Fish Tacos

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The apartment is covered in boxes full of our crap. That can only mean one thing – WE’RE MOVING, PEOPLE!

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Finally, your girl gets a house. A guest bedroom! A kitchen with appliances that don’t make gurgling noises throughout the night! More than one bathroom! (Marriage is tough enough I cannot share a toilet any longer)

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Moving is heinous, though. I feel so bad for Garrett because I keep getting distracted. Like, I was packing some books & I picked one up that I forgot how much I adored. He comes in the room 10 minutes later & I’m huddled in the corner reading & biting my nails hoping I blend in with the wall & he doesn’t see me.

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I also keep getting “hungry” & having to take snack breaks.

“I need a snack – I’ll make pasta!”

“Are you hungry? I’ll make pork chops!”

“No you don’t understand – I will certainly die if I don’t have frozen yogurt this instant!”

He’s just so much more efficient at packing than I am – why not focus on our strengths?

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I swear I am fun & v easy to live with.

 

Time: 1 hour (prep + cooking) | Serves: 2

Ingredients:

For the fish + tacos:

  • 1 lb. of cod
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tbsp. of olive oil
  • 3 tbsp. of butter
  • S+P, to taste
  • Corn tortillas, for serving
  • Pico de gallo, for serving

For the slaw:

  • 1/2 head of red cabbage
  • 1/2 onion, sliced thin
  • 1/4 cup of red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp. of crushed red pepper
  • 1 tsp. of oregano
  • 1/2 tsp. of smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp. of cumin
  • 1 tsp. of sriracha

For the guac:

  • 3 avocados
  • 1 can of black beans, rinsed + drained
  • 1/2 red onion, diced
  • 2 tbsp. of cilantro + more for serving
  • 1 tbsp. of lemon juice
  • S+P, to taste

How to:

  • In a bowl, combine cabbage + onion + red wine vinegar + crushed red pepper + oregano + smoked paprika + cumin + sriracha + S+P
  • Cover + let sit in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours
  • In another bowl, mash avocados
  • Add black beans + red onion + cilantro + lemon juice + S+P
  • Cover + let sit in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • Heat olive oil + butter in an oven-safe skillet over medium heat
  • S+P each side of the cod
  • Lay skin side down + cook for 4 minutes
  • Flip + add lemon juice + cook another 2
  • Put pan in the oven for 3-5 minutes or until flaky
  • Remove fish from oven + squeeze lime juice on
  • Put fish on a cutting board + flake apart
  • Assemble tacos by spread guacamole in an even layer on the tortilla
  • Add fish + slaw + pico de gallo
  • Remove jaw + jam mouth full of these

16 thoughts on “Fish Tacos”

  1. Debbie Spivey says:
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    Good luck with your move!! Moving to a house with room to spread out a little is a great feeling. I know too much about moving (8 times in 13 years). The last two times we paid someone to mover our stuff, but there was still the boxing up… anyway, good luck!! I’m excited for y’all!
    P.S. Fish Tacos is on the menu for this week. Using very similar recipes, but using Mahi Mahi!! 🙂

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  3. Danika Maia says:
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    Fish tacos are the bomb I love to cheat and put fish sticks in and salsa and call it a fish taco because who are we kidding fish sticks taste amazing and I’m poor and kinda lazy. Good luck with your move!

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  5. varinaj says:
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    the only thing than moving is moving someone else. and technically, you’re moving yourself AND g. so you go ahead and just blend away into that wall.

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  7. hungrybreton says:
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    By the age of 17, I had moved 6 times. In ireland, 15… I realised the other day that I have been living for the last 9 years in the same place, the longest ever. Some friends call me the “Gypsy Kings”, I fancy myself more like a Jack Kerouac. I share your pain sister, I hate it! Now, like David Caradine said, I am just a guy, walking in the sand, playing his flute 😀

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  8. themisotree says:
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    OH – Fish Tacos! A billion years ago buying them from street vendors in Mexico – just what ARE all those amazing flavours that taste so fabulous I don’t care about the tummy ache later! 😉

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