Sam's Fried fish tacos

Serves 4

Ingredients

16 taco size corn tortillas


Cabbage Slaw:


1/2 Cabbage Head, thinly sliced


1/2 Red Onion, peeled and thinly sliced


2 medium carrots, julienned


8g Coriander, finely chopped


Zest of 2 Limes


Salt to taste


Juice of 2 Limes


2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil


Crema:


15ml hot sauce


115g Mayonnaise


123g Sour Cream


1 Tbsp Smoked Paprika


1tbsp chilli oil


20ml rice vinegar


Salt to Taste


2 Garlic Cloves, grated


Fried Fish:


1kg Cod cut into 5 x 2 inch pieces


Saxa Salt


Oil


Beer Batter:


225g plain flour


2 tsp White Pepper


2 tsp Smoked Paprika


1 Tbsp Garlic Powder


1 Tbsp Salt


1 Egg


340g Beer (Lager)


Cabbage Slaw Method:


Halve a head of cabbage. Thinly slice one-half of the cabbage. Add to a bowl.


Peel and thinly slice half a red onion. Add to the bowl.


To that add in chopped coriander and lime zest.


Salt to taste with the juice of the limes.


Add in the extra virgin olive oil and mix to combine.


Creme Method:


Add chilis to a small saucepot and cover with water. Optionally deseed the chiles beforehand.


Bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes before removing the chilis and adding to a blender.


Begin blending and begin adding cooking water until it begins to blend evenly, and smooth.


To a bowl, add in mayonnaise, sour cream, hot sauce, smoked paprika, half of the pureed chili, and whisk until thoroughly combined.


Season to taste with salt. Optionally add some grated garlic, and mix to combine.




Fried Beer-Battered Fish Method:


Slice the cod into separate pieces. Season with salt and let sit at room temperature for 15 minutes.


To a large bowl, add the plain flour, white pepper, smoked paprika, garlic powder, and salt. Whisk together.


Add in an egg and whisk until a shaggy dough forms. Slowly stream in the lager beer while whisking until completely combined.


Fill a heavy bottom pot with oil (at least 2-inches) and heat to 365F.


Toss the fish in extra all-purpose flour until thoroughly coated. Shake off excess and coat all sides in the batter.


Remove from the batter and carefully drop into the hot oil. Fry for 3-5 minutes. Remove and let cool on a wire rack.

Fried Fish Taco Assembly Method:


Warm-up a tortilla


Add the fish to the center and drizzle with the creme and a generous amount of cabbage slaw.