Dinner for 8

Crispy Fish Tacos

Name: Crispy Fish Tacos
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 large jalapeño; 1 cup cilantro leaves; 1/4 cup green onions; 1/4 cup oil; 1/4 cup greek yogurt; 1/4 cup water; 1/2 avocado; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 lb firm white fish like cod; 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons cornmeal; 1/4 cup cornstarch; 1 tsp chili powder or spicy seasoning; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 cup light beer; 1 egg; vegetable oil for frying (optional); 12 flour or corn tortillas; cilantro for topping (optional); cotija cheese for topping (optional)

$12.17for 430 minServes 8

White fish cooks in a crisp beer batter, then fills tortillas with avocado, yogurt, and jalapeño sauce.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Poblano and other fresh chiles, 1$0.60 each typical	1	$0.60Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, 0.75$1.49 each typical	0.75	$0.93Typical price
	Green onions, 0.25$1.19 each typical	0.25	$0.30Typical price
	Sour cream, 2.25 oz$0.14/oz typical	2.25 oz	$0.30Typical price
	Avocados, 0.5$1.29 each typical	0.5	$0.65Typical price
	White fish (tilapia, 2 lb$6.99/lb typical	2 lb	$13.98Typical price
	Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
	Tortillas, 12$0.30 each typical	12	$3.60Typical price
	Swiss, 0.5 oz$0.40/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.20Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$24.34

Swaps

Swap white fish (tilapia for salmon filletsabout $3.00/lb more at typical prices
Swap sour cream for yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
Swap tortillas for pitaabout $0.25/each more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Baking powder and sodaWine, beer and spiritsOlive and cooking oil

Not included in the cost.

30 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
8servings (the source says 12, which counts pieces)
$$typical cost tier

Mexican Budget Family Dinners

Typical price

$3.04 per serving$12.17 for 4

City Store

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

Ingredients

1 large jalapeño
1 cup cilantro leaves
1/4 cup green onions
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup greek yogurt
1/4 cup water
1/2 avocado
1/2 tsp salt
2 lb firm white fish like cod
1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons cornmeal
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 tsp chili powder or spicy seasoning
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup light beer
1 egg
vegetable oil for frying (optional)
12 flour or corn tortillas
cilantro for topping (optional)
cotija cheese for topping (optional)

Steps

Blend the jalapeño, cilantro, green onions, oil, yogurt, water, avocado, and salt until smooth.
Whisk the flour, cornmeal, cornstarch, chili powder, baking powder, salt, beer, and egg into a thick batter.
Cut the fish into strips and coat each piece with the batter.
Heat 1 inch of cooking oil in a deep 12-inch skillet to 350 F.
Fry the fish in batches for 3 to 4 minutes per side, until golden and 145 F inside.
Warm the tortillas in a dry skillet, then fill them with fish and sauce.

Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with white fish (tilapia, cod, haddock) on sale.