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Coconut Tequila Fish Tacos

Coconut Tequila Lime Fish Tacos

These Coconut Tequila Fish Tacos are topped with a creamy avocado salsa and a fresh red cabbage slaw. They're super easy to make and they taste delicious with whatever fresh fish you have on hand!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes

Ingredients
  

FOR THE TACOS

  • 2 tomatillos
  • ½ clove garlic
  • ½ jalapeno pepper remove seeds if you don't want it too spicy
  • 1 bunch cilantro divided
  • 2 avocados
  • 2 limes juiced divided
  • salt to taste
  • ½ head purple cabbage roughly chopped
  • ½ tablespoon raw sugar
  • corn tortillas

FOR THE FISH

  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 lb fresh mahi cut into 2.5" fillets
  • cup Tequila
  • ½ fresh jalapeno seeds removed
  • ½ lime juiced
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil

Instructions
 

FOR THE TACOS

  • Bring a pot of water to a boil and add tomatillos, garlic, jalapeno pepper and salt. Cook until soft. Strain and reserve a half cup cooking liquid. Add those ingredients to a blender along with the meat from two avocados, the juice from 1 lime and a handful of cilantro. Add cooking liquid until creamy consistency is reached. Salt to taste.
  • Meanwhile, add chopped purple cabbage to a bowl and toss with lime juice, sugar and salt. Let sit you cook the fish component of the tacos below.

FOR THE FISH

  • Combine garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, salt, lime, jalapeno and Altos Tequila Plata in a small bowl and whisk until combined. Add the mahi and let sit for 5-10 minutes. Add coconut oil to a pan and turn the heat to medium-high. When it's hot, add the fish with the liquid that it is marinated in. Let the fish cook on one side until golden brown and then flip and sauté until the fish is fully cooked through.

FOR THE FINAL ASSEMBLY

  • For serving, toast corn tortillas until blistered, add two spoonfuls of marinated cabbage, top with the coconut tequila lime mahi and drizzle with the creamy avocado salsa. Add more cilantro for garnish.
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