Fish Tacos
You can have these Fish Tacos on the table in under 30 minutes.
Yes you can!!
Whether using a prepared cole slaw or one you whip up on your own, making these tacos will be a breeze.
If you rather use a different slaw I have Blue Cheese Cole Slaw, Vinegar Cole Slaw and Classic Cole Slaw.
You can also use your favorite store bought cole slaw!
These are the INGREDIENTS You will need:
For The Cabbage Slaw:
- 1/2 head purple cabbage, shredded
- 2 carrots shredded
- 1/2 cup cilantro leaves
- 4 Green onions chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbs fresh ginger, minced (or 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger)
- 1 lime juiced
- 1 tbs honey
- 1 tbs extra virgin oil
- 1/2 tbs Salt
For The Bang Bang Sauce:
- 1/3 cup mayo
- 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha or other hot sauce (I used 2 tablespoons for more kick!)For The Tacos:
- 16 Gorton’s Alaskan Pollock Fish Sticks
- 8 corn tortillas
- ½ cup Cilantro leaves for garnish
- additional lime wedges for garnish
These are the INSTRUCTIONS for preparation:
- Preheat oven to 425 F
Cabbage Slaw
- Combine cabbage slaw of your choice and add cilantro, green onions, garlic, ginger, fresh lime juice, honey, olive oil and salt in a large bowl. Toss and set aside.
Bang Bang Sauce
- Whisk together mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, and Sriracha / hot sauce in a small bowl. Then set aside.
- Bake 16 Gorton’s Alaskan Pollock fish sticks for 12-14 minutes on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Flip once at 8 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat a sauté pan over high heat. When the pan is hot, spray a little cooking spray on both sides of a corn tortilla and toast for 20-30 seconds per side. Repeat with 7 more tortillas.
Put it All Together:
- Assemble tacos with tortillas, slaw, and fish sticks. Drizzle with Bang Bang sauce, then garnish with cilantro and lime juice.
The sauce is made by mixing together the cabbage, cilantro, green onions, garlic, ginger, fresh lime juice, honey, olive oil and salt
The fish is frozen fish sticks. What can be easier after a long day at work or a busy afternoon. You and the kids will love them!
The Sriracha sauce mixed with a sweet chili Sauce confuses your palate with a sweet and hot mixture.
Paired against the Cabbage Slaw, your tastebuds are assaulted with the burst of competing flavors.
When my granddaughter sat down at the table she was a bit skeptical
She is at an age where she has become very picky. She fights the idea of having a new dish.
So her very smart mother made a compromise.
If she ate a nice salad, drank all of her milk and ate ONE taco she could FaceTime her best buddy for 30 minutes.
Much to all our surprise she completed every part of the deal.
And to our surprise she asked if she ate another taco could she watch a show after dinner.
No one could believe their ears!
Personally?? I think she quietly Face Times her friend every night.
I won’t tell if you don’t!!
Fish Tacos
Ingredients
For The Cabbage Slaw:
- 1/2 head purple cabbage, shredded
- 2 carrots shredded
- 1/2 cup cilantro leaves
- 4 Green onions chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbs fresh ginger, minced (or 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger)
- 1 lime juiced
- 1 tbs honey
- 1 tbs extra virgin oil
- 1/2 tbs Salt
For The Bang Bang Sauce:
- 1/3 cup mayo
- 2 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha or other hot sauce (I used 2 tablespoons for more kick!)For The Tacos:
For The Tacos:
- 16 Gorton’s Alaskan Pollock Fish Sticks
- 8 corn tortillas
- ½ cup Cilantro leaves for garnish
- additional lime wedges for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 F
Cabbage Slaw
- Combine cabbage, cilantro, green onions, garlic, ginger, fresh lime juice, honey, olive oil and salt in a large bowl. Toss and set aside.
Bang Bang Sauce
- Whisk together mayonnaise, sweet chili sauce, and Sriracha / hot sauce in a small bowl. Then set aside.
- Bake 16 Gorton’s Alaskan Pollock fish sticks for 12-14 minutes on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Flip once at 8 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat a sauté pan over high heat. When the pan is hot, spray a little cooking spray on both sides of a corn tortilla and toast for 20-30 seconds per side. Repeat with 7 more tortillas.
Put it All Together:
- Assemble tacos with tortillas, slaw, and fish sticks. Drizzle with Bang Bang sauce, then garnish with cilantro and lime juice.
Notes
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We’ll have to try these – I’ve been trying to get everyone to eat more fish 🙂
This is a good way to get them started to a better fish diet. I use baked cuts of fish now. They are so much better. Enjoy your week!
This sounds great! Saving it for sure! Visiting you from the wonderful wed link up. laurensparks.net
Thank Lauren for pinning the Fish Tacos. I hope you enjoy them. Enjoy your week.
Coming from the Southwest, the first time I saw fish tacos I thought they sounded crazy … until I tried them! These look so yummy and simple to make. That’s a great combination as far as I’m concerned! Pinning!
I am glad you like them!! I thought people were crazy when I saw them. But no more! I like “out of the box” recipes at times. Thanks for sharing and enjoy your week!
You had me at Gorton fish sticks! What a great idea and makes the meal so easy!! Can’t wait to make these. I have pinned!!
I am not the best cook hahaha! I have no idea how much salt I need when someone says salt to taste. Anyway, you list the ingredients for the coleslaw but not measurements. Is it up to me to decide how much or is there another recipe that I missed?
Thank you so much!!
I really wanted to try those fish tacos so bad that I actually took a guess at making the coleslaw recipe which I would never trust myself to do! Can’t wait to see how close I came to your recipe. We really loved the tacos by the way and will definitely be making it often!!
Thank you for the pin. The simple easy way to prepare fish tacos is just as tasty as the fresh fish way!! Enjoy.
I really messed up copying that over! I am so sorry. I have 3 slaw recipes here. I got so excited to add them as an option I totally missed the slaw with the recipe. So I fixed the recipe as well as the intro to the post. It makes sense now. I need to proofread or not do posts after dinner. Good luck!!! Dont follow that first pin!
I am so glad you tried your own slaw!! And also that you liked the tacos. I just know you feel more empowered. You are on your way to become a recipe developer!! It is notes like yours that I continue to blog. I wish you a happy week and hope you get a bit bolder! Hugz
Awesome recipe. They look delicious. TFS
Thanks Clearissa! Gotta love fish tacos. Enjoy your week.
I always order these out at restaurants Marilyn! I LOVE fish tacos. But this recipe looks amazing with coleslaw in it. Can’t wait to make this at home:)
Thanks Kathleen! I hope you get to make these fish tacos.
I have to admit that I had never had fish tacos until I had them at the Everything Food Conference Bloggers Conference last year. I like tacos and I like fish but it just didn’t sound like something that went together for me. I tried them and I really did like them. I’m going to give your recipe a try. Congratulations on the feature at This is How We Roll link party.
Thank you again for the feature!! I am glad you broke down and tried them. I had a bite of my husband’s before I believed the combo went together. Gotta love it! Enjoy your weekend.
These look so yummy! Thanks for sharing at Friday Frenzy!! Pinned!
Thank you for pinning my fish tacos. I appreciate the exposure. Have a great day.
Now this is something that i have not been able to bring myself to try yet! Not sure why…
Thanks for linking up @LiveLifeWell
Blessings,
Amy
They aren’t as strange as you think. I couldn’t wrap my head around fish in a Mexican dish. LOL. Enjoy your evening!
Your Fish Tacos look awesome! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday and come back to see us real soon!
Miz Helen
Thank you miz Helen for the comment on my fish tacos. Enjoy your evening!
I use fish sticks to make fish tacos too. It’s so easy and makes for a quick dinner. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday.
I cheat a lot Erlene. There just aren’t enough hours in the day to do everything during the week from scratch. Enjoy your evening!
I’ve been looking for a good fish taco recipe and this looks perfect.
Thank you Ellen! I am glad the fish tacos look good to you. Enjoy your evening!
I love fish tacos!! I wish I would’ve thought to plan for fish tacos tonight, we’re having regular boring tacos. Maybe I can talk everyone else into eating fish instead. 🙂
I really love how I can use frozen fish sticks with this when I am tired. Enjoy your evening.
I do love a good fish taco! Yum!
Thanks Amy. We love fish tacos too. Have a wonderful week!
These look delicious! I have had fish taco’s twice in the last month or two and I just love them.
They are the best. I love the soft shells more than the hard and the fish is better than chciken or beef. I am glad you like them too! Enjoy!
Sounds yummy! I make a great fish taco, using tilapia. I’ll have to try this sometime. 🙂 Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
I love tilapia but it is getting harder to come by here. This recipe is a shortcut cheat to my better recipe. Have a wonderful week!
THese look wonderful, I love fish taco’s ! I will have to try that sauce!
Thank you Kristin. That sauce works very well with these tacos. Enjoy!
I love how easy these are for a quick and easy midweek meal! I do like tacos but we don’t have them for dinner nearly enough.
They are a great choice when you need somthing fast and simple. Have a great week!
I love fish tacos! Such a good alternative to a more meatier version! x
P.S I have a world food linky over on my blog jesseatsandtravels.com if you’re interested in joining in 🙂 x
I am coming over to check it out Jessica. I will add it to my directory too! Have a great week!
I’ll have to give this one a try. Looks yummy and easy. Thanks for sharing!
This is a nice grab and go dinner after a long day. A nice cheat for using your own cooked fish. Have a great week!
I love fish tacos! Best ones I ever had was on the Southern Cali coast at a cheap chain restaurant called Wahoo’s. Mmm good – I have made them myself a few times but never really could get it just right.
I appreciate your inspiration, thank you!
It is nice to hear from soneone that has had them. This is a fast and cheap version, but I also like to use leftovers from the grill. They make a great second meal! Have a great week.
I’ve never tried fish tacos! Looks amazing!
They are very good. Not greasy at all. Enjoy your week.
I love fish tacos! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party – and Happy Mother’s Day!
You are welcome Helen. Have a great week!