Simple Beer-Battered Rockfish Tacos

Simple Beer-Battered Rockfish Tacos
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This simple and delicious recipe for beer-battered rockfish tacos is courtesy of Sitka Salmon Shares.
Servings
4
servings
Ingredients
  • 1 pound rockfish fillet, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup rice flour
  • 2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 8 ounce beer of choice (we used baranof brewery’s silver bay ipa)
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoon hot sauce (we like valentina)
  • 8 -12 corn tortillas
  • 2 cup red cabbage, shredded
  • 2 cup salsa
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 avocados, sliced
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro leaves
  • hot sauce
Directions
  1. Mix the flours, chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Whisk while gradually adding the beer. Let the batter rest for 15 minutes in the fridge.
  2. Coat fish pieces in batter. Heat 1 inch of vegetable oil in a large skillet. Fry battered fish in batches for about 4 minutes each, turning as needed.
  3. Set aside. Heat corn tortillas in skillet or oven.
  4. Assemble tacos to your liking with 3 or 4 pieces of fish, cabbage, salsa, sour cream, avocado, cilantro, and hot sauce. Feel free to choose your own accompaniments!