Homemade Baja Fish Tacos only take minutes to make on the grill! Perfect for Taco Tuesday, every bite is filled with delicious flavor. You'll love these tasty tacos!
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Why you'll love this recipe
✔️ Quick and easy!
✔️ SO good!
✔️ Restaurant quality meal in just minutes!
Ingredients
For the exact measurements, please refer to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.
- olive oil
- cilantro
- jalapeño
- fresh limes
- salt
- coriander
You're absolutely going to love the marinade for the fish! It's beyond easy and only uses a few ingredients.
Double the recipe if you want to drizzle over the fish after it is grilled - yummy!
Instructions
This is an overview of the instructions. For the complete directions just scroll down to the bottom!
- For the marinade - Add the olive oil, cilantro, jalapeños slices, garlic , salt and coriander to a food processor. Process until the ingredients are finely chopped and combined.
- Place the fish in a glass dish and spoon half the marinade over the fish, coating all sides. (Reserve the remaining marinade to drizzle over the fish after grilling.)
- Cover & refrigerate the fish. Marinade for 30 minutes.
- To grill the fish - Remove the fish from the marinade, and discard used marinade.
- Grill over hot coals until it is golden brown and the fish flakes easily. Depending on the thickness of the fish, that will take about six minutes per side.
- If desired, grill the tortillas. A little char adds a lot of flavor.
- When the fish is cooked, and you've removed it from the grill, flake the meat and drizzle the remaining sauce over it.
Equipment
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FAQ's
Baja-style means a fish either deep fried or grilled. The tacos will most often be topped with cabbage, radishes and a creamy white sauce.
On the Baja Peninsula in either San Felipe or Ensenada.
Baja signifies light almost Mediterranean type flavors. You'll find fresh produce and seafood.
Things to know
Tips for purchasing fresh fish for Baja Tacos;
- take a deep breath, fresh fish will not have any smell
- the fish should be opaque and shiny
- when you bring fish home from the market, place it on top of a bowl full of ice (preferably crushed ice) in the refrigerator; keeping it cold will keep it fresh longer
- for fish tacos, you want a firm white fish - today I chose halibut, but you could also use mahi mahi, cod, tilapia or even catfish
Variations
Taco toppings include:
- A great slaw, like this Mexican coleslaw - I love the crunch with the grilled fish. You can also use a store-bought creamy slaw.
- I enjoy thinly sliced, crunchy cabbage, sliced jalapeños, and radishes.
- Tomatoes, cilantro, and onions are yummy too!
- Have plenty of grilled tortillas available, the warm corn tortillas are my favorite choice!
Storage
Refrigerate - I don't recommend keeping leftover fish. Make enough for your dinner and enjoy it fresh!
Related recipes
- Love this recipe? Here are more you'll enjoy! Slow Cooker Al Pastor Tacos, Pulled Chicken Tacos and my favorite... shrimp tacos!
- Be sure and try this recipe for Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl - it's loaded with rice, mango and avocado and topped with a spicy sauce!
Serve with
- Be sure to have plenty of lime on hand. Fresh lime juice squeezed over the fish is the best! Or make a batch of Cilantro Garlic Sauce - I use this for dousing and dunking - delish!
- This spicy Mango Salsa or fresh Pico de Gallo would be amazing over the Baja tacos!
- Cilantro Lime Rice is absolutely delicious with this meal.
- A side of Chipotle Black Beans is perfect as well.
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Baja Fish Tacos recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb firm white fish I recommend halibut or cod.
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- ½ cup bunch cilantro
- 3-4 slices jalepenos
- 1 clove garlic chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- corn or flour tortillas
- Toppings of choice - thinly sliced green cabbage, red cabbage, jalapenos, radishes, sliced onion, tomatoes, lime wedges, etc.
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Instructions
- For the marinade -
- Add the olive oil, cilantro, jalepenos slices, garlic , salt & coriander to a food processor and process until the ingredients are finely chopped and combined.
- Place the fish in a glass dish and spoon half the marinade over the fish, coating all sides. (Reserve the remaining marinade to drizzle over the fish after grilling.) Cover & refrigerate the fish. Marinade for 30 minutes.
- Remove fish from marinade. Discard used marinade.
- Time for grilling!
- Blot the fish with paper towels to remove excess marinade.
- Grill over hot coals about 6 minutes per side. The fish is done when it flakes easily.
- If desired, grill the tortillas - they will only take less than a minute per side. It's ok to give them a little char it adds a lot of flavor.
- When the fish is cooked and you've removed it from the grill, flake the meat and drizzle the reserved sauce over it.
Nutrition
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Well, let's back up a bit....have you ever tried fish tacos? I did after moving to Southern California about 20 years ago.
I turned into a regular beach bum and fish tacos were a must!
Marinade about 30 minutes and then onto the grill it goes. While it is marinading, put together your
christine
I have only tried fish tacos a few times, while on vacation. Boston is certainly not known for their fab fish tacos, lol. I know I would love this recipe and what is better than a cold one on a hot day paired with some tacos?
Bowl Me Over
Awesome, I hope you give it a try Christine!!
linda spiker
Love that you chose to grill these! Yum!
Bowl Me Over
Thanks Linda!
Sandra Shaffer
Fish tacos and beer are a great combo for entertaining! Love how you warmed up your tortilla right on the grill. Isn't it awesome that you can get in the ocean in December in California!! Fun picture 🙂
Bowl Me Over
Thanks so much - enjoy!!
Healing Tomato
Heineken is a huge seller. It makes any meal taste so much better. I haven't had any fish taco, but, I imagine they are delicious. Your photos makes it very appetizing. Love your recipe
Bowl Me Over
Yes and so good - perfectly refreshing on a hot summer's day - thanks Rini!