Cornmeal Dusted Lingcod 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)

THE BEST COD FISH TACOS

Steps:

• To marinate the fish, combine oil, lemon juice, paprika, cayenne pepper, cumin, and salt. Add the fish fillet and coat well. Marinate for at least 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile make the sauce by combining the yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon juice, paprika, and salt. Mix them until creamy and smooth and set aside.
• Combine the "to make slaw" ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
• Heat a skillet and place the marinated fish. Sear the fish and cook for 3-5 minutes until the fish is completely done. Remove the fish fillets to a plate and break them into chunks.
• To assemble the tortillas; char the corn tortillas on an open flame. Place the tortilla on a plate, add some chunks of fish, add a tablespoon of slaw and drizzle the prepared sauce on top.
• Garnish with jalapenos and cilantro before serving.

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.