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Bacon Baja Fish Tacos with Avocado Cream

Bacon Baja Fish Tacos with Avocado Cream

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Fish tacos get an upgrade with the addition of crispy bacon and a creamy sauce blended from ripe avocado with a dollop of sour cream. 
Course dinner, Lunch
Cuisine Mexican
Dish Type taco
Diet and Health healthy-ish
Ingredient Bacon, fish
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4
Author Amy Reiley

Ingredients

  • 6 strips smoked bacon
  • 1 small avocado use half if your avocado is large
  • 3 tbsp sour cream
  • 1 lb mahi mahi filets
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp bacon fat
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • 8 corn tortillas
  • 2 cups chopped lettuce
  • chopped scallions or sweet onions (optional)
  • cilantro leaves (optional)
  • 1 lime cut into 4 wedges

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  • Line a small baking sheet with aluminum foil and arrange the bacon in a single layer on the tray.
  • Cook the bacon for 12-18 minutes, depending on thickness, until golden and crispy.
  • Remove bacon from the oven and drain on paper towels. Reserve the tray with the bacon fat.
  • When cool enough to handle, crumble the bacon and set aside.
  • While bacon is cooking, make avocado cream by scooping the flesh from the avocado. Thoroughly mash the avocado in a small mixing bowl.
  • Add the sour cream and mix until smooth. Set aside.
  • Cut the mahi mahi horizontally into strips of about ¾” thickness. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Heat the vegetable oil and bacon fat in a sauté pan over medium high heat. Add the mahi mahi and cook for 1 ½ minutes or golden on the bottom. Turn the fish and cook for an additional 1-2 minutes, until just cooked through. Add the crumbled bacon and toss briefly before removing from heat.
  • Transfer the bacon and mahi mahi to a serving plate.
  • To soften the tortillas, place them in a dry skillet over medium heat for about 30 seconds on each side. (For super-tasty tortillas, heat on a grill or open flame until brown spots appear.)
  • Smear the inside of a warm tortilla with the avocado cream. Put a little lettuce in the bottom of each tortilla then top with two or three strips of fish and a sprinkle of bacon. Add your desired amount of additional toppings before serving.