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2 pounds skinless red snapper or other mild white fish fillets
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup white rice flour
2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 cups club soda
Vegetable oil (for frying; about 8 cups)
Assembly
16 small corn tortillas (32 if you would like to use 2 per taco)
Cabbage and Jicama Slaw, Fresno Chile Hot Sauce, and sliced Pickled Jalapeños (for serving; click for recipes)
Sliced avocado, cilantro leaves with tender stems, and lime wedges (for serving)
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Cabbage and Jicama Slaw Ingredients
Ingredients
8 Servings
1 bunch cilantro
½ cup sour cream
1 teaspoon finely grated lime zest
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
½ cup mayonnaise
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
¼ large head of green cabbage, very thinly sliced (about 5 cups)
1 small jicama, peeled, julienned (about 1 cup)
4 scallions, sliced
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Fresno Chile Hot Sauce
This vinegary hot sauce will mellow with time; make it the day before for a little less spice.
Ingredients
Makes 1 cup
½ pound stemmed Fresno chiles (8–10)
6 garlic cloves, peeled
Kosher salt
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
Assembly
Separate stems and leaves from cilantro (you should have about ½ cup of each); coarsely chop leaves. Purée cilantro stems, sour cream, lime zest, and lime juice in a blender.
Transfer cilantro mixture to a large bowl and whisk in mayonnaise; season with salt and pepper. Toss in cabbage, jicama, scallions, and chopped cilantro leaves.
Fresno Chili Hot SaucePreparation
Cook chiles and garlic in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until chiles turn bright red, about 2 minutes; drain. Blend chiles, garlic, and vinegar in a blender until almost smooth; season with salt. Let cool.
DO AHEAD: Hot sauce can be made 1 week ahead. Cover and chill.
Preparation Fish
Remove any pin bones from fish fillets (using tweezers makes this easy). Cut each fillet in half lengthwise. Cut each half on a diagonal into 1” strips. (Work with the natural shape of the fish as you cut; this will help the pieces stay together instead of falling apart when frying.)
Whisk all-purpose flour, rice flour, and salt in a medium bowl. Gradually whisk in club soda until no lumps remain; adjust with more club soda or rice flour as needed to make it the consistency of thin pancake batter—it should be pourable, but thick enough to coat the fish.
Fit a large pot with a deep-fry thermometer and pour in oil to measure 2”. Heat over medium-high heat until thermometer registers 350°.
Working in batches of 5–7 pieces at a time, coat fish in batter, letting excess drip off, then carefully place in oil (to avoid splattering, lower fish into oil pointing away from you). Don’t overcrowd the pot: The oil temperature will drop dramatically and fish may stick together.
Fry fish, turning occasionally with a fish spatula or slotted spoon and maintaining oil temperature at 350°, until crust is puffed, crisp, and golden brown, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet; season immediately with salt.
assemblyWhile fish is frying, use tongs to heat tortillas one at a time directly over a gas burner, moving them often, until lightly charred and puffed in spots, about 1 minute per side. Transfer to a plate; cover with a clean kitchen towel to keep warm. (If you don’t have a gas stove, wrap up a stack of tortillas in a sheet of foil and heat in a 350° oven until warmed through.)
Top tortillas (we like two per taco) with fish, slaw, hot sauce, avocado, cilantro, and jalapeños. Serve with lime wedges.
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