Paleo Baja Fish Tacos

Added on May 9th, 2012 by our friend from http://femfusionfitness.com/2012/04/day-115-super-simple-paleo-recipes-baja-fish-tacos/

Cooking Steps

Mix orange and lime juices, 2 Tbsp olive oil, cumin, and salt in bowl. Add tilapia chunks. Nestle tilapia chunks into the marinade. Marinate in refrigerator for 4-6 hours, turning once (be gentle).

When ready to eat, heat remaining 1 Tbsp olive oil in skillet over medium-high heat. When pan and oil are hot, add fish chunks. Gently nudge them around until they are in a single layer in your skillet (not all piled up in the middle). When in a single layer, pour remaining marinade over the fish. Let simmer, turning only once, until cooked through — approximately 8-10 minutes total cooking time. Note: If you turn the fish more than once the fish chunks will break up into small pieces.

To serve: If you are good at taking leaves off a head of cabbage, you may only need 4 leaves to make 4 large taco wraps. If you shred the heck out of your leaves when you try to take them off the head (like happens to me), layer 2 green cabbage leaves on top of each another to make one large taco wrap.

For each taco wrap, place ¼ of the fish chunks on the cabbage. Top with diced onion and avocado slices. Finish each wrap with a squeeze of lime and a sprinkle of kosher flake salt and chopped cilantro (if desired).

Serves 4
10 min
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Ingredients

  • Juice of 1 large orange or 2 small oranges (approx. ½ cup)
  • Juice of ½ lime (reserve the other half of the lime for serving)
  • 3 Tbsp olive oil, divided
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • 4 tilapia fillets, cut into large chunks
  • 4-8 large green cabbage leaves (use 8 if you want to double-up the leaves)
  • ½ red onion, diced
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • optional: kosher flake salt and chopped cilantro for sprinkling on top
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4 Responses to “Paleo Baja Fish Tacos”

  1. [...] Paleo/Primal blogs and sites on the web!Paleo Baja Fish Tacos Fast Paleo / Posted on: May 09, 2012Fast Paleo – Mix orange and lime juices, 2 Tbsp olive oil, cumin, and salt in bowl. Add tilapia chunks. [...]

    Paleo Baja Fish Tacos | Paleo Digest, on May 9th, 2012

  2. This was delicious. My husband went nuts over it!

    k8coug, on June 16th, 2012

  3. SO GOOD!!

    jksummer, on August 10th, 2012

  4. [...] Baja-style fish tacos with cabbage shells and sliced nectarines [...]

    Paleo Meal Plan 12 « Living Carroll, on August 27th, 2012

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