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Fish Tacos with Baja Cream Sauce

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Fish Tacos with Baja Cream Sauce are a vibrant, fresh, and flavorful dish featuring tender, seasoned fish tucked into warm tortillas, topped with crisp cabbage and drizzled with a tangy, creamy Baja sauce. Perfect for Taco Tuesday, family dinners, or summer gatherings.

Ingredients

  • White Fish Fillets: 1½ pounds (cod, halibut, or mahi-mahi)
  • Olive Oil: 2 tablespoons
  • Lime Juice: 2 tablespoons
  • Chili Powder: 1 teaspoon
  • Cumin: 1 teaspoon
  • Paprika: 1 teaspoon
  • Salt: 1 teaspoon
  • Black Pepper: ½ teaspoon
  • Corn or Flour Tortillas: 12, warmed
  • Green Cabbage: 2 cups, finely shredded
  • Red Onion: ½ cup, thinly sliced
  • Fresh Cilantro: ¼ cup, chopped
  • Avocado: 1, sliced

Baja Cream Sauce

  • Sour Cream: ½ cup
  • Mayonnaise: ¼ cup
  • Lime Juice: 2 tablespoons
  • Garlic Powder: 1 teaspoon
  • Hot Sauce: 1 teaspoon
  • Salt: ½ teaspoon

Instructions

  1. Preheat Your Equipment: Heat skillet or grill pan over medium-high heat.
  2. Combine Ingredients: Season fish with olive oil, lime juice, chili powder, cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper.
  3. Prepare Your Cooking Vessel: Add a drizzle of olive oil to skillet or brush grill pan.
  4. Assemble the Dish: Cook fish 3–4 minutes per side until flaky and golden. Flake gently with fork.
  5. Cook to Perfection: Whisk sour cream, mayonnaise, lime juice, garlic powder, hot sauce, and salt into a sauce. Chill until serving.
  6. Finishing Touches: Warm tortillas. Fill with cabbage, fish, onion, avocado, and cilantro. Drizzle Baja cream sauce.
  7. Serve and Enjoy: Serve with lime wedges on the side.

Notes

  • Use firm white fish like cod, mahi-mahi, or halibut.
  • Warm tortillas to prevent tearing.
  • Double the Baja sauce—it’s always a hit!
  • Grill tortillas for charred flavor.

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