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Title: Tacos Filled with Spicy Flaked Fish & Tomatillo Salsa
Categories: Ethnic
Yield: 4 Servings
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1 | lb | Firm-fleshed white fish filets |
2 | c | Unsalted chicken broth |
2 | tb | Juice from pickled jalapeno peppers |
1 | tb | Fresh lime juice |
1/4 | c | Thinly sliced scallions |
1 | md | Tomato, finely diced |
1/4 | ts | Salt |
1/8 | ts | Pepper |
8 | Taco shells | |
1 1/2 | c | Thinly sliced iceberg lettuce |
1/2 | c | Tomatillo salsa (see recipe) |
From "Mexican Light Cooking, " by Kathi Long (Perigee Books by Putnam).
Halve or quarter the fish filets so they will fit into a medium-sized saucepan. Combine the chicken broth, jalapeno juice and lime juice. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low. Add the fish pieces and simmer 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and let the fish cool in the liquid for 30 minutes. Remove the fish and pat dry with paper towels. Place the fish in a medium-size bowl and break into flakes with your fingers or a fork. Add the scallions and tomato and toss to mix. Season with the salt and pepper. Arrange 2 tablespoons of the fish filling down the center of each taco shell. Divide the lettuce among the shells and top each taco with 1 tablespoon tomatillo salsa.
PER SERVING: 295 calories, 28 g protein, 26 g carbohydrate, 10 g fat (2 g saturated), 44 mg cholesterol, 406 mg sodium, 3 g fiber.
Sharon Cadwallader writing in the San Francisco Chronicle, 9/29/93.
Posted by Stephen Ceideburg
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