I know I posted about herring tacos a few days ago, but today I made them again because they’re so damn good! There were actually 4, but I ate the first before deciding I had to evangelize about herring tacos.
Today I used yellow squash, pea shoots, pacaya, garlic, charred onions, Krakus smoked herring, salsa verde, diced onions & cilantro, and the green cholula.
If you wanted to do a simpler version, I think it would be great with sautéed peppers & onions, Herdez salsa verde and/or avocado salsa, and diced onions and cilantro. IMO the critical parts are the salsa verde, diced onion, & cilantro, and all the other parts are optional.
I also think they’d be incredible with nopales, fresh red radish slices, crispy oyster mushroom strips, and crumbled cojito.
Please someone else make smoked herring tacos and tell me what you think!
by jules-amanita
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It doesn’t look like it, because they’re buried in salsa & onions, but I used the whole can.
I’ll give a little can review, because I was very impressed. The fish was perfectly smoky without being dry, and I was thrilled to get so much fish for $3.50. The canola oil is perfectly fine, if nothing special (unless you’re a seed oil truther); I used about 1tsp to cook my veggies and composted the rest. But my favorite thing about this can is the fact that it contains 40g protein! As someone who forgets to eat for extended periods of time (and doesn’t eat that much meat besides canned fish), it’s nice to be able to get so much sustenance from a single can.
Fish: 4.5/5 – very good (only smoked trout gets a 5/5 from me)
Oil: 3/5 – nothing special
Value: 5/5 – I paid around $3.50 at Global Foods in Manassas, VA.
Ummm noted..👍🏼
Great idea!
how were the herring prepared? Did you grill them or saute them?
Looks yummy.
Was the fish heated? Or was it served at room temperature?
sold!!