Where is the Fish? Fishy, fishy, fishy fish?

The concept of the fish taco was always kind of foreign to me.  I'd see the roadside stands talking about getting one for $1 and it just never appealed to me.  However, it's a brave new world and I was in the mood to try something different last night, so I poked around the net looking at some recipes and ended up coming up with a variation on several that was really tasty (even Elise loved it, and talk about picky...)

The best thing was it was reasonably cheap to make and it didn't take a whole lot of work.  I forgot to take a picture of them, but here is what I came up with:

Ingredients:

1/4 cup mayonaise
2 tablespoons plain yogurt
2 teaspoons hot sauce (Cholula or Chipotle Tobasco)

3 tablespoons lime juice

6 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided

salt

2 cups shredded romain lettuce
1/2 cup finely shredded carrots
1/4 cup finely chopped red onion
1 lb cod filets
8 tortillas (I like flour)
Guacamole
Shredded monterey jack cheese

Okay, you ready ski king?  Let's let it happen Cap'n.

Heat up the oven to 350°.  When it's warm separate the tortillas and wrap them in 2 pouches of tin foil, 4 tortillas to a pouch.  Toss them in the oven to warm up while you do everything else.  For a max of about 15 minutes.

Whisk together the mayo, yogurt and hot sauce.  Dip a finger in it and give it a taste, add whatever you want to it or adjust the hot sauce levels.  You don't want it spicy, but sort or tangy and warm.

Now, in another bowl, whisk together the lime juice, 2 tablespoons of the oil and a good smidge, maybe even a dash of salt.  Whisk it all together until it gets a dressing like consistency.  Now, take the lettuce, carrots and onion, put 2 tablespoons of the dressing on it and toss it all together.  Go ahead and taste that, you know you wanna.

Cut up your cod fillets into 1" x 3" strips (you don't need to measure them), pat them dry and sprinkle on some salt.  In a skillet, heat up the remaining oil over medium-high heat until it is shimmering. saute´ the cod in 2 batches, about 4 minutes to a side and drain it on paper towels when it is done.  After the cod is cooked, transfer it to a clean dish and pour on the rest of the lime dressing, coating the fish.

Now, let's build us some tacos...  Grab a tortilla (re-wrap the ones still there, so they don't get crusty), smear some guacamole on it, put on some fish, put on some of the salad mix, add some cheese and then drizzle some of the mayo concoction on it...  Take a bite, you deserve it.

Pretty damn tasty, isn't it?  I hope you like them.  All told, these took about 40 minutes to prep and cook. The best part was that it was a pretty inexpensive meal at about $1.60 per taco (the cod was on sale) and you could drop that by using a different white fish.  If you wanted to use less oil, you could bake the fish too...