Fish Tacos with mango salsa(Makes 8 generous tacos)

Ingredients:

6 Tilapia Filets
1 packet of Taco seasoning, or
[1 tsp cumin powder, 1/4 tsp chilli powder, 1/4 tsp oregano, 1/4 tsp paprika]
1 red bell pepper (chopped into strips)
1 sweet onion, diced
6 cloves garlic, chopped
1 cup cilantro leaves, chopped
3 roma tomatoes, diced
1 lime, juiced
2 tbsp oil

Mango Salsa:
1 firm yellow mango (half-ripe, if you’re Guyanese)
5 green onions, finely chopped
1 roma tomato, diced
1/4 cup cilantro leavee, finely chopped
1/2 lime, juiced
pinch of salt and chili powder

You will also need 8 small flour tortillas and about 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar cheese (if you like cheese on your fish tacos).

Directions:
Fish Tacos
Wash and season tilapia filets with pack of taco seasoning, or if ready to use taco seasoning is not available, season tilapia with cumin, chili pepper, oregano, paprika and about 2 tsp salt. Let marinade for 15 to 30 minutes. While fish marinades, warm oil in a large skillet on medium heat. Add onions and let cook until brown and soft. Then add garlic, tomatoes, peppers and 1/2 of cilantro. Let saute until tomatoes are soft but not mushy. Add tilapia filets to the top of the cooked seasoning (just let it rest on the cooked seasoning), reduce heat, cover and let steam for about 5 minutes. After about 5 minutes, flake fish and mix together with the peppers, onions and tomatoes. Add the remaining cilantro. Increase heat back to medium and cook uncovered for 3 minutes, then remove from the heat.

Mango Salsa
Combine all the ingredients in a small mixing bowl. Mix together, then add salt and chili powder to taste.

Making the tacos
Warm tortillas on a skillet. Fold in half and stuff with fish. Top with mango salsa and cheese (if desire). Enjoy!

Tips and Ramblings:
1. This is a quick and easy recipe for fish tacos, if you can’t get prepackaged taco seasoning, don’t be discouraged, some cumin, chili powder and oregano usually gives you that Mexican taco flavor without too much of a fuss.
2. My husband likes to warm his tortillas in the toaster. He folds then in half and toasts them. When they are done, they are usually the perfect shape and really crunchy. Try this trick if you don’t have a skillet.
3. I like to mix it up and cook different / non Guyanese cuisine at least once a week. We have Mexican night, Italian night, Indian night, you get the idea…

I am using tilapia filets for my fish tacos.
Season about 6 tilapia filets with 1 packet of store bought taco seasoning. Any brand will do.
Let marinade for 15 to 30 minutes.

While the fish marinades, Chop 1 sweet white onion, 1 bell pepper, 6 cloves of garlic, about 1 cup of cilantro and 3 roma tomatoes (not shown).

Add 2 tbsp oil to a saute pan on medium heat. When oil is hot, add chopped onions and cook until soft and brown.
Add tomatoes, peppers, garlic and about 1/2 of the cilantro.

Cook until tomatoes are a bit soft but not mushy.

Add seasoned tilapia to the top of the cooked seasoning.
Reduce heat, cover and let steam for about 5 minutes

After fish has steamed for about 5 minutes, flake fish and mix with seasoning.
Add the juice of 1 lime, a pinch of salt (if needed) and the remaining cilantro.
Mix together and continue to cook uncovered for about 3 more minutes, then remove from heat.

For the mango salsa you will need.
1 firm yellow (1/2 ripe) mango, diced (about 2 cups of diced mangoes).
5  green onions, finely chopped
1 roma tomato, diced
1/4 cup of cilantro
The juice of 1/2 lime.
Add all the ingredients to a bowl, add a pinch of salt and some chili powder and mix together.

I am using flour tortillas for my tacos.
Warm tortillas on a hot skillet, add fish, then top with mango salsa and some shredded cheddar cheese (if you like).

I served my tacos with Mexican rice and black beans. Continue reading for a quick recipe for both

For a quick Mexican rice, I combined two cups of rice, and 4 cups of water in a saucepan.
Bring to a boil on high heat. Let boil for 5 minutes, then reduce heat to low and let simmer.
When rice is 90% cooked, I mix in some fajita or taco seasoning and let it continue to simmer until rice is fully cooked. Easy, simple and a delicious side dish.

For the black beans, I used canned beans.
Add beans with water to a small sauce pan. Add 1/4 cup of chopped cilantro, a pinch of salt, cayenne pepper and cumin powder. Let simmer for about 5 to 20 minutes on medium heat. Then remove from heat and serve.