Last night, mid-craving for fish tacos, we decided to make our own instead of going to our local favorite, Taco Lu's.
The challenge: Taco Lu's makes "the sauce". It is actually an avocado "crema" (on a side note, to hear two Southern boys say "crema" is well worth the whole experience!). Joe and his brother love the sauce, I haven't had it as it is made with sour cream. The gauntlet had been thrown and we were up for the challenge.
The ingredients:
Small flour tortillas
Shrimp (seasoned with salt, pepper, cumin and chili powder)
Ahi tuna (4oz piece fed 3 of us, seasoned with salt and pepper)
Freshly made salsa- I used fresh tomatoes, red bell peppers, red onion, cilantro, salt and pepper
Napa cabbage, thinly shredded and tossed with the zest and juice of two limes (let sit for 30 mins or so)
And last, but certainly not least, "The Sauce". For this, I put a ripe avocado, 1/3 cup Tofutti sour cream (regular sour cream would be your dairy substitute), the juice of two limes, cilantro, salt and pepper.
Joe seared the tuna rare, then sauteed the shrimp in a little olive oil cooking spray.
Layer each tortilla with your fish of choice, cabbage, salsa and "The Sauce". Enjoy!
We are always trying to recreate meals that we have eaten out. It is less expensive, and you can control the quality of ingredients, as well as the fat, sugar and salt in your foods. We sat at the table, talking about how nice it was to have a quiet dinner of fish tacos. We all felt full, but not over stuffed like we do when we eat out. Joe and his brother repeatedly said that "the sauce brought it all together".
Success!!!
Happy cooking, message me if you have any questions about recipe re-makes! I'm off to get myself some leftovers for lunch!
