Ingredients

  • Tilapia 450g
  • SpinneysFOOD Fine Sea Salt 1½ tsp
  • Cake flour 130g
  • Sparkling water 250ml
  • Baking powder 1 tsp
  • SpinneysFOOD Chilli Powder 1 tsp
  • Corn tortillas 12
  • SpinneysFOOD Olive Oil 130ml
  • Garlic cloves 2
  • Habanero chilli 1
  • Lime juice 4 tbsp
  • Orange juice 4 tbsp
  • SpinneysFOOD Unrefined Raw Sugar 1 tsp
  • SpinneysFOOD Fine Coriander ¼ tsp
  • SpinneysFOOD Fine Cumin ¼ tsp
  • Small cabbage ¼
  • SpinneysFOOD Fresh Mint 1/4 cup
  • SpinneysFOOD Fresh Flat-leaf Parsley 1/4 cup
  • Lime 1

Nutrition (Per serving)

  • Calories 657
  • Fat 31g
  • Saturates 5g
  • Protein 29g
  • Carbs 74g
  • Sugars 12g

Given the cook-at-home nature of Spinneys and natural variations in ingredients, nutritional information is approximated."

Baja fish tacos with herbed mojo de ajo slaw

Mexican 20 Mins Prep · 25 Mins Cook


  1. Season the fish on both sides with ½ tsp of sea salt and slice into strips. Set aside.
  2. To make the batter, combine the cake flour, sparkling water, baking powder, 1 tsp of salt and chilli powder in a bowl and whisk until smooth.
  3. Heat a large pot of oil or deep fryer to 180°C. Once the oil is ready, dip the fish in the batter and drop it into the hot oil and fry for 5 minutes, or until golden. Drain on paper towels and continue until all the fish has been fried.
  4. While the fish is frying, preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6.
  5. Brush the tortillas with 2 tbsp of oil on both sides and arrange on a cooling rack on a baking sheet. Bake until golden brown in spots and crisp, approx. 10 minutes. Allow to cool.
  6. Finely grate the garlic cloves. Quarter and remove the seeds from the habanero.
  7. Heat 100ml of oil in a small saucepan over a low heat and sauté the garlic until slightly golden. Cool slightly. To make the mojo sauce, combine the garlic and the oil it was fried in, habanero, citrus juices, sugar, coriander, cumin and ½ tsp of salt. Blitz until smooth.
  8. Finely slice the cabbage and combine with 1⁄3 of the sauce in a medium-sized bowl. Finely chop the herbs and add them to the bowl.
  9. Place a mound of the slaw on the tortillas, top with the fried fish and drizzle with the remaining mojo sauce. Serve with lime wedges on the side.