Crispy Fish Tacos

Spiced, pan-seared white fish in warm tortillas with crunchy lime slaw and a cool lime crema. Ready in about 30 minutes.

Servings
4
Prep
15 min
Cook
10 min
Total
25 min
Photo: Fish tacos
Photo of fish tacos (not this exact recipe) by Douglas Muth, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

Ingredients

Servings
Units

For the slaw and crema

For the fish

Equipment

  • Large nonstick skillet

Instructions

  1. Toss the cabbage and cilantro with 2 tbsp of the lime juice and the salt. Whisk the sour cream, mayonnaise and the rest of the lime juice into a crema.

  2. Pat the fish dry. Mix the chili powder, cumin, paprika and salt and sprinkle it over both sides of the fish.

  3. Heat the oil in the skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the fish until golden underneath, 3 minutes, then flip carefully and cook until it flakes easily with a fork, 2–3 minutes. Break it into large flakes.

  4. Warm the tortillas in a dry pan. Fill with fish, slaw, crema and avocado.

Notes

  • Fish is cooked when it turns opaque and flakes easily, or reaches 145°F.

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Nutrition estimate

Calories
435
Protein
35 g
Carbs
29 g
Fat
20 g

Per serving, estimated from USDA FoodData Central values for the listed amounts. Optional ingredients and to-taste seasoning are not included, and actual values vary by brand. How we estimate

An original recipe written for CookSimple. Illustration: original artwork for CookSimple. Added September 25, 2026.