Fish in a Blanket
By
Lynda Hayes
@LyndawithaY
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This dish was created out of compromise. My husband is not a fish lover, but he loves burritos and tacos. I love fish, so I disguised it in a corn tortilla with plenty of seasoning I knew he would like. Instead of baked, fried or cajun fish, I decided to pan cook with some good seasonings and present the little blanket of joy on a plate to him.
Enough said,nothing was left. He must have liked this one.
Enough said,nothing was left. He must have liked this one.
Ingredients
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1 largeavocado, seeded and diced
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1/2 mediumred onion, chopped
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1 smalllemon & a lime, 1/2 juiced, 1/2 cut into wedges
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1/2 tspgarlic powder
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1 tspsea salt & pepper
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4pollock filets, cleaned
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1 mediumtomato, chopped
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2-3green onions, chopped
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·evoo for pan
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·corn tortillas
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·crystal hot sauce
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SEASONING MIX
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2 tspchili powder
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2 tspgarlic powder
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2 tsponion powder
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1 tsporegano, dried
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1 Tbspcreole seasoning
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2 tspcoarse sea salt
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2 tspblack pepper
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1 tspcayenne pepper
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2 tsppaprika
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1 tspred pepper flakes
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2 tspgranulated garlic
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GARNISHES
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·fresh chopped tomato
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·shredded lettuce
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·mexican blend shredded cheese
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·sour cream
How to Make Fish in a Blanket
- Take the fish fillets and rinse well. Take a baggie and put fish in with the lemon juice and lemon wedges with some very cold water, about 1/4 cup and set in fridge.
- Make the guacomole. Take diced avocado, red onion, salt & pepper, garlic powder and lime juice and mix together. Set aside.
- Put seasoning mix together and put onto a dish large enough to bread fish fillets.
- Drain baggie and remove lemon slices. Pat dry fish fillets with a paper towel. Heat a large skillet and add EVOO.
- Dredge fish fillets in seasoning mix. When pan is heated, add fish fillets. Cook fillets 3 minutes on one side and flip over. Add diced tomatoes to pan and crystal hot sauce. Cover and cook for another 5 minutes carefully watching the pan, tomato will break down and a sauce will develop. Add whites of the green onion stem (save green for garnish) and turn heat down to low and simmer until fillets are soft and starting to flake.
- In another skillet, heat a skillet with a dash of EVOO. When heated add one or two corn tortillas. After 1 minute turn over to other side. Watch carefully so they do not burn. Put onto a plate with paper towel and cover to keep warm. Remove guacomole from fridge.
- After all fish is cooked, remove from pan and put onto a plate, use fork to flake apart. Pour pan sauce into a small bowl.
- Assemble. Take corn tortilla in palm of your hand, like holding a little blanket, and add flaked fish, some pan sauce, guacomole and squeeze lime juice on top. Add green tops of onion.
Garnishes:
You can add shredded lettuce or extra diced fresh tomato on top if you like. Sour cream and shredded cheese are options also. Enjoy!
