Blackened Fish Tacos

Blackened Fish Tacos

#Spicy

🥘 Ingredients

  • Cajun spice blend
    2 tbsp
  • carrots
    2 unit
  • catfish
    22 oz
  • cilantro
    ½ oz
  • flour tortilla
    12 unit
  • lime
    2 unit
  • mayonnaise
    4 tbsp
  • paper towels
  • pepper
  • pineapple
    8 oz
  • salt
  • shredded red cabbage
    8 oz
  • sour cream
    4 tbsp
  • sugar
    ½ tsp
  • vegetable oil
    2 tbsp

🍳 Cookware

  • large pan
  • medium bowl
  1. 1
    Wash and dry all produce. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Drain pineapple . Halve lime ; cut one half into wedges. Pat catfish dry with paper towels . Sprinkle with a drizzle of vegetable oil and season with salt and pepper . Sprinkle Cajun spice blend onto fillets, then gently rub into fish to moisten.
    pineapple: 8 oz, lime: 2 unit, catfish: 22 oz, paper towels, vegetable oil: 2 tbsp, salt, pepper, Cajun spice blend: 2 tbsp
  2. 2
    Heat a drizzle of vegetable oil in a large pan over medium-high heat (use an ovenproof pan if you have one). Add pineapple and cook, tossing, until browned, 2-3 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
    vegetable oil, pineapple
  3. 3
    Heat another drizzle of vegetable oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Add catfish and cook until browned on surface, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to oven and let bake until opaque and flaky, 8-14 minutes. **TIP:** Transfer fish to a lightly oiled baking sheet first if your pan isn't ovenproof.
    vegetable oil, catfish
  4. 4
    Peel carrots . Using a vegetable peeler, shave carrot lengthwise into long ribbons, rotating as necessary. Discard carrot core once it becomes too thin to shave. Add carrot, shredded red cabbage , mayonnaise , juice from **lime half**, sugar , and a large pinch of salt and pepper to a medium bowl . Toss until thoroughly combined.
    carrots: 2 unit, shredded red cabbage: 8 oz, mayonnaise: 4 tbsp, sugar: ½ tsp, salt, pepper
  5. 5
    Wrap flour tortilla in a damp paper towel and microwave on high until warm, ⏱️ 30 seconds . **TIP:** Alternatively, wrap tortillas in foil and place in oven to warm, about ⏱️ 3 minutes .
    flour tortilla: 12 unit
  6. 6
    Stir pineapple into slaw. Spread flour tortilla with sour cream . Break up catfish into bite-sized pieces and divide between tortillas. Top each with **slaw**. Tear cilantro leaves from stems and scatter over top. Serve with **lime wedges** on the side for squeezing over.
    pineapple, flour tortilla, sour cream: 4 tbsp, catfish, cilantro: ½ oz