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Grilled Corn and Fish Tacos





Yields
Serves 4 (makes 8)



Total Time
50 mins

This crowd-pleaser has everything you want in a fish taco, including a spicy mayo and fresh add-ins like avocado and lightly charred corn.

 

This recipe, and others like it, can be found in the article “From No-Cook Dinners to Summer Fruit Desserts, Here’s What to Cook in July.”

Grilled Corn and Fish Tacos




Greg DuPree
 1/2 cup mayonnaise
 1 tablespoon Sriracha chili sauce
 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
 2 garlic cloves, minced
 1 teaspoon dried oregano
 1 teaspoon ground cumin
 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
 1 pound skinned Pacific rockfish fillets
 8 corn tortillas (6 in. wide)
 2 ears corn, husks and silks removed
 1/2 avocado, sliced
 1 cup finely shredded red cabbage
 1/2 cup cilantro leaves
Step 1
1

Heat a grill to high (450° to 550°). In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise and Sriracha; chill. In a glass pie pan or baking dish, combine oil, garlic, oregano, cumin, salt, cayenne, and pepper. Turn fish in seasoned oil to coat. Seal tortillas in foil.

Step 2
2

Grill corn, covered and turning a few times, until lightly charred, 8 to 12 minutes total. Five minutes after putting corn on grill, set a large cast-iron skillet or other ovenproof frying pan on cooking grate. After a few minutes, put fish in hot skillet and tortilla packet on grate. Cook, turning fish and tortillas once, until fish is no longer translu­cent in center (3 to 5 minutes) and tortillas are hot (4 to 5 minutes). Transfer to a board.

Step 3
3

Cut kernels off corn in slabs. Spread tortillas with some of Sriracha mayo and put the rest in a small dish. Fill tortillas with chunks of fish, avocado, cabbage, cilantro, and corn. Serve more Sriracha mayo on the side.

Wine pairing: Groth 2015 Hillview Vineyard Chardonnay (Napa Valley; $30)

Nutrition Facts

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Amount per serving
Calories612
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 39g50%

Saturated Fat 5.8g29%
Cholesterol 68mg23%
Sodium 647mg29%
Total Carbohydrate 45g17%

Dietary Fiber 6.8g25%
Protein 27g

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.