I have had tacos on the brain a lot these days and I had another idea that I just could not contain; blackened catfish tacos with remoulade sauce. I was thinking about southern flavours like blackend fish and po’boys along with tacos and combining the three of them to create something new and wonderful. To cook fish blackened style, you rub it with spices, commonly a cajun/creole spice blend , and then sear it briefly at high heat until the outside just starts to char and blacken giving it a slight crispness while the inside is still perfectly moist and tender. I was taken by blackened fish the first time that I had it and I was thinking that it would be perfect in some fish tacos! Instead of using a salsa I figured that a remoulade sauce would keep the theme going nicely and since I most commonly have remoulade sauce in po’boy’s and po’boys are commonly filled with lettuce and tomatoes so I filled the tacos out with lettuce and a quick pico de gallo . Heat is an essential component to tacos and without the salsa they needed some so I provided it with plenty of dashes of hot sauce to finish the tacos off!
I experimented with the leftovers by adding some pickled red onions with good results! If only I still had some pickled green tomatoes left…
Blackened Catfish Tacos
A Southern take on tacos with blackened fish and a spicy remoulade sauce.
ingredients
- 1 pound catfish or other white fish
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 2 tablespoons creole seasoning
- 8 (6 inch) tortillas (corn tortillas for gluten-free)
- 2 cups lettuce, shredded
- 1 cup pico de gallo
- 1/4 cup remoulade sauce
- hot sauce to taste
directions
- Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.
- Dip the fish into the butter, sprinkle on the seasoning and pat it in.
- Place the fish in the skillet and cook until it just starts to blacken but not burn, about 2 minutes, flip it and do the same to the other side.
- Assemble tacos and enjoy.
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Lovely choice of filling! Mouthwatering.
Cheers,
Rosa
All of the components of these tacos sound like they work perfectly together!
I love fish tacos…yours looks mouthwatering indeed!
These sound amazing! I love blackened catfish
Mal @ The Chic Geek
Looks awesome! I do love Fish Tacos!! Mmmm!
This looks like the perfect "the weather is starting to get warm. Yay!" meal. And the photos are beautiful!
Sues
I just love that photo! So pretty, colorful and happy 🙂
Can't go wrong with tacos. They're usually my default meal when I don't feel like anything else. Thanks for sharing!
I always like your recipes, they're so colored and recalling summer.. :-)inviting for dinner.
Fish tacos are my favorite; perfect for summer and spring! Can't wait to meet you at the Dole Summit this week!
Yum! These look delicious! I recently made fish tacos, one of my favorite dinners!
Cannot wait to try these they sound Delicious!
The ingredients works perfectly together! Tacos never go out of style and the fish makes it healthier. And big yes with the hot sauce. I will definitely try this!