MEXICAN FISH BURGER!
Ok so you like Mexican food (tick) and you like fish (tick) AND Oh those yummy fish tacos (tick – I made black bean & mango salsa fish tacos the other day and they were so good – I promise to share that recipe here soon!) THEN you´ve come to the right place my friend because this MEXICAN FISH BURGER recipe is simply amazing!
Lately I´ve been experimenting with fish. I want to try new recipes with fish because we hardly eat it in our home. Why might you ask? Well the reason is that I don´t really have many fish recipes that I like and furthermore I don´t really know how to cook fish. I´m in the experimenting phase..
Yes I know it´s healthy (some types more than others) and that´s why I want to incorporate it into our diets more often. However it´s important that I do so in a tasty manner because I´m not one for recipes that don´t taske like much.. I need FLAVOUR!
That´s the reason why I´m seriously considering to sign-up for the Secrets to Cooking Fish by Chef Joel Gamoran at Craftsy. In the course he talks about the eight essential techniques when cooking with fish. The part I´m really excited to learn about is shopping for fish because in this recipe I used frozen pieces of hake from the supermarket (which is absolutely fine if you´re stressed for time – welcome to my life!) but I really want to make sure I maximise the health benefits that fish has to offer..
Then the last lesson where he speaks about curing & smoking now that looks super interesting because I love anything smoked! Food that is 🙂
Ingredients
- 4 Ciabatta rolls or good quality burger buns with seeds on top, *toasted
- 4 pieces Hake (I used frozen)
- Fresh lettuce, chopped
- Fresh tomatoes, sliced (2 slices per fish burger)
- Nachos or cheese Doritos (optional)
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp Mexican spice
- 2 tsp sweet paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- salt & pepper to taste
- Olive oil, drizzle over the top before frying (and more to fry the fish with)
- 2 fresh avos
- squeeze of fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise (light) or greek yogurt (for a lighter version)
- 1 tsp cilantro paste or fresh cilantro, chopped
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add your fish to a shallow rectangle dish.
- Add the spice rub to both sides of the fish.
- Drizzle with olive oil. Leave to the side.
- Make your guacamole in a blender in case you don´t have ready made.
- Crumb your nachos/Doritos (optional) and keep in a ziplock bag to keep fresh.
- Fry your fish in a cast iron skillet on the stove at medium high heat.
- 1st - Toasted Burger Bun
- 2nd - Lettuce
- 3rd - Sliced firm, hard tomatoes
- 4th - Top with guacamole mixture
- 5th - Top with broken nachos (optional) or cheese Doritos
- Top with spicy hake
- Close with the top part of the bun.
Notes
* I toasted my burger buns in the oven under the broiler for 2 minutes on each side.
Thanks for stopping by guys! Let me know if you make these Mexican Fish Burgers 🙂
Johlene
xoxo
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I love me some Crafty food classes! I picked up a couple back when they were having a Black Friday sale last year…granted, I still haven’t gotten around to watching them yet. But I will! Crafty’s bread class with Peter Reinhart is seriously one of the best classes ever! I love the idea of using fish to create a burger. Super unique, and perfect for the summer! Looks delicious, Johlene! 🙂
Me too David! Wish I had more time to take more of them. Where can we find more time? Seriously! I just can´t imagine managing mine any better than I´m currently doing.. I´m literally down to using every second on the clock!