Name: Fish Tacos with Cabbage Slaw and Lime
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 300 g red cabbage (finely sliced); 3 tbsp red onion (finely chopped); 20 g fresh coriander (chopped); 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 1.5 tsp vegetable oil; 0.5 tsp salt; 100 g mayonnaise; 100 g soured cream; 2 tbsp lime juice (from about 1 lime); 2 chipotle chillies in adobo (from the can, roughly chopped, plus 1 tsp of the sauce); 1 clove garlic (roughly chopped); 125 g plain flour; 1 tsp salt; 0.5 tsp pepper, freshly ground; 240 ml light beer; 600 g cod fillet, skinless (cut into strips of about 2.5 × 10 cm); vegetable oil for frying (about 1.5 cm deep in the pan); 12 soft corn tortillas (about 15 cm across, warm); 2 limes (cut into wedges)

Preparation

Mix the red cabbage, onion, coriander, vinegar, oil and salt in a bowl and set aside.
Blend the mayonnaise, soured cream, lime juice, chipotle with its adobo sauce and the garlic in a blender or food processor until smooth.
Mix the flour, salt and pepper and stir in the beer bit by bit until you have a smooth batter without lumps.
Fill a frying pan with the oil about 1.5 cm deep and heat to around 175 °C. It is hot enough when the handle of a wooden spoon held in the oil bubbles.
Dip the fish strips in the batter in batches, let excess batter drip off and fry in the hot oil for about 2 minutes on each side until golden brown. Don't overcrowd the pan. Drain on kitchen paper.
Warm the tortillas in a dry frying pan, spread generously with chipotle sauce, top with slaw and place a piece of fish on top. Serve with lime wedges.

Drink with it

Pale lager · excellent match
Mexican lager or helles, ice cold with a lime wedge
Carbonation cuts the frying fat of the beer batter, and the slim malt lets lime and coriander stay fresh.
Pils or Helles: What's the Difference?
Tequila blanco · excellent match
Paloma: blanco tequila with grapefruit soda and lime, lots of ice
Grapefruit, lime and carbonation break up the beer batter, and the green agave note meets the coriander; ice and soda take the edge off the chipotle heat that alcohol would otherwise fan.
Tequila Blanco, Reposado, and Añejo: what aging changes
White wine · excellent match
Albariño or Sauvignon Blanc, cold
Tight acidity refreshes after the crisp fish, and the herbal notes of the wine go together with lime and coriander.
Which wine pairs with food? A simple approach to choosing
Sour beer · good match
Gose or light sour beer
Acidity and fizz work like an extra squeeze of lime and loosen the frying fat.
What is sour beer? Recognizing intentional acidity
London dry gin · good match
Gin and tonic with a slice of lime, lots of ice
Juniper and citrus combine with coriander and lime, and the carbonation of the tonic cuts the fat.
London Dry Gin: does it have to come from London?

Preparation

Mix the red cabbage, onion, coriander, vinegar, oil and salt in a bowl and set aside.
Blend the mayonnaise, soured cream, lime juice, chipotle with its adobo sauce and the garlic in a blender or food processor until smooth.
Mix the flour, salt and pepper and stir in the beer bit by bit until you have a smooth batter without lumps.
Fill a frying pan with the oil about 1.5 cm deep and heat to around 175 °C. It is hot enough when the handle of a wooden spoon held in the oil bubbles.
Dip the fish strips in the batter in batches, let excess batter drip off and fry in the hot oil for about 2 minutes on each side until golden brown. Don't overcrowd the pan. Drain on kitchen paper.
Warm the tortillas in a dry frying pan, spread generously with chipotle sauce, top with slaw and place a piece of fish on top. Serve with lime wedges.

Drink with it

Pale lager · excellent match
Mexican lager or helles, ice cold with a lime wedge
Carbonation cuts the frying fat of the beer batter, and the slim malt lets lime and coriander stay fresh.
Pils or Helles: What's the Difference?
Tequila blanco · excellent match
Paloma: blanco tequila with grapefruit soda and lime, lots of ice
Grapefruit, lime and carbonation break up the beer batter, and the green agave note meets the coriander; ice and soda take the edge off the chipotle heat that alcohol would otherwise fan.
Tequila Blanco, Reposado, and Añejo: what aging changes
White wine · excellent match
Albariño or Sauvignon Blanc, cold
Tight acidity refreshes after the crisp fish, and the herbal notes of the wine go together with lime and coriander.
Which wine pairs with food? A simple approach to choosing
Sour beer · good match
Gose or light sour beer
Acidity and fizz work like an extra squeeze of lime and loosen the frying fat.
What is sour beer? Recognizing intentional acidity
London dry gin · good match
Gin and tonic with a slice of lime, lots of ice
Juniper and citrus combine with coriander and lime, and the carbonation of the tonic cuts the fat.
London Dry Gin: does it have to come from London?

Fish Tacos with Cabbage Slaw and Lime

Preparation

Drink with it

Mexican lager or helles, ice cold with a lime wedge

Paloma: blanco tequila with grapefruit soda and lime, lots of ice

Albariño or Sauvignon Blanc, cold

Gose or light sour beer

Gin and tonic with a slice of lime, lots of ice

This pairs well too.

Guacamole with Tortilla Chips

Pico de Gallo

Beer-Battered Fish (Backfisch im Bierteig)

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Fish Tacos with Cabbage Slaw and Lime

Preparation

Drink with it

Mexican lager or helles, ice cold with a lime wedge

Paloma: blanco tequila with grapefruit soda and lime, lots of ice

Albariño or Sauvignon Blanc, cold

Gose or light sour beer

Gin and tonic with a slice of lime, lots of ice

This pairs well too.

Guacamole with Tortilla Chips

Pico de Gallo

Beer-Battered Fish (Backfisch im Bierteig)

Fish and Chips