Broiled Fish Tacos are a healthy, simple version of Southern California’s favorite taco.
Red snapper is simply marinated in oil, cumin, chili powder and lime juice, then it’s drained and broiled until it flakes apart easily.
I use white corn tortillas and topped them with homemade guacamole, the broiled fish, lettuce, cilantro, green onion and chunky tomato salsa. Oh… and a squeeze of lime, of course.
These broiled fish tacos are everything Cristina promises them to be- a simple, family-friendly, light dinner… that goes well with a tall margarita 🙂
Cristina Ferrare was the gorgeous and talented hostess of Cristina Ferrare’s Big Bowl of Love on Oprah’s OWN Network. She has published a cookbook: Big Bowl of Love– Delight Family and Friends with More than 150 Simple, Fabulous Recipes. In her cookbook shares 150 family-friendly recipes for everything from starters and lunches to dinners and desserts. This recipe for Broiled Fish Tacos comes from this book.
The Best Fish Taco Recipes:
- Fish Tacos with Citrus Salsa
- Fast Fish Tacos
- Air Fryer Fish Tacos
- Beer Battered Fish Tacos with Baja Sauce
- Fish Tacos with Chipotle Cream
Broiled Fish Tacos
Recipe Details
Ingredients
- 1½ pounds red snapper filets, rinsed and patted dry
- 5 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 8 medium soft corn tortillas, wrapped in foil
- kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup guacamole, purchased or homemade
- 2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
- 1 cups fresh salsa, purchased or homemade
- 3 whole green onions, chopped
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- 2 medium limes, cut into wedges
Instructions
- Place fish fillets in a glass dish. In a small bowl, whisk together oil, cumin, chili powder and lime juice; pour over the fish. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for about 15 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to broil setting (or highest baking temperature). Place foil-wrapped tortillas on the bottom rack. Spray a broiler pan with nonstick spray.
- Remove fish from marinade and place on the broiler pan. Broil 3 inches from the heat source. Broil 7 to 12 minutes on one side only, keeping an eye on the fish to make sure it doesn't burn. It's cooked all the way through when the fish flakes apart easily. Transfer to a cutting board and flake apart into chunks. Remove tortillas from the oven.
- Assemble the tacos: Place a tortilla on a work surface. Smear a heaping tablespoon of guacamole over the top of the tortilla. Add a few shreds of lettuce, several chunks of fish, a spoonful of salsa, a sprinkle of green onions and about ½ tablespoon of cilantro.
- Serve immediately, with lime wedges for squeezing.
Notes
- If preparing this recipe as GLUTEN FREE, just be sure to use a brand of corn tortillas that are known to be GF.
Believe it or not, I have never had a fish taco, but am excited about tasting one, as I LOVE fish!!! Thank you so much for the recipe!
LOVE fish tacos. In San Diego, my favorite place is Blue Water on India Street. Tacos are offered in a variety of flavors, blackened, chipolte,
Eager to try the broiled fish tacos.
Yumm…. I’m craving fish tacos … will have to make these very soon!!
I love fish tacos! I’ve never attempted to make them myself, but your recipe sounds great, so I think I’ll give it a try. The best fish tacos I’ve ever had were down in Ensenada, Mexico…years ago on a family vacation.
I had always thought they sounded awful… till I tried them in Hawaii. Now I can’t get them enough! I can’t wait to try this recipe!!!
I love fish tacos, but only the ones I make myself because all the other places that make them, make their sauces with chilies and/or peppers, which I’m allergic to. I love to experiment with the kinds of fish I use and make different sauces with them. I’m still working on getting my husband to try them though, he says that fish shouldn’t be inside tacos, only beef. One day he’ll try it though!
I actually have never had a fish taco…and I even lived in California for a short time! Your’s look fabulous and I am definitely going to give them a try.
Fish tacos are staple in our house! I love Elie Krieger’s recipe for Grilled Fish Tacos with Chipotle Cream…spicy, healthy and yummy!
Fish tacos!!! I’m from beef country….Alberta, Canada, but adore fish taco’s! The best I”ve had are from the Flying Fish Grill in Half Moon Bay, CA. At home, I serve mine on corn tortilla’s with chiptole mayo. To die for!!!
Unfortunately, I don’t like fish tacos – I don’t eat seafood… but I LOVE tacos!
I absolutely love fish tacos, so much so that they’re the only type of taco I order. La Cocina Economica in Chico, CA has to die for fish tacos. Thanks for the recipe.
I am new to loving fish tacos, because I am new to loving fish! I had my first in California, and there was no turning back. YUM! Will definitely be trying this recipe, thanks!
you immediately had me a “fish tacos”…
love to fish tacos! new convert…thanks for all your great blogs & recipes
cheers!
I LOVE fish tacos. And I think the best ones are made at home!!
I absolutely adore fish tacos! I live in So. California and to me they are the ultimate So. California meal! I usually make my own but a great place where I live to have them is Wahoo’s fish tacos. A terrific twist is the shrimp (camarone) tacos in San Felipe, Mexico….fresh from the ocean….yum!
These fish tacos look delicious. I have never had one before. I don’t know why it has taken me so long. I love fish!
I love fish tacos and can’t wait to try this recipe! My favorite fish tacos were homemade. My brother makes the best fish tacos I’ve ever tasted!
Love fish tacos! The best ones I’ve ever had (and it was in part due to the atmosphere and company) were in San Felipe, Mexico my senior year of college. We at them at a tiny stand just off the beach — fresh fish, lime plucked off a tree and some wonderful margaritas. Thanks for reminding me of such a pleasant memory!
Love love love fish tacos. We serve a similar version with a corn cilantro cream…yumo.
I have never tried fish tacos. Kind of afraid to try then out somewhere bc I don’t want to pay for a meal I don’t like and hen still be hungry. Plus, I’m a picky fish eater.
My husband and I love fish tacos. We are always on the search for the ‘best’ fish tacos on each of our trips. Growing up on the Oregon coast I have had my fair share of amazing fish tacos. Some our favorite places are Duke’s in Huntington Beach, CA ; Uptown Tavern in Denver, CO and Duke’s Chowder House in Seattle, WA. I’m excited to try this recipe, it sounds amazing. Thanks for sharing:)
I love about any kind of taco – but I’m not a huge fan of fish. Guess I need to substitute the fish for something else and then this would just be the perfect recipe=)
Love fish tacos!!! My family thinks I am nuts!! Best place I have ever had them is The Thirsty Perch in South Haven, MI. YUM!!!
I love fish tacos! Definatley trying these very soon!