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Blackened Catfish Tacos

[heart_this] · Apr 25, 2012 · 13 Comments

Blackened Catfish Tacos

A Southern take on tacos with blackened fish and a spicy remoulade sauce.

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!

Blackened Catfish Tacos
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

Blackened Catfish Tacos

Blackened Catfish Tacos

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 4

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
  1. Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat.
  2. Dip the fish into the butter, sprinkle on the seasoning and pat it in.
  3. 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.
  4. Assemble tacos and enjoy.
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20 Minute Meals, 30 Minute Meals, Cajun and Creole, Food, Gluten-free, Main Course, Recipe, Seafood, Shrimp, Southern, Taco

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Comments

  1. Rosa's Yummy Yums says

    April 26, 2012 at 5:45 am

    Lovely choice of filling! Mouthwatering.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  2. Joanne says

    April 26, 2012 at 10:28 am

    All of the components of these tacos sound like they work perfectly together!

    Reply
  3. Angie's Recipes says

    April 26, 2012 at 12:00 pm

    I love fish tacos…yours looks mouthwatering indeed!

    Reply
  4. Mal says

    April 26, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    These sound amazing! I love blackened catfish

    Mal @ The Chic Geek

    Reply
  5. Kate says

    April 26, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    Looks awesome! I do love Fish Tacos!! Mmmm!

    Reply
  6. We Are Not Martha says

    April 26, 2012 at 2:56 pm

    This looks like the perfect "the weather is starting to get warm. Yay!" meal. And the photos are beautiful!

    Sues

    Reply
  7. Cooking Rookie says

    April 27, 2012 at 8:45 am

    I just love that photo! So pretty, colorful and happy 🙂

    Reply
  8. LP @dishclips says

    April 27, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    Can't go wrong with tacos. They're usually my default meal when I don't feel like anything else. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  9. Sara says

    April 30, 2012 at 10:18 pm

    I always like your recipes, they're so colored and recalling summer.. :-)inviting for dinner.

    Reply
  10. The Healthy Apple says

    April 30, 2012 at 10:49 pm

    Fish tacos are my favorite; perfect for summer and spring! Can't wait to meet you at the Dole Summit this week!

    Reply
  11. Anonymous says

    May 2, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    Yum! These look delicious! I recently made fish tacos, one of my favorite dinners!

    Reply
  12. Anonymous says

    October 4, 2013 at 11:56 pm

    Cannot wait to try these they sound Delicious!

    Reply
  13. Maureen says

    March 25, 2015 at 5:47 am

    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!

    Reply

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