I scream, you scream, we all scream for ... Tacos!

I'm not a real big fish eater.  I am very picky about fish and what kind I will eat.  But a few years back I decided to be brave and adventurous and I ordered Fish Tacos in a restaurant.  Little deep fried, beer battered nuggets of tilapia nestled inside a corn tortilla with some kind of jalapeno sauce.  They were amazing.

I went years without ever having fish tacos again.  As I said, too darned picky.

Well, it just so happens that just three blocks from my house there is a little family owned dive of a Mexican restaurant called Campestre (on Main Street in Grandview, MO).  My family took me there to eat when I came up to visit from Texas a few years back.  They are regulars there.  And since I moved here a little over two years ago, I have become a regular there as well.  (The $5 jumbo Margaritas and Pina Coladas are TO DIE FOR!!!)

When we eat at Campetre, I usually always order Nachos Supreme or Mexican Taquitos because I love them so much.  The rest of my family always lean towards the more authentic fare on the menu.  Well, over the last few months, I kept looking at the Fish Tacos on their menu and tried to convince myself to order them.  I finally got up the nerve.

I was given a plate with three corn tortillas that were covered in fish, and there were condiments on the side such as sour cream, lettuce, fresh lime wedges, etc.  I was a little leery because the fish was not a beer battered, deep fried nugget of yumminess like the last ones I had tried.  This was just some seasoned fish, most likely baked or broiled, and flaked onto the tortilla.

I braced myself, squeezed some fresh lime on the fish, rolled the tortilla around it, closed my eyes and took a bite.

I WAS IN HEAVEN!!!  These were even better than the other kind.  And needless to say, every time I have been back to Campestre since, I have ordered Fish Tacos.  (They go really good with a frosty jumbo Pina Colada.)

Well, we all know that eating out is expensive.  So I decided to try my hand at making my own Fish Tacos.  I mean, I already had some frozen tilapia in the freezer that I had no clue what to do with.  So I set out in search of a spice mixture to cook my fish in that would go well as a taco.  And I found it.

Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 1/2 pounds red snapper fillets
• Cooking spray
• 8 (6-inch) corn tortillas
• 2 shredded slaw (green cabbage, purple cabbage, carrots)

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 425°.
2. Combine cumin,coriander, paprika, red pepper, salt, and garlic in a small bowl.
3. Sprinkle spice mixture evenly over both sides of fish.
4. Place fish on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
5. Bake at 425° for 9 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
6. Place fish in a bowl and break into pieces with a fork.
7. Heat tortillas according to package directions.
8. Divide fish evenly among tortillas.
9. Top each with 1/4 cup cabbage.

Okay, so then I needed a sauce or something to go along with this.  And this is what I came up with.

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 3 tablespoons fat-free mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream
• 1 teaspoon grated lime rind
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 garlic clove, minced

Preparation:
Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.  Mix until thoroughly blended.

Then you just top your fish tacos with the cream sauce and . . . VOILA . . . you some some of the most amazing Fish Tacos ever!

All the ingredients you need to make awesome Fish Tacos and a delicious cream sauce.

Cream sauce all mixed and ready to eat.

Shredded slaw mix, baked tilapia, cream sauce.  Sooooooo good!

And this is a beautiful Fish Taco!