This is How To Make The ULTIMATE Baja Fish Tacos Drizzled with Zesty Homemade Dressing

My Baja Fish Tacos with creamy slaw and jalapeño lime taco sauce are fresh and crispy, super easy to make, and bursting with vibrant flavors.

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If you think you don’t like fish tacos, then think again. One bite of my Baja Fish Tacos and you’ll be a believer. I’m talking fresh, flaky, white fish filets, fried to golden perfection, served in white corn tortillas. Then, piled high with a creamy, tangy slaw made with crisp, shredded cabbage, sweet honey, and bright lime juice. Topping it all off, I drizzle them with my homemade taco sauce, made with fresh cilantro, zesty lime, and jalapeño for a touch of heat. These tacos are borderline addictive, so be prepared for taco duty once your family gets a taste. Let’s make some tacos.
Baja fish tacos, sometimes called fish tacos de Ensenada, originated in the 1950s in Baja California, Mexico. These tacos are traditionally battered then fried white fish served on corn tortillas, topped with shredded cabbage, and a creamy white sauce usually made with sour cream, mayonnaise, and lime juice. The combination of crispy fish, fresh toppings, and a tangy sauce have made Baja fish tacos an increasingly popular dish everywhere.

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What’s up? It’s Susie from Hey Grill Hey, and today we’re making super crispy Baja style fish tacos with a homemade jalapeno lime fish taco sauce. It is unbelievable. These flavors are popping. So, let’s do it. Let’s start with our components because cooking the actual fish goes so quickly. If we can prep everything else beforehand, it makes it all come together at the end really beautifully. We’re going to kick things off with a really quick sllo. I love a slaw on a fish taco because I feel like it brightens everything up, gives you a nice textural crunch, and this one is super simple. First, we’re going to make the dressing for the slaw. It’s creamy, it’s simple, it’s four ingredients. We’re going to use some mayonnaise, some fresh lime juice, some kosher salt, and some honey. And that’s it. Once that’s smooth, we add in the vegetables. I’ve got red and green cabbage that’s shredded. If you want to save yourself a step here and do a little less chopping, just grab the pre-shredded kleslaw mix from the store. Works great. I also really like some fresh herbs. So, I’ve got some cilantro and some sliced green onions. Give that a quick mix. Set it aside and your kleslaw is ready to go. Let’s move on to that jalapeno lime fish taco sauce. Now, if you are a fish taco lover, you know that a lot of magic happens in that creamy white sauce that goes on top of those fish tacos. And that can be as simple as sour cream if that’s what you’re into. But I like this kind of jazzed up version of a fish taco sauce. And again, it comes together very quickly. We’re going to start with mayonnaise, sour cream, a whole jalapeno. I’m leaving the seeds in this one. I just took the stem off. The seeds will give it a little bit of extra heat. If you don’t want it as spicy, remove the seeds and the ribs from the inside. A good bunch of cilantro. Just pop off the stems. garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper, and the juice of two limes. Pop your lid on. Blend up your taco sauce until it is very, very smooth. We don’t want any chunks left in your recipe to be perfectly creamy and delicious. That color is beautiful. Cole slaw done. Taco sauce done. I’m going to clean up a little bit. Just like that, we’re ready to batter and fry our fish. So, so excited for this one. Next up is frying our fish. I’ve got some beautiful fililelets. These were four fillets. I cut them down into strips that are like 3 to 4 inches long. Perfect for taco sizes. And I’m going to be using my crispy chicken wing batter, but it works beautifully on fish. If you don’t want to buy this and you want to make your own batter, I have the recipe for a homemade version of this. The reason that I love this batter is that it is gluten-free. It’s got rice flour and cornstarch as the main kind of agent for crisping up the outside of anything you use to batter and fry it on. So, it’s really great option if you are looking for gluten-free things. So, about a cup of batter, 3/4 of a cup of cold water. Mix that together until the batter is thin and not lumpy. It should be about as thick as pancake batter. I’ve also got my oil preheating behind me. I want my oil to be about 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Just going to add my fish to the batter. Toss to coat on all sides. And then we’re good to go to the fryer. And this isn’t a full deep fry. It’s pretty shallow pan fry, but I do have enough oil that will just cover the tops of the fish. I’ll probably have to turn them a couple times during the cooking process. These usually take about 8 to 12 minutes to cook all the way through. Depending on how thick your fililet pieces are, just use a thermometer to track the internal temperature. You want your fish to be about 145° F before you pull it out of the fryer. Fish just came out. I mean, listen. That batter is so crispy, crunchy, shattery. It’s so delicious. Okay, corn tortillas. Add in some of your fried fish. One of the best things in my opinion about making stuff like this at home is that you get to control the portions. So if you want two hefty pieces of fish in your fish taco, you do it. This is this is your fish taco. This is your journey. Should have exactly as much fish in your taco as you would like. So beautiful. All right. Top it quickly with some of this sllo. So crunchy, so creamy, so fresh. And then a drizzle of the jalapeno lime fish taco sauce. Man, I love cooking. The zen moment when it all comes together is one of my favorite parts. My next favorite part is actually eating it. All right, I’m going in for a big bite of this beautiful fish taco. I would love for you to try this recipe at home and I would love for you to leave me a review on the website if you enjoyed it as much as I enjoy these tacos. Oh my gosh, that is magical. The light juicy crispiness of the fish, the slight spice from that jalapeno lime fish taco sauce and the beautiful sloth, little bit of extra lime on top. That is an absolutely Beautiful bite of food. See you next time. Oh my gosh.