Sauteed Fish Tacos

Yeah... so life happens, but at least I'm posting something. This has been a crazy week and though I cooked this week, I just didn't have the time to post. But this little gem of a recipe made me want to give it a shot and go for a post.

We're running out of meat because I need to make a store run, but I still had plenty of fish filets and saw a recipe on allrecipes that looked like a really tasty one... and it was different than other fish taco recipes with a unique blend of spices.

Sauteed Fish Tacos
What you'll need:
1 t. olive oil
1/2 t. crushed red pepper
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
3 green onions, chopped
salt and pepper, to taste
1 c chicken broth
2 large tomatoes, diced (or 1 can diced tomatoes)
1 t. ground cumin
1 t. oregano
1 1/2 lbs Tilapia filets
1 lime (or 3 T lime juice)
8 corn tortillas

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and saute the crushed red pepper, green onion, and garlic until tender and lightly browned. Season it well with salt and pepper. Mix the chicken broth and tomatoes into the skillet, and season with the cumin and oregano. Bring it to a boil. Reduce heat to low and let it simmer. Place the Tilapia filets into the skillet, making sure they are seated nicely in the juices. Sprinkle with the lime juice. Cook 15 to 20 minutes turning filets frequently, until the Tilapia flakes with a fork. Wrap in warmed corn tortillas to serve, making sure you include some of the juices!
(Garnish with chopped cabbage or the green of your choice, and sour cream or greek yogurt. I also added some mozzarella cheese.)


Ratings from the Experts*: 4 for hubby, 5 for me. The fish was done, but for some reason the flavor didn't cook through the fish. You only got the flavor if you included the juices. It didn't taste 'bad'...it just didn't have much of a zing to it. And on top of it my corn tortillas fell apart. :-/ (Guess that's what I get for buying bargain bin tortillas.) Thus the even lower than expected rating. Can somebody try something with this and get the juices to cook into the fish??? Maybe... I'd be willing to try cooking this again because in theory it does look like it would be a nice blend of flavors.

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