Florida Mahi-Mahi Tacos

Recipe courtesy of Florida Agriculture Bureau of Seafood and Aquaculture.

Recipe Ingredients:

16 corn or flour tortillas
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1 teaspoon kosher salt
3 tablespoons hot pepper sauce
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 pounds skinless Florida Mahi Mahi, cut into (5 to 7 ounce) fillets
Vegetable oil (for frying)
Florida lettuce, shredded
Fresh salsa (optional)
Guacamole (optional)

Cooking Directions:

1. For marinade, combine cilantro, pepper sauce, salt, and lime juice in large bowl. Add fillets to marinade and chill covered for 1 hour. Remove fillets and discard marinade.
2. Wrap tortillas in foil and warm in 300°F (150°C) oven.
3. Grill or sauté fillets for 4 to 5 minutes per side until cooked through.
4. On a platter, separate fillets with a fork into bite size pieces. Fill center of tortilla with fish pieces; top with lettuce. Add fresh salsa and guacamole, if desired. Fold into a taco or roll tortilla into a wrap and serve.

Makes 8 servings.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/8 of recipe): Calories: 98; Calories From Fat: 7; Total Fat: 1g; Cholesterol: 83mg; Protein: 21g.

Recipe and photograph courtesy of Florida Agriculture Bureau of Seafood and Aquaculture.