Taco Tuesday with Agave Restaurant
ATLANTA (FOX 5 Atlanta) - It's Taco Tuesday and Good Day Atlanta is bringing on a different restaurant every other Tuesday to demonstrate a taco recipe to help viewers get creative in the kitchen.
First up, is a visit Tim Pinkham from Agave Restaurant he joins Good Day Atlanta's Alyse Eady and cooks up chile and lime fish tacos.
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For today's recipe see below.
Agave’s Chile & Lime Fish Tacos
-Makes roughly 8 portions-
Ingredients List:
• 10” Flour Tortillas - 8
• White Fish – 2lbs (see prep for list of fish)
• Agave’s Signature Herb & Chile Rub – 5 Tbsp (see prep for substitute
• Butter – 3 Tbsp
• Limes – 6 to 8 large
• Mayonnaise – 3 cups
• Sour Cream – 1 cup
• Sweet Pickle Relish – 3 Tblsp
• Yellow Onion – 1 medium + 1 Tbsp minced
• Cilantro – ½ bunch
• Tomatoes – 2 large
• Pickled Jalapeno – 2 Tbsp
• Pickled Jalapeno Vinegar – 2 Tbsp
• Honey – 2 Tbsp
• Chipotle in Adobo Sauce – 1 can
• Napa Cabbage – ½ head
• Carrots – 2 large
Fish Ingredients & Preparation
• Fresh Flounder, Halibut, Grouper, Sea Bass (any white flaky mild fish will work) – 2lbs. skin off, diced into 1/2 inch pieces.
• Agave’s Signature Herb & Chile Rub - (available online www.agaverestaurant.com or sold at Agave Restaurant)
(You may substitute for Agave Chile Rub – chile powder, salt, pepper, dried oregano, paprika, cumin – 1 Tbsp each mixed in a bowl beforehand)
• Butter – 3 Tbsp
• Limes – 4 large limes quartered.
Preparation:
• Heat saute pan over medium heat.
• Add 3 Tbsp butter and melt.
• Add fresh diced fish to pan in 2 -3 batches for uniform cooking.
• Season the fish in the pan with salt & pepper and Agave’s Signature Herb & Signature Chile Rub.
• When the fish is 90% cooked squeeze the 4 quartered limes into the pan.
• Continue cooking until done. set aside.
Jalapeno Tartar Sauce Ingredients & Preparation
• Mayonnaise – 2 cups
• Sweet pickle relish – 3 Tbsp
• Yellow onion – 1 Tbsp minced
• Pickled jalapenos – 2 Tbsp chopped
• Pickled jalapeno vinegar from pickling (sub apple cider if needed) – 2 Tbsp
Preparation:
• Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
Chipotle Aioli Ingredients & Preparation
• Mayonnaise – 1 cup
• Sour Cream – 1 cup
• Salt – 1 Tbsp
• Pepper – 1 tsp
• Honey – 2 Tbsp
• Chipotle in Adobo Sauce – ½ cup fine chopped
Preparation
• Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
Napa Cabbage & Carrots Ingredients & Preparation
• Napa cabbage – ½ shredded
• Carrots – 2 large shredded
Preparation:
• Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
Pico de gallo Ingredients & Preparation
• Tomato – 2 large diced
• Yellow Onion – 1 medium diced
• Jalapeno – 1 diced
• Cilantro – ½ bunch chopped
• Salt – 1 Tbsp
• Pepper – 1 tsp
• Lime Juice – 2 Tbsp
Preparation:
• Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
Building your Fish Tacos!
1. Heat your flour tortillas in the oven or stove top.
2. Add jalapeno tartar sauce to the middle of a tortilla
3. Put cooked fish on top of tartar sauce
4. Cover fish with Napa cabbage/carrots mixture
5. Add 1 – 2 Tbsp of Pico de gallo over cabbage
6. Drizzle chipotle aioli over pico de gallo
7. Roll into a taco & slice into desired pieces
8. Serve with a smile!