Dinner for 5

Ensenada Fish Tacos

Name: Ensenada Fish Tacos
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1/2 cup all purpose flour; 1 tsp [baking powder]; 1/2 tsp ground black pepper; 1/2 tsp dried mexican oregano; 1 tbsp yellow mustard; 6 oz mexican pilsner-style beer; 6 cups avocado oil (optional); 1 lb cod; 1/2 tsp kosher salt; 1 tbsp cornstarch; 1/2 cup mexican crema; 1/2 cup mayonnaise; 2 tbsp lime juice; 2 chipotle peppers in adobo; 1/2 tsp kosher salt; 12 warm corn tortillas; 2 cups thinly sliced green cabbage; hot sauce; pico de gallo; lime wedges

$20.01for 465 minServes 5

Beer-battered cod fries until crisp, then fills warm tortillas with chipotle sauce, cabbage, and fresh toppings.

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Mint, a little$1.99 each typical	a little	$0.02Typical price
	White fish (tilapia, 1 lb$6.99/lb typical	1 lb	$6.99Typical price
	Heavy cream, 4.25 oz$0.22/oz typical	4.25 oz	$0.91Typical price
	Juice, 1 oz$0.04/oz typical	1 oz	$0.04Typical price
	Canned chiles and chipotles in adobo, 2 oz$0.35/oz typical	2 oz	$0.70Typical price
	Tortillas, 12$0.30 each typical	12	$3.60Typical price
	Cabbage, 0.45 lb$0.79/lb typical	0.45 lb	$0.35Typical price
	Salsa, 1 oz$0.14/oz typical	1 oz	$0.14Typical price
	Lemons and limes, 0.5$0.60 each typical	0.5	$0.30Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$25.01

Swaps

Swap white fish (tilapia for salmon filletsabout $3.00/lb more at typical prices
Swap heavy cream for evaporatedabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
Swap tortillas for pitaabout $0.25/each more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourBaking powder and sodaSalt and pepperMustard, mayo, ketchupWine, beer and spiritsOlive and cooking oilCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaHot sauce

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65 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
5servings as written
$$$typical cost tier

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$5.00 per serving$20.01 for 4

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Ingredients

1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp [baking powder]
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp dried mexican oregano
1 tbsp yellow mustard
6 oz mexican pilsner-style beer
6 cups avocado oil (optional)
1 lb cod
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 cup mexican crema
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tbsp lime juice
2 chipotle peppers in adobo
1/2 tsp kosher salt
12 warm corn tortillas
2 cups thinly sliced green cabbage
hot sauce
pico de gallo
lime wedges

Steps

Whisk the flour, baking powder, pepper, oregano, mustard, and beer into a smooth batter.
Blend or finely chop the chipotle peppers, then mix them with crema, mayonnaise, lime juice, and salt.
Cut the cod into strips, season with salt, and dust with cornstarch.
Heat the avocado oil to 350 F in a deep, heavy pot.
Dip the cod in the batter and fry in batches for 3 to 5 minutes, until golden and 145 F inside.
Warm the tortillas, then fill them with cod, cabbage, chipotle sauce, hot sauce, pico de gallo, and lime wedges.

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