  • ¼ onion (minced)
  • ¼ teaspoon organic cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon organic paprika
  • 1 teaspoon Himalayan sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ tablespoon avocado oil.

CITRUS CABBAGE SLAW:

  • ¾ cup organic cabbage
  • Juice of 1organic lime
  • 1 jalapeno (minced)
  • 1 organic orange (cubed)
  • 1 organic grapefruit (cubed)
  • 1 tablespoon organic cilantro (chopped)

CHIPOTLE LIME CREMA:

  • 1/3 cup organic sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons chilis in adobo
  • Juice of 1 organic lime

TOPPINGS/SIDES:

  • I packet of organic trader joe’s frozen jasmine rice or cook your preferred rice according to its instructions. The frozen rice is just so easy.
  • 1 avocado (sliced)
  • 6 tortillas (of your choosing); I am gluten free, so I usually use siete tortillas


INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Add the olive oil, lime juice, orange juice garlic, onion, paprika, cumin, salt and pepper into a bowl. Immersion blend until smooth.
  • Place the fish in a baking dish or plate with a lip. Cover with the marinade and let sit for 20 minutes.
  • Make the cabbage slaw. Cut the peel of the orange and grapefruit. Then, cut both into chunks.
  • Squeeze any leftover juice from the orange and grapefruit into the bowl.
  • Chop the jalapeno and cilantro. Add to the bowl.
  • Squeeze the lime juice and add to the bowl.
  • Add the cabbage to the bowl.
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Stir well and set aside.
  • Make the chipotle lime crema.
  • Mix the sour cream, chilis and lime juice into a bowl. Set aside.
  • Slice the avocado.
  • Heat a medium cast-iron skillet to medium heat.
  • Once heated, add the avocado oil.
  • Once heated, add he cod the pan. Cook for a few minutes on each side.
  • While cooking, warm the rice in a glass pyrex bow in the microwave for a few minutes.
  • Then, warm the tortillas over low heat on the stove.
  • Once the fish is done cooking, slice the fish and begin assembling the tacos.
  • Place the crema at the bottom of each tortilla.
  • Then, add the avocado slices.
  • Then, top with the fish and finish with the cabbage slaw on top.