Paco’s Fish Tacos in Lettuce Wraps
(from saymyname’s recipe box)
Source: Rachael Ray
Serves 4 peopleCategories: Fish, Main Dish, Rachael Ray
Ingredients
- 2 lbs halibut fillets or 2 lbs grouper fillets
- salt
- pepper
- bibb lettuce (for wrapping) or green leaf lettuce leaf (for wrapping)
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
- 1 cup cilantro leaf, stems removed
- 3 sprigs fresh mint
- 3 tablespoons grainy mustard
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lime
- hot sauce
- 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
Directions
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Heat a grill pan or nonstick skillet over high heat.
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Spray the pan with cooking spray; place fish on the grill pan; season to taste with salt and pepper.
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Cook fish 5 minutes on each side or until opaque; transfer to a serving plate.
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Arrange the lettuce leaves on a platter.
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Place the jalapeno in a food processor along with the cilantro, mint, mustard, and vinegar; turn the processor on and stream in the olive oil; season this sauce with salt and pepper.
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Break the fish into chunks and squeeze lime juice over fish; add a few dashes of hot sauce.
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Pile the fish in lettuce leaves and top each “taco” with the jalapeno cilantro sauce and chopped red onions; wrap up and eat.