The Best Fish Tacos

I'm sharing my favorite recipe for easy fish tacos. They're delicious, full of all the creamy, crunchy fresh ingredients you could ask for with lots of perfectly seasoned baked fish in every bite, and surprisingly healthy!

Growing up in Los Angeles, I’ve had more than my fair share of tacos. These ingredients below happen to be my favorite! Peppery radishes, a flavorful salsa, creamy avocado and plenty of vegetables make for an unbeatable taco.

They’re the perfect meal, filling but won’t weigh you down! Let’s be honest… any reason is a GOOD reason to make fish tacos! You can batter and fry your fish but this way is som much easier and the cabbage and araddish give even better crunch.

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[nataliaminnigalimova]

Thank you so much for your perfect recipe. My husband, who partly works in Los Angeles, asked me for fish tacos. I've tried to cook them here in Russia as you recommended and it works!

[borisprotich]

Just made this for Valentine's Day Dinner. This guys knows what he's talking about. The only difference was that I just mixed in the radishes with the mixture and added crumbled feta cheese on top of the tacos. Otherwise great recipe. Roasting the tacos on the open flame was a nice touch too. Turned out awesome.

[janeeneebaneenee]

“These are the best tortillas” - proceeds to slap himself in the face with one then plays it off 😂 Oh John, this is why we love you ❤️❤️❤️

[jeffreybundy]

I had a friend named Ali when I lived on Maui in a town named kehei in2010 to 2011. A week before I left we went drinking and she introduced me to fish tacos. I didn't want to love them but I did. I'm grateful. When done properly they're fantastic. Thanks preppy. And thank you Ali. If your watching I never forgot you.

[xXTIPSYXx]

Being from Hawai’i i was SOOOO happy seeing you use Mahi-Mahi❤️❤️
I like to make my fish marinade with shoyu(soy sauce) brown sugar and a little bit of sesame oil. It’s really good on tacos it’s a really different flavor more, sweet/savory but AMAZING🙌🏽

[rosem]

Did anyone else got excited when he was using his hands to flip the tortillas?!
Hispanic signature there!! ☺️👏🏻

[onepinkcookie]

I love that you do savory recipes as well :D fabulous as always, John! 😘

[maclac]

A recipe made & explained in a simple easy way. Not to mention that I DON’T have to “deep fry” the fish. It’s Monday 6/22/20 & I’ll be doin this here fish taco thing for my Sunday dinner! 6/28/20 (Lord willing) Thank U for sharing, peace & blessings to U & yours! 🙏🏿

[AnnaNguyen]

So much shade to someone in the house lol

[imapip]

I made this for dinner this evening with the cilantro. My husband is a picky eater and mostly is a meat and potatoes kind of guy. When I took one of these for him to eat he gave me a look and said “plain Food, your always trying to feed me something different “ I asked him to just taste it and I had plain fish if he didn’t like it. HE LOVED THE FISH TACOS!!! Alto he didn’t want the sour cream on them he did top them with Dear Candy (sweet pickled jalapeños) YUMMY they were delicious and he would eat them again😁 Thx and keep the videos coming

[TAG]

Red onions always work super well with all Mexican dishes and salsa! Too many use white onions or yellow onions and they’re too juicy and less sweet to the point that the dishes taste mainly of strong onions and all herbs and flavors are over powered. Then they end up over spicing the food to compensate and it confused the palate. The best Mexican dishes are those that balance out the spices and don’t use too many. Red onions help you balance that out without having to use high sugars to balance out the flavors. Red onions balance that out with the little bit of sweetness it add. Then no sugar needs to be added. Just a splash of apple cider vinegar and lime with garlic salt really creates a balanced flavor. For more of a chili taste you can add pinches of cummin to taste. It’s great for tacos. I’m so glad you use red onions. It shows you know how to balance that wonderful Mexican taste out. As for to coleslaw add a teaspoon or so of ranch flavor with some freshly homemade bacon bits and a nut like sunflowers with the normal citrus flavoring with slaw. Add a hint of horseradish it the slaw and no vinegar. All plants soak up vinegar way more than anything else. This is why plain white vinegar is a good way to kill weeds in your yard. It doesn’t pickle with cabbage like it dies on other things. It cancels out other flavors. So use your citrus dressing with a table spoon of ranch dressing. Then all more crunch with a meaty flavor with finely chopped almond or with sunflowers. I also all fresh finely diced make and that helps a lot. Broccoli in a slaw is good, but raw finely chopped kale really balances out the tardiness of the slaw and makes it more manageable for those that don’t like slaw normally. I have a lot of ppl over that don’t like slaw, but with that bit of ranch dressing in it they love it and eat it up.

[karinaSm]

For the sour cream... I chopped up chipotle in adobe and mix it together and let me tell you it was delicious!!

[glendareneeaguilar]

In Guatemala we make something similar to a Pico de Gallo, it’s called chirmol. We grill the tomatoes, so that it chars and able to peel the skin off. Chop onions, Yerba buena, jalapeño or Serrano and let them sit in lime juice, while you char the tomatoes. Once the tomatoes are done, you peel the skin, chop, and throw them in with the rest of the ingredients. Mix and add salt to taste

[denisse]

The fact that you heated the tortilla straight on the grate made this very authentic 😂

[anthonyparkernearlifeexp]

Okay these were a hit with my family ! Thanks !

[Maurice]

Thank you for the videos, I really enjoy them. We got this coleslaw recipe, it's vinegar based, from a friend and it is now a staple in our house.


1 Medium cabbage, chopped fine
1 Medium onion, chopped fine (we only do half an onion)
2 Medium carrots, peeled and shredded

Dressing:

½ Cup olive oil
2 Teaspoons celery seed
1 Tablespoon sugar
3 Tablespoons vinegar
1 Tablespoon prepared mustard
Salt and pepper to taste

[birgitmitchell]

Red cabbage slaw: very thinly slice 1/2 Red cabbage, mince 1 small onion, add salt & pepper. Easiest made in a food processor. Mix in 3/4 cup mayo. Mix very well to get the mayo throughout. Great right away and better the next day.

[genna]

Love it! Gotta make these fish tacos with or without avocados they look delicious! Keeper recipe! The colors look amazing in contrast to the tortilla. Thanks John.

[justforkix]

This guy is normal. I like it. He doesnt care if there is an ingredient that still isnt ripe, and then he improvises from it. Very good. And im making this recipe 2moro. Thank you so much!

[latinabeeotch]

There’s actually a genetic explanation for the people who can’t stand cilantro and they think it tastes like soap. They have a different receptor for the major flavor compound in cilantro, so the brain interprets the flavor as soap instead of cilantro. It can be worked around for some people but not all. Talking about knives, you’re actually more likely to cut yourself with a dull knife than a sharp one. It takes more effort to use a dull knife and that can lead to more injuries or knife slipping.