Finding Nemo

After two semi-disappointing attempts to locate a restaurant that serves great fish tacos, Joe decided to man up and make something at home.

Do you like how I used "man up" to describe a guy cooking?  When Jack was receiving speech therapy at 2, the lady who worked with him gave him a magnetic board where a mom was in the kitchen cooking. Jack shook his head vehemently and spoke a rare sentence:

"NOOOOO.  No mommy der.  DADDY goes der."

He then plucked the mommy magnet from the kitchen and threw her across the room, replacing her with the male version.

Anyway, Joe scoured the internet for the best fish taco recipes and by God, he did it:

Yes - those would be the same Target plates I bought when I moved out at 22.  I haven't broken a single one.

The combination of the spicy fish, creamy avocado, and crunchy cabbage was perfection.  The lime helped add some zestiness, and a weird orange sauce put the whole thing right over the top.

Joe has promised to make these on a weekly basis until we eventually get sick of them. 

Or die of scombroid poisoning.

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The Recipe (a Joe-modified version of the one on Food.com)

Ingredients

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 chopped green onion
1 package taco seasoning (divide into 2 parts)
1 lb tilapia, cod or 1 lb white fish (I think Joe cubed these all first into small square pieces, and we used tilapia)
1-2 limes for squeezing juice onto cabbage
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon garlic
1 teaspoon chili powder
Warmed taco shells

Toppings
Shredded cabbage
Chopped tomatoes
Lime Juice
Taco sauce
Avocado

Directions:

• Mix sour cream, mayo, cilantro and 2 tablespoons seasoning mix in small bowl
• Combine fish, vegetable oil, garlic powder, chili powder, lemon juice and remaining seasoning mix in medium bowl; pour into large skillet
• Cook, stirring constantly, over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork

Put fish mixture into warmed shell, add toppings & sauce.  Squeeze lime juice over cabbage for extra zing.