Baja-Style Tempura Fish Tacos Recipe | Cook the Book

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Ingredients (22)

  • Chile-Lime Marinade
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
  • 10 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 2 serrano chiles, seeded and stemmed
  • 2 teaspoons Mexican oregano, ground
  • 1 tablespoon fine sea salt
  • 2 pounds young shark fillet, cut into 4 by 3/4 inch strips
  • Baja Tempura Batter
  • 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon ice water
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons yellow mustard (optional)
  • 1 cup bleached all-purpose flour
  • Vegetable oil for deep-frying
  • 10 (5 1/2-inch) soft white corn tortillas, for serving
  • Garnish
  • Baja Cabbage Slaw (recipe follows)
  • Lime wedges
  • Pickled jalapeno slices.
  • 1/2 head small (5-inch diameter) green cabbage
  • 2 tablespoons regular mayonnaise (not light)
  • 3/4 teaspoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 drops jalapeno Tabasco sauce (optional)

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