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Ixta’s blackened fish tacos
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Ixta’s blackened fish tacos

With pineapple crema & charred spring onions

Ixta’s blackened fish tacos
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30 mins
Not Too Tricky

makes 4 tacos

About the recipe

Award-winning cook and food writer Ixta Belfrage drew upon her family’s Italian, Mexican and Brazilian heritage for this stunning recipe she shared on Jamie’s new series Jamie: Fast & Simple. Smoky fish, sweet crema and spicy umami paste come together to make the perfect bite every time.



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Ingredients

300g white fish, such as cod, skin off, pinboned, from sustainable sources, cut into 2cm chunks

60g Japanese mayonnaise

50g tinned or fresh ripe pineapple, finely chopped

1 bunch of spring onions, washed and trimmed

4 soft corn tortillas (I use the Nagual brand)

1 lime

1 clementine

UMAMI PASTE

2 fresh red chillies, roughly chopped (deseed if you like)

4 cloves of garlic, peeled

100g tomato paste

1 tablespoon runny honey

10g dried wild mushrooms

2 teaspoons chipotle chilli flakes

1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground cumin

2 teaspoons fine sea salt

olive oil

Top Tip

Some shop-bought corn tortillas contain gluten, so make sure to check the label if you need this dish to be gluten-free.

Method

  1. Add the paste ingredients and 80ml of oil to a blender or food processor. Blitz to a paste, scraping down the sides and loosening with a little water or oil, if needed.
  2. Add the fish to a bowl with 40g of the paste, then gently mix.
  3. To make the crema, add the mayo to a small bowl, stir in 30g of the paste, then stir in the pineapple.
  4. Heat a large non-stick frying pan over a high heat. Toss the spring onions with a little oil and salt. Add to the hot pan in a single layer and char for 2 minutes on each side. Transfer to a board.
  5. Add the tortillas to the pan in batches, and cook for 1 to 2 minutes on each side, or until lightly browned. Transfer to a board and keep covered.
  6. Return the pan to the heat, lightly grease with oil, then add the fish, spreading it out in the pan. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the underside is charred, with a lovely blackened crust – don’t be tempted to turn it.
  7. Toss the pan and continue to cook for another 30 seconds, or until nicely charred all over, but not overcooked.
  8. Slice the spring onions into bite-sized pieces.
  9. Spread some of the crema onto each tortilla, top with the fish, followed by the charred spring onions. Serve with lime and clementine cheeks for squeezing over.

Recipe adapted from Mezcla by Ixta Belfrage, published by Ebury, 2022.


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