Catfish Tacos With Avocado Crema Recipes

CATFISH TACOS

Steps:

• For the catfish: Whisk together the buttermilk, 1 tablespoon of the seafood seasoning, 1 teaspoon of the chipotle and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Add the fish, cover and let soak, refrigerated, for 10 to 15 minutes.
• For the fiesta slaw: While the fish is soaking, whisk together the mayonnaise, crema, lime juice, paprika, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Add the cabbages, cilantro, carrots and green onions and toss to coat.
• Whisk together the cornmeal, flour and remaining 1 tablespoon seafood seasoning and 1 teaspoon chipotle in a shallow dish or paper bag. Drain the catfish, shaking off any remaining marinade (discard the remaining marinade). Place 3 to 4 pieces of fish in the cornmeal mixture and shake/flip until they are coated. Remove the fish to a clean plate or baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining fish.
• Add about 1 inch of canola oil to a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat and heat to about 375 degrees F.
• Add the fish to the skillet a few pieces at a time. Fry on each side until golden brown all over, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove to a baking sheet with a cooling rack. Repeat with the remaining fish.
• Toast the tortillas in a cast-iron skillet or over an open flame. Add 2 pieces of fish to each tortilla and top with the fiesta slaw. Serve with lime wedges, cilantro and red onions.

AVOCADO CREMA

Steps:

• Combine lime juice, cilantro, garlic, avocado, crema, olive oil, salt, and pepper, in that order, in a blender. Blend until mixture is smooth.

CATFISH TACOS WITH AVOCADO CREMA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking pan with foil.
• Mix cumin, paprika, onion powder, cayenne, garlic powder, pepper, and salt together in a shallow bowl. Press catfish fillets into the seasoning mixture, pressing firmly on both sides, until coated.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add catfish and sear for about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to the prepared baking pan and wipe out the skillet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and cut into smaller pieces.
• Meanwhile, combine avocado, milk, sour cream, onion powder, and salt in a blender. Add one lime half (rind and all) to the blender. Squeeze the juice form the other half into the blender, and add cilantro. Blend until completely smooth.
• Heat oil for fajita vegetables in the clean skillet over medium heat. Add peppers and onion; cook until slightly browned, about 5 minutes.
• Put catfish, avocado crema, and fajita vegetables in taco shells.

GRILLED CATFISH TACOS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Rub catfish fillets with 1 tablespoon lime juice and season with salt, black pepper, garlic powder, paprika, cumin, and coriander. Spray both sides of each fillet with cooking spray.
• Grill catfish on the preheated grill until fish is easily flaked with a fork, about 5 minutes on each side.
• Combine sour cream, lime juice, cilantro, and chipotle peppers for crema until well blended; set aside.
• Combine red cabbage, onion, and cilantro in a large bowl and squeeze lime juice over it. Drizzle with oil, season with salt and pepper, and toss to combine. Taste and add more salt and pepper if necessary; set aside.
• Wrap corn tortillas in a damp paper towel. Heat in a microwave until warm, about 1 minute.
• Divide grilled fish evenly over corn tortillas and serve with cilantro-lime sauce, slaw, Monterey Jack cheese, tomato, avocado, and green onions.

CRAWFISH TACOS WITH AVOCADO CREMA

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine sour cream, mashed avocado and lime; season to taste with salt.
• In a large skillet, heat olive oil and butter over medium high heat. Add garlic, salt, cayenne pepper and crawfish tails and cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in cilantro and lime juice.
• Spoon crawfish mixture evenly between warmed taco shells. Spoon Avocado Crema over top.