Just when you think you know someone, you learn something new. I’ve been married to my husband now for over three years (wow… where did the time go?!) and every day just gets better and better. We’re at a point where we know each other’s strengths, weaknesses, likes, dislikes and are pretty good at compromising. I find it interesting that despite how much I know my husband’s particular tastes in food, he still surprises me with dishes he really likes.
I made the following recipe the other day for lunch to use the cod fillets that have been hiding out in my freezer. I don’t even recall why I purchased it to begin with. There must have been some recipe I wanted to try but never got around to it. (Don’t you hate when that happens?) In an effort to make something quick, I seasoned the fillets with Old Bay seasoning*, pan fried it, and stuffed it into a couple heated corn tortillas.
When my husband tried them, he couldn’t stop raving how much he liked fish tacos. What? Why is it that this is the first I ever heard him say he liked fish tacos? To reiterate this, we went out to dinner last night and he ordered fish tacos. No sooner did he ask me if I could put fish tacos on our menu for next week. Geez. Had I known earlier, I would have made these more often!
I guess that’s what makes our marriage fun… and it’s nice to learn something new about the one you love.
with pico de gallo & cumin chile guacamole
original Joelen recipe
1 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning
1-2 tablespoons olive oil for frying
6-8 corn tortillas
1/2 cup quesadilla cheese
Pico de gallo:
1-2 ripe, medium tomatoes, seeded & diced
2-4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 medium white onion, diced
juice of 1 lime
salt and pepper to taste
Cumin Chile Guacamole – makes 1 cup:
2 ripe, medium avocados, pitted
juice of 1 lime
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons salsa verde (green chile salsa)
salt and pepper to taste
For the fish tacos:
Place a skillet over medium high heat and add the olive oil. Heat until oil is shimmering.
Meanwhile, season both sides of the cod fillets with Old Bay Seasoning. When the oil is hot enough, place the seasoned fillets in the skillet and brown on both sides. Cook through.
Heat the tortillas as desired (whether its in a hot, dry skillet, oven or even microwave). I use two tortillas for each tacos to have a sturdy base for all the fillings.
Once the fish has cooked through, remove from the pan and cut into pieces to fit inside the tortillas for the tacos. Portion out the fish among the tortillas and top with the pico de gallo and/or guacamole.
For the pico de gallo:
Combine all the pico de gallo ingredients in a bowl and use over tacos or eat with tortilla chips.
For the Cumin Chile Guacamole:
Combine all the cumin chile guacamole ingredients in a bowl and mash well to incorporate. Use over tacos or eat with tortilla chips.
* A special thanks to my friend Eva who gave me the Old Bay Seasoning used in this recipe. She read my post on Chesapeake Bay Salmon and gave me some Old Bay to add to my spice collection!
hi joelen
if you and your husband ever come to san diego, we'll take you to rubio's fish tacos – they're local, from sd, but the fish tacos are san felipe style (beer battered fish with a mayo based sauce).
your posts always make me hungry! the photos are fab!
I love Old Bay on fish! We actually have Rubio's here in SF too and my honey loves their fish tacos! The sauce they use is amazing!
I'm kind of the opposite… my husband thought he hated fish tacos, until I made them for him, and he loved them!! That's always nice and flattering 😉
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Mmm, old bay goes so well with seafood. I love fish tacos!
These look & sound delicious! I love fish tacos, and this recipe looks really easy!
I always think of Old Bay and fish. I will have to try fish tacos as an alternative to hamburger meat.
Thanks for sharing.
Aren't husbands funny like that? Mine pulls that stunt all the time. =) I *love* fish tacos, but I've never seen them with Old Bay. Thanks for sharing!
I've newly become obsessed with fish tacos, too! I was just in CA and tried them nearly everywhere I went. I have to say, I definitely prefer the grilled/pan fried version to the battered kind. I'll have to give these a try!
Just when I think I know someone, I learn something new. Greatly admire your work and hope to read more fresh idea in future.
Yours is nice and simple and I would make them myself. But I would love to try those beer battered ones canine talking about.
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