Fish Tacos with home made Flour Tortillas, Guacamole and Pico de Gallo.

Okay, so tacos are my absolute, number one favourite thing in the world. Ever. If you put something in a taco, whatever the hell it was, I'd probably eat it just because it was in a taco. A few years ago I watched a film called 'I love you, man' starring Paul Rudd and Jason Segel, I think it's a pretty cool film and you should definitely watch it, but that's irrelevant. Anyway in this film, Jason Segel's character takes Paul Rudd's character to a restaurant on Venice beach that does 'the best fish tacos' and ever since I've been wanting to try them. About a month ago, I lost my fish taco virginity at a restaurant called Las Iguanas (that you may or may not have heard of) and was majorly underwhelmed by them. They were boring and tasteless and everything you just don't want from food you've paid good money for. Anyway, today I decided I was making my OWN fish tacos and in my opinion, they turned out much better. These aren't the 'baja california' kind of fish tacos where the fish is beer battered and deep fried, these are un-battered, seasoned, grilled and super healthy; served on fresh, home made flour tortillas with, you guessed it, fresh and home made pico de gallo and guacamole! Enjoy!

GRILLED FISH
INGREDIENTS: (enough for 6 tacos, in my opinion serves 2)

4 white fish fillets (I use Pollock)

4 cloves minced garlic or 2 teaspoons garlic purée

1 teaspoon Achiote paste* 

Tablespoon oil

Tablespoon water

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 teaspoon ground cumin

Salt and Pepper to taste.

- In a small container mix garlic, achiote paste, oil, water, cayenne pepper, cumin and salt and pepper into a runny paste. 

- Brush fish fillets with mixture and marinade in fridge for at least 20 minutes. 

- Grill fish until cooked (around 15 minutes) 

*Achiote paste can be found in Latin/Spanish/African supermarkets, but don't worry if you don't live near one of those or can't find it, you can get it from loads of places online. My favourite vendor is mexgrocer.co.uk , I also bought my tortilla press from here which makes the next step 1000 times easier.

FLOUR TORTILLAS

INGREDIENTS (makes 6 small taco sized tortillas)

125g/1 cup self raising flour

80ml/ 1/3 cup water

25ml oil 

Pinch of salt

- Combine ingredients in a bowl and knead until a play-dough like consistency is achieved. 

- Roll out 6 evenly sized balls (roughly the size of a ping pong ball)

- Roll out into circles or use a tortilla press

- Cook on a dry pan (no oil) for a couple minutes on each side. 

GUACAMOLE

INGREDIENTS:

2 medium sized avocados (preferably California Hass variety)

2 small red chillies

4 cherry or baby plum tomatoes

Squeeze of lemon or lime juice

Coriander to taste

- Finely chop chillies and tomatoes and place in a bowl.

- With a pestle and mortar, mash avocado into a paste

- Combine avocado, chillies and tomatoes and stir in a squeeze of lemon or lime juice and coriander. 

- Alternatively, place all ingredients into a food processor and blend for a few seconds.

PICO DE GALLO

INGREDIENTS:

4 large plum tomatoes

1 small onion

a small amount of coriander to taste

2 jalapenos 

Half a lime

- Finely chop the tomatoes, onion and jalapenos. (This is done easiest in a food processor)

- Add coriander and lime juice and mix all ingredients together.