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Rubio’s Fish Tacos Recipe

Make our Rubio’s Fish Tacos Recipe at home. With our Secret Restaurant Recipe your Fish Tacos will taste just like Rubio’s.
Prep Time45 minutes
Active Time25 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Party Recipe, Snack
Cuisine: Mexican, Seafood
Keyword: Mexican, Mexican Restaurant-Style Recipes, Rubio's Coastal Grill, Seafood, Street Tacos, Tacos
Yield: 12 Street Tacos

Ingredients

  • Rubio's Salsa See Box Below for a Link to our Recipe, or other Salsa, store bought or homemade, of choice (See Box Below for Links to More Recipes)
  • Twelve 1 - 1 1/2-ounce fillets Cod
  • 1 tablespoon Salt
  • Vegetable Oil to fry fish
  • 1 head Green Cabbage shredded
  • 2 Limes cut into wedges
  • 12 Corn Tortillas

White Sauce

  • 1/2 cup Mayonnaise
  • 1/2 cup Yogurt

Beer Batter

  • 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
  • Garlic Powder to taste
  • Freshly ground Black Pepper to taste
  • 1 cup Beer of choice (Do not use Light Beer)

Instructions

  • Prepare Rubio's Salsa or other Restaurant Salsa according to the recipe linked to in the Box below. Store in a tightly sealed container, in the refrigerator, until ready to serve (Can be done up to 3 days in advance).

White Sauce

  • In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and yogurt. Mix well. Store in a tightly sealed container, in the refrigerator, until ready to serve (Can be done up to 3 days in advance).

Fish Fillets

  • Add salt to a bowl of cold water.
  • Wash fish by dipping in water and rubbing.
  • Remove fillets to a paper towel-covered plate to drain. Allow fish to dry off completely before dipping into batter.

Beer Batter

  • In a large bowl, mix flour, garlic powder and pepper. Blend well.
  • Slowly pour in beer, stirring constantly, and mix until well blended. Set aside briefly.

Fry Fish

  • Pour vegetable oil into a deep skillet to about 1/2 to 1-inch deep.
  • Place skillet over medium heat and bring up to 375°F.
  • When oil is hot, dip fish, one at a time, into batter. Remove, allowing excess batter to drip off, and place in hot oil.
  • Repeat until you have filled the skillet to a single layer, but do not crowd and let them touch.
  • Cook fish until batter is crispy and golden brown, turning as needed.
  • Remove fillets to a paper towel-covered plate to drain.
  • Continue with remaining fillets as needed.

Fish Tacos

  • Heat corn tortillas very lightly and briefly in a separate dry skillet until they are soft and hot.
  • Place a tortilla onto a plate.
  • Place 1 prepared cod fillet in center.
  • Drizzle with white sauce.
  • Spoon about 1 - 2 tablespoons salsa over top.
  • Scatter cabbage over all.
  • Add a squeeze of lime and fold tortilla over to serve.

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