Grilled Fish Tacos

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  • 12

Ingredients

  • 3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 garlic cloves; minced
  • 3 serrano chiles, seeded & minced
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • Eight 6 ounce snapper or other fresh fish filets
  • 1 pound green cabbage shredded (3 1/2 cups)
  • 1 pound red cabbage shredded (3 1/2 cups)
  • 1/4 cup minced red onion
  • 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons mayonaise
  • Salt
  • 2 large ripe avocados-peeled, pitted & coarsely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 3 dozen 6-inch tortillas
  • 1 cup cilantro leaves
  • Lime wedges & hot sauce for serving

Preparation

Step 1

-In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, garlic, serranos, paprika, & 1 teaspoon of the pepper. Put the snapper filets in a large glass dish & rub with the marinade. Cover & refrigerate for at least 30 minutes & up to 4 hours

-In a large bowl, toss the red & green cabbage with the red onion. In a small bowl, mix the yogurt and mayonaise. Pour over the cabbage, season with salt & pepper and toss. Cover and refrigerate.

-In a food processor, pureee the avocados with the lime juice. Blend in the sour cream. Scrape the avocado cream into a bowl and season with salt and pepper.

- Light grill. Season the snapper filets with salt and pepper. Grill fish over moderately hot fire for about 3 minutes per side or until just cooked through. Transfer the fish to a platter, break into large chunks& cover loosely with foil. Wrap 3 stacks of 12 tortillas infoil and place on grill until heated through, about 5 minutes.

-To assemble each taco, spread a dollop of avocado cream on a tortilla. Top with fish, a large spoonful of slaw and some cilantro leaves. Pass lime wedges & remaining cole slaw at table.