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Crispy Cod Tacos with Lime Pea Salsa

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Crisp paprika cod strips in warm tortillas with smashed lime peas, crunchy red cabbage, coriander, and yoghurt.

35 min640 kcal4 base servingsDinnerFamily FriendlyPescatarian
ContainsEgg, Fish, Gluten, Milk
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Focus ingredients: cod fillets, tortilla wraps, frozen peas, red cabbage

Dietary fit: Pescatarian

Serving tip: Put the fillings on the table separately so everyone can build their own tacos.

Crispy Cod Tacos with Lime Pea Salsa plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 600g cod fillets
  • 8 tortilla wraps
  • 300g frozen peas
  • 250g red cabbage
  • 150g Greek yoghurt
  • 20g fresh coriander
  • 2 limes
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 50g plain flour
  • 1 eggs
  • 80g breadcrumbs
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

You'll also need

large non-stick frying pan, small saucepan, shallow bowls, knife, chopping board

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Crispy Cod Tacos with Lime Pea Salsa cooking step 1: Prepare the taco fillings.
    Step 1

    Prepare the taco fillings

    Cut the cod fillets into 16 thick strips and pat them dry. Finely shred the red cabbage, chop the fresh coriander, zest one lime, and cut both limes into wedges.

    7 min
  2. Crispy Cod Tacos with Lime Pea Salsa cooking step 2: Make the pea salsa.
    Step 2

    Make the pea salsa

    Simmer the frozen peas for 3 minutes, then drain. Roughly crush them with half the coriander, lime zest, juice from one lime wedge, 0.25 teaspoon salt, and 0.25 teaspoon black pepper.

    5 min
  3. Crispy Cod Tacos with Lime Pea Salsa cooking step 3: Crumb the cod.
    Step 3

    Crumb the cod

    Mix the plain flour with the smoked paprika, ground cumin, remaining salt, and remaining black pepper on a plate. Beat the egg in a shallow bowl and put the breadcrumbs on a second plate. Coat each cod strip in flour, egg, then breadcrumbs.

    6 min
  4. Crispy Cod Tacos with Lime Pea Salsa cooking step 4: Fry the fish.
    Step 4

    Fry the fish

    Heat 3 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Fry the cod in two batches for 3 to 4 minutes on each side until golden, opaque, and flaking at the thickest point. Drain briefly on kitchen paper.

    16 min
  5. Crispy Cod Tacos with Lime Pea Salsa cooking step 5: Dress the cabbage.
    Step 5

    Dress the cabbage

    Mix the Greek yoghurt with juice from two lime wedges and half the remaining coriander. Toss one-third of this dressing through the red cabbage, keeping the rest for spooning over the tacos.

    3 min
  6. Crispy Cod Tacos with Lime Pea Salsa cooking step 6: Warm and fill the tacos.
    Step 6

    Warm and fill the tacos

    Warm the tortilla wraps in a dry frying pan for 20 seconds on each side. Fill each with pea salsa, red cabbage, and two crisp cod strips, then finish with lime yoghurt, remaining coriander, and lime wedges.

    5 min