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    Home » Dinner

    Cod Fish Tacos with Spicy Mango Salsa

    Published: Feb 16, 2023 Last updated: Feb 16, 2023 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Crispy fried cod fish sticks served in a traditional flour tortilla shell, lettuce cup, or just on a plate! Topped with a Spicy Mango Salsa, it is a perfect sweet, savory, and spicy combination!
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    These are the best fish tacos and they are the perfect recipe for Taco Tuesday! Fried battered fish is served in a warm tortilla or romaine lettuce leaf topped with a sweet and spicy mango salsa.

    A Fried Fish Taco topped with Spicy Mango Salsa in a lettuce cup.

    ❤️ Why you'll love it

    Taco night: these are perfect for Taco Tuesday!

    Simple ingredients: this easy recipe is made with fresh produce and delicious ingredients ingredients.

    Low carb: this recipe is naturally gluten free and low carb, keep it low carb by serving in romaine lettuce or low carb tortillas.

    A bowl of mango salsa.

    🥘 Ingredients

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    Ingredients needed for the mango salsa:

    Ripe mango

    Red onion

    Fresh limes

    Fresh cilantro

    Jalapeño pepper 

    Jordan's Skinny Pineapple Syrup: this is optional, I used it because it was sugar free and has great pineapple flavor. You can use pineapple juice in its place if desired.

    Cod Fish cut into 1x2 sticks with a bowl of egg wash and bowl of almond flour coating.
    Simple ingredients for this fried fish recipe!

    Ingredients needed for frying the fish:

    Almond flour: this is my preference but you can substitute cornmeal, all purpose flour, or bread crumbs if desired.

    Parmesan Cheese

    Black pepper

    Salt

    Garlic powder

    Cod fish: any firm white fish will work. My preference is cod, but use halibut or tilapia if desired. It needs to be a fish that will hold together when cut into bite-sized pieces.

    Romaine lettuce leaves , or flour tortillas (I prefer street taco size)

    Peanut oil or vegetable oil , for frying

    Battering cod fish sticks with flour free coating for frying
    Batter all pieces of fish before frying.

    🔪 Instructions

    1. In a large bowl, combine diced mango, onion, lime juice, Jordan's Skinny Pineapple Syrup, cilantro jalapeno pepper. Cover and set in the fridge until ready to serve.
    2. Pour approximately 2 cups oil in skillet.
    3. Heat oil over medium-high heat until 350 degrees F. Reduce to medium heat if needed to regulate oil temperature.
    4. In a shallow large bowl, combine almond flour, dry grated parmesan cheese, pepper, salt, and garlic powder. 
    5. In small bowl, whisk egg until well combined.
    6. Dip a piece of fish in egg wash, then in almond flour coating. Lie breaded cod fillet on foil lined baking sheet. Repeat with all fish strips.
    7. When oil is to temperature, fry fish pieces in hot oil. Cook 3-4 minutes, until fish is golden brown, turning to brown all sides. Remove from hot oil and drain on plate lined with paper towels.
    8. To serve, place pieces of fried fish in a street taco or romaine lettuce leaf and top with mango salsa.

    🥄 Equipment

    Large bowl

    Small bowls

    Large Skillet (or deep fryer)

    Skimmer

    Frying cod fish in a cast iron skillet in hot oil
    Fry in hot oil until fish is cooked.

    🥫Storage

    Refrigerate: store leftovers in an airtight container up to 4 days.

    Freeze: freeze fried fish in a freezer safe airtight container up to 3 months.

    Reheat: reheat fried fish (can be frozen) at 350 degrees F in the oven for 15 minutes or air fryer for 7 minutes, until warmed through.

    📖 Variations

    • Skip the mango salsa and make baja fish tacos served with a cabbage slaw, sour cream, and pico de gallo.
    • Make beer-battered fish tacos beer batter fish batter instead using this recipe for beer battered fish.
    • Stir a tablespoon of chili powder into the almond flour mixture to add a spicy kick to the batter.
    Flour Tortilla filled with fried cod strips and mango salsa
    Serving suggestion: Fried fish tacos in a warm street taco shell topped with mango salsa.

    💭 Top Tip

    • Batter all of the pieces of fish before you start frying in the hot oil. This way, you will have less mess and the fish will be hot when serving all at once.

    📚 Related Recipes

    Fans of fish recipes will love this Skillet Cod with Cilantro Lime Butter.

    The air fryer cooks this cod fish with ritz cracker topping perfectly!

    Kids love these Air fryer fish sticks.

    🍽 Serve with...

    Serve fried fish tacos in a warm tortilla or romaine lettuce wrap with mango salsa or your favorite toppings.

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    Cod Fish Tacos are crispy fish fillet sticks you can enjoy in a traditional flour tortilla shell, lettuce cup, or just on a plate! Complemented with a Spicy Mango Salsa, it is a perfect sweet, savory, and spicy combination!

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    Fried Fish Tacos with Spicy Mango Salsa

    Shelby Law Ruttan
    Crispy fried cod fish sticks served in a traditional flour tortilla shell, lettuce cup, or just on a plate! Topped with a Spicy Mango Salsa, it is a perfect sweet, savory, and spicy combination!
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 25 mins
    Course Main Dish
    Cuisine Mexican
    Servings 8
    Calories 107 kcal

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    Ingredients
      

    For the Mango Salsa

    • 2 cups diced peeled ripe mango
    • ¼ cup finely chopped red onion
    • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
    • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
    • 1 jalapeño pepper seeded and minced
    • 1 tablespoon Jordan's Skinny Pineapple Syrup

    For the Fish

    • Sunflower Oil , for frying
    • ½ almond flour
    • ½ cup dry grated Parmesan Cheese
    • ½ teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1 pound cod fillet cut into small strips (about 1 fillet)
    • 8 romaine lettuce leaves , or 8 soft taco shells

    Instructions
     

    • In a large bowl, combine diced mango, onion, lime juice, Jordan's Skinny Pineapple Syrup, cilantro jalapeno pepper. Cover and set in the fridge until ready to serve.
    • Pour approximately 2 cups oil in skillet.Heat oil over medium-high heat until 350 degrees F. Reduce to medium heat if needed to regulate oil temperature.
    • In a shallow large bowl, combine almond flour, dry grated parmesan cheese, pepper, salt, and garlic powder. In small bowl, whisk egg until well combined.
    • Dip a piece of fish in egg wash, then in almond flour coating. Lie breaded cod fillet on foil lined baking sheet. Repeat with all fish strips.
    • When oil is to temperature, fry fish pieces in hot oil. Cook 3-4 minutes, until fish is golden brown, turning to brown all sides. 
    • Remove from hot oil and drain on plate lined with paper towels.
    • To serve, place pieces of fried fish in a street taco or romaine lettuce leaf and top with mango salsa.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 8tacos (with lettuce wrap)Calories: 107kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 13gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 288mgPotassium: 404mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 2987IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 81mgIron: 1mgNet Carbohydrates: 8g
    Keyword Cod Fish Tacos, fish, Fried Cod Fish, Mango, Salsa, Spicy Mango Salsa, tacos
    Tried this recipe?Mention @grumpyshoneybunch or tag #grumpyshoneybunch!


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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.

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    Comments

    1. miss

      February 28, 2011 at 2:17 pm

      Fish tacos are so darn good and yours look amazing!

      Reply
    2. Kevin

      August 04, 2010 at 1:49 am

      Those look so good! It is hard to beat fish tacos with a fresh, light and tasty salsa like these!

      Reply
    3. Cinnamon Girl

      July 31, 2010 at 12:58 am

      These look amazing! I love fish tacos! I'm so impressed you made your own tortillas...I was just talking to Mom about making my own today and she thought I was crazy!

      Reply
    4. Tasty Eats At Home

      July 30, 2010 at 7:42 pm

      These sound so good! I often have to offer alternative dressings and such so I can get certain people in our household to eat things, if I've made "non traditional" something or other.

      Reply
    5. Linda

      July 30, 2010 at 3:29 am

      Can't believe Grumpy ate fish tacos! They look delicious.

      Fish tacos are one of my all time fave meals, but I could never persuade Hubby to eat one; although tartar sauce is a big draw at our house. 😉

      Reply
    6. Magic of Spice

      July 30, 2010 at 1:01 am

      I love mango salsa, and I love fish tacos...Can I come over? 🙂

      Reply
    7. baking.serendipity

      July 29, 2010 at 11:15 pm

      Mango salsa rocks!

      Reply
    8. Pam

      July 29, 2010 at 3:39 pm

      I just bought a mango so I could make fish tacos with mango salsa...I love the flavor and texture of your tacos - the fish looks perfectly fried.

      Reply
    9. Garcon de Croissant

      July 28, 2010 at 9:09 pm

      Your tacos look great. I love eating fish with salsa.

      Reply
    10. JuneBug

      July 27, 2010 at 8:44 pm

      i will try this sometime... but we don't deep fry around here (too dangerous!) and so I will likely pan fry seasoned fish chunks. or grill the fish (never tried that either) with peach salsa because I'm allergic to mango skins... but fish tacos are on my love-to-eat-out list and therefore on my learn-to-make-at-home list 🙂

      Reply
    11. pigpigscorner

      July 27, 2010 at 6:52 pm

      The mango salsa looks so yummy!

      Reply
    12. Carrian

      July 27, 2010 at 5:34 pm

      That mango salsa looks amazing!

      Reply
    13. Cheryl

      July 27, 2010 at 4:55 pm

      I recently found that I adore Fish Tacos and yours look sooo YUMMY!

      Reply
    14. Megan

      July 27, 2010 at 4:52 pm

      I love fish tacos!

      Reply
    15. Maria

      July 27, 2010 at 2:56 pm

      I love mango salsa! yum!

      Reply
    16. bellini valli

      July 27, 2010 at 2:52 pm

      I saw Bobby's Throwdown too which in turn inspired me to make fish tacos!!!!! So good no matter how you choose to make them.

      Reply
    17. Cajun Chef Ryan

      July 27, 2010 at 12:55 pm

      Oh do these fish tacos look great!

      Bon appetit!
      =:~)

      Reply
    18. Mags

      July 27, 2010 at 11:15 am

      YUM! I think that salsa would be good on just about anything.

      Reply
    19. Pam

      July 27, 2010 at 11:04 am

      I love fish tacos and this salsa sounds amazing!

      Reply
    20. pegasuslegend

      July 27, 2010 at 10:45 am

      been wondering what you had in these never expected fruit, they do look fabulous!

      Reply
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