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Crunchy Breaded Fish Fillets

Gorton's

Crispy fish fillets make Baja-style fish tacos at home in the time it takes to bake them: a crunchy slaw, a quick lime crema and warm tortillas.

In the freezer of most American supermarkets. The Gloucester fisherman on the box dates back to the 1900s.

The box saysBake 18 to 20 minutes at 425°F, or air-fry about 12.
Chef's upgrade20 min, serves 3
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Baja fish tacos with lime crema and slaw
Everything for the tacos is made while the fish bakes: a cabbage slaw with lime, a crema of sour cream and mayo, and tortillas warmed over a flame.
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You need
- 6 Gorton's Crunchy Breaded Fish Fillets
- 2 cups finely shredded green or red cabbage
- 2 limes
- 1/3 cup (80 g) sour cream and 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tsp hot sauce (Cholula or Valentina)
- 8 small corn tortillas
- 1 avocado, sliced, and a handful of cilantro
- Kosher salt
How to make it
1. Bake or air-fry the fish as the box says until crisp. Cut each fillet in half lengthwise.
2. Toss the cabbage with the juice of 1 lime and a big pinch of salt.
3. Stir the sour cream, mayo, hot sauce and the zest and juice of half the second lime together.
4. Warm the tortillas one at a time over a gas flame or in a dry skillet, 20 seconds a side, and stack them in a towel.
5. Fill each tortilla with a piece of fish, slaw, avocado, a drizzle of crema and cilantro. Serve with the rest of the lime in wedges.
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