Ling Cod Tacos Recipes

TEMPURA FISH TACOS: BATTERED LING COD

Steps:

• Place oil in fryer and preheat to 350 F
• Sift flour and baking powder; whisk in 1 cup soda water until smooth
• Let batter stand for 10 minutes; season fish lightly with salt and pepper
• Working in batches of 4 to 6 pieces at one time, dip each fish finger into batter, transfer quickly to fryer; fry until a light golden brown (about 2 minutes, no more!)
• Drain briefly on paper lined plate; season lightly with salt, pepper on both sides (again)

BAKED COD FISH TACOS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Place cod fillets in a casserole dish and drizzle with olive oil and 1 tablespoon lime juice. Season with cumin, coriander, smoked paprika, cayenne, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and black pepper.
• Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and break apart the fish in the baking dish with 2 forks.
• Meanwhile, combine sour cream, garlic, lime zest, 1/4 teaspoon lime juice, and a pinch of salt for crema in a bowl. Combine cabbage, 1/4 teaspoon lime juice, and vinegar for cabbage slaw in another bowl.
• Warm tortillas in the microwave on default mode with a dampened paper towel draped over, 30 to 45 seconds.
• Assemble tacos by layering each tortilla with cod, cabbage slaw, crema, and tomato. Serve hot.

BORDER GRILL GRILLED ALASKA COD TACOS

Steps:

• Makes 3 cups, or 6 appetizer servings
• For the marinade, lightly toast cumin seeds in a dry skillet over low heat just until aroma is released, about 5 minutes. Transfer seeds to a blender. Add jalapenos, garlic, salt, pepper, and lime juice and puree until cumin seeds are finely ground. Add cilantro and olive oil and puree until smooth. Using hands, generously cover Alaska Cod entirely with marinade and let sit at room temperature for 20 minutes. Preheat a medium-hot grill, broiler oven, or pan on the stovetop over medium-high heat. Cook fish until nearly opaque throughout, about 2 to 5 minutes per side, depending on thickness. Remove fish from heat, cool slightly, and pull apart into large flakes. For Guacamole: Cut the avocados in half. Remove the seeds, peel, quarter, and place in a mixing bowl. Mash with a potato masher or fork until chunky. Add the remaining ingredients and combine with a fork. Serve immediately. To assemble tacos: Place warm tortillas on a work surface and line each with a piece of lettuce. Top with chunks of fish, a generous spoonful of salsa fresca, and guacamole. Serve immediately accompanied by lime wedges. * To warm, dip corn tortillas in water, shaking off excess. Toast, in batches, in a nonstick pan over moderate heat, about 1 minute per side. Wrap in towel to keep warm. Copyright (c) 2010, Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, www.bordergrill.com

FISH TACOS

Steps:

• Dust fish pieces with seasoned flour. Mix together flour, water, egg and baking soda. The batter should be the consistency of heavy cream. A few lumps are okay.
• Heat oil to a depth of two inches in a deep pot to 375 degrees. Dip fish into batter and lower into oil, a few pieces at a time, and fry until golden and cooked through, about 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with salt.
• Steam tortillas (see potato tacos). Use two tortillas for each taco, laying one tortilla on another (to insure sturdiness), and fill with 1 to 2 pieces of fish, cabbage, tomato, onion, cilantro and crema or sour cream. For Ensenada-style taco, thin the mayonnaise with 2 1/2 tablespoons of water and spread on tortillas. Fill as above and top with guacamole. Serve both taco varieties with lime wedges and salsa.

LING COD TACOS

Steps:

• place fish in a baking dish and cover with all ingredients, well blended. Marinade well coated fish for 15 minutes or more.
• Make a asian cole slaw and serve fish on tacos with slaw and mango salsa or srirchaca and sweet thai chili.

PAN-SEARED AND CRUSTED LING COD

Steps:

• Dissolve 3 tablespoons salt in 8 cups of water in a bowl and brine lingcod at room temperature for 30 minutes. Drain brine and rinse and dry cod; season 1 side with salt and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cut lemon in half; zest 1 half and cut the other half into wedges.
• Melt 1/4 cup of butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add cod; cook until fillets are golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes per side.
• Transfer fillets into a baking pan; squeeze zested half of lemon over cod.
• Combine bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, lemon pepper, and lemon zest in a bowl. Top fillets with bread crumb mixture. Cut remaining butter into pieces and dot top of fillets.
• Bake fillets in the preheated oven until bread crumb mixture is golden brown and cod flakes easily with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes.