Easy Tilapia and Mango Fish Tacos Recipe

Easy Tilapia and Mango Fish Tacos Recipe

These fresh and flavorful mango fish tacos are made with fried fresh tilapia and topped with a sweet and spicy fresh mango salsa and tangy blue cheese.

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword Easy Tilapia and Mango Fish Tacos Recipe, easy tilapia fish tacos, easy tilapia tacos, fish tacos recipe with tilapia

Method Stovetop

Main Ingredient Fish

Prep Time 1

Cook Time 1

Total Time 2

Servings servings

Calories 651kcal

Author Kelli Miller

Equipment

Ingredients

Fried Tilapia Ingredients
¼ - ½ Cup(s) all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons seafood seasoning
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
3 pounds fresh tilapia fillets
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon chopped garlic
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley leaves
Mango Salsa Ingredients:
1 large ripe mango peeled pitted and diced
½ red bell pepper diced
2 tablespoons minced red onion
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
1 jalapeno pepper seeded and minced
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
Taco Ingredients
Fried Tilapia
Mango Salsa
Crumbled Blue Cheese
6-12 Corn Tortillas

Instructions

Fried Tilapia Directions
Heat the oil in a 3- or 4-quart pan to at least 375-degrees F. (just a couple of drops of water flipped off your hand will really crackle when the oil has reached this heat level).
Roll the DRY and THAWED fish in the flour, shake off excess flour, and let the filets sit on a rack or, on wax paper, for 5-10 minutes.
Roll the fillets in the flour a second time, shake off excess flour, and deep fry, no more than 2 at a time. (frying more than 2 filets at once drives down the oil temperature which will make the fish and coating soggy!) Turn once in the pan after a minute or so and remove when golden brown. They should be done in under 4 minutes, white and flakey inside at the thickest section of the filet. Do not overcook!
Drain each filet on paper towels for a few seconds and crumble into bite-sized pieces for the tacos.
Mango Salsa Instructions:
Prepare the mango salsa by combining the mango, red bell pepper, red onion, cilantro, and jalapeno pepper in a bowl. Add the lime juice and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, and toss well. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Taco Instructions
Layer the taco ingredients to your liking and enjoy!

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