Corn-Crusted Fish Tacos With Jalapeno-Lime Sauce and Spicy Black Beans

Corn-Crusted Fish Tacos With Jalapeno-Lime Sauce and Spicy Black Beans

  Ready in : 45 mins

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave Mexican food. Try making Corn-Crusted Fish Tacos With Jalapeno-Lime Sauce and Spicy Black Beans at home. This recipe serves 4 and costs $4.42 per serving. Watching your figure? This gluten free and pescatarian recipe has 1116 calories, 51g of protein, and 56g of fat per serving. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It works well as a pretty expensive main course. This recipe from Foodista requires black beans, cayenne pepper, limes, and monterey jack cheese. 11 person have tried and liked this recipe. Overall, this recipe earns an outstanding spoonacular score of 94%.

Ingredients

black beans

black beans

2 cans

cayenne pepper

cayenne pepper

1 pinch

cilantro

cilantro

0.75 cup

corn tortillas

corn tortillas

16

cornmeal

cornmeal

0.5 cup

cumin

cumin

0.5 teaspoon

green onions

green onions

0.5 cup

hot sauce

hot sauce

4 servings

jalapeño

jalapeño

1

lime juice

lime juice

2 tablespoons

limes

limes

2

mayo

mayo

0.6666667 cup

monterey jack cheese

monterey jack cheese

4 servings

olive oil

olive oil

5 tablespoons

cabbage

cabbage

1.5 cups

tilapia

tilapia

1.5 pounds

tomatoes

tomatoes

2 large

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Mix the mayo, lime juice and chopped jalapeno in a small bowl. Salt and pepper to taste, then put in the fridge.Chop all veggies and set aside.

    salt and pepper

    salt and pepper

    lime juice

    lime juice

    jalapeno pepper

    jalapeno pepper

    mayonnaise

    mayonnaise

    bowl
    bowl
  2. 2
    Add 1 tablespoon of oil to a small pan over medium-high heat.

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

    frying pan
    frying pan
  3. 3
    Add the green onions and allow them to saute for 1-2 minutes.

    green onions

    green onions

  4. 4
    Pour both cans of drained beans into the pan. Bring to a simmer and add the cumin, cayenne and tsp. of salt. Squeeze a couple of lime wedges into the beans. Cook for 5 minutes longer. Cover and set aside. Top the beans with cheese when you are ready to serve them.

    lime wedge

    lime wedge

    ground cayenne pepper

    ground cayenne pepper

    cheese

    cheese

    beans

    beans

    cumin

    cumin

    salt

    salt

    frying pan
    frying pan
  5. 5
    Heat a large skillet to high heat.

    frying pan
    frying pan
  6. 6
    Cut the fish into 1 x 3 inch strips.

    fish

    fish

  7. 7
    Drizzle oil on the fish, then salt and pepper both sides.

    salt and pepper

    salt and pepper

    fish

    fish

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

  8. 8
    Pour the cornmeal into a pie pan.

    cornmeal

    cornmeal

    pie form
    pie form
  9. 9
    Roll the fish strips in cornmeal, shaking off the excess.

    cornmeal

    cornmeal

    fish

    fish

    roll

    roll

  10. 10
    Add 2 tablespoons of oil to pan. When it is hot, cook half the fish strips 1-2 minutes per side, until opaque and flaky. The cooking time will depend on the thickness of the fish.

    fish

    fish

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

    frying pan
    frying pan
  11. 11
    Remove the fish from the pan and place on a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat.Warm the tortillas in the microwave. Divide the fish between 8 tortillas. (You can double up the tortillas so they wont break!) Then top each with cabbage, tomatoes, cilantro and jalapeno-lime sauce.

    tortilla

    tortilla

    cilantro

    cilantro

    jalapeno pepper

    jalapeno pepper

    tomato

    tomato

    cabbage

    cabbage

    fish

    fish

    lime

    lime

    paper towels
    paper towels
    microwave
    microwave
    frying pan
    frying pan
  12. 12
    Serve with lime wedges and hot sauce, black beans on the side.

    black beans

    black beans

    lime wedge

    lime wedge

    hot sauce

    hot sauce