Easy Eats Recipe: Spiced Fish Tacos With Caper And Dill Mayo

Spiced fish tacos w/ caper and dill mayo Photo: Kelly Gibney

These are non-traditional taco flavours but it all works together brilliantly and makes a quick mid-week meal.

Serves 4

Ingredients

For the fish:

• 500g firm white fish
• 1/2 cup cornflour
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 tsp salt
• Oil or ghee for frying

For the caper mayo:

• ½ cup good quality mayonnaise
• 2 Tbsp capers
• ½ tsp dried dill
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• Sea salt and cracked black pepper

To serve:

• 8 soft corn tortillas (or flour tortillas)
• Finely shredded cabbage
• 1 avocado – stone removed and sliced thinly
• 2 radishes – sliced thinly
• Handful fresh coriander – roughly chopped

Method

Combine the caper mayonnaise ingredients in a small bowl and stir well. Season generously. Place in fridge until ready to use.

Combine the cornflour, spices and salt in a large bowl.

Cut the fish into bite-sized pieces and toss together with the flour.

Heat 1cm of oil in a sauté pan over a medium-high heat. Cook the fish in two batches (to avoid overcrowding the pan) until golden and crunchy. A minute or so on each on each side should be plenty.

Heat the tortillas. Top each with some shredded cabbage, avocado and some radish slices. Place a few pieces of fish on each and drizzle with the caper mayonnaise.

Photo: Kelly Gibney

Kelly Gibney is an Auckland-based food writer, photographer and cookbook author. Her latest book ENJOY: Food worth sharing with the people you love shares delicious and achievable ideas for making every meal memorable. She also shares weekly recipes via her newsletter.