Chicharrón de Pescado

Crispy Fried Fish with Flour

Dive into our easy-peasy Chicharrón de Pescado - Crispy Fish Taco recipe! Marinate, coat & fry the fish until crispy perfection. Top it off with a zesty Pico de Gallo that brings the heat just right. Reheat our tortillas, assemble your taco masterpiece & ¡que rico! – a taste of La Tortillería magic in your own cocina!

SPICINESS

Ingredients

  • 0.5 kg fish fillets (Barramundi, Snapper, Flathead)
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp garlic
  • ½ tbsp ground pepper
  • 0.5 ml vegetable oil
  • 1 tbsp mustard
  • 2 garlic clove
  • 2 limes
  • Salt & pepper (for seasoning the fish)

Spicy Pico de Gallo with Habanero

  • 4 tomatoes, thinly sliced
  • ½ onion, finely chopped
  • 2 habanero peppers, finely chopped
  • 1⁄4 Bunch Coriander, chopped
  • 1 lime
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, diced
  • Salt, to taste
  • 1 Avocado (Garnish)
  • Lime Wedges (Garnish)

Cooking Instructions

  1. Cut the fish fillets into small pieces. Marinate them with lime, salt & pepper. Allow them to rest for 15 minutes 
  2. In a bowl, mix flour, salt, garlic powder & ground pepper. 
  3. In a pot, reheat the vegetable oil to 160-180 degrees, fry the garlic cloves in the oil to give it a distinct aroma. Watch they don’t burn!  
  4. Bring the marinated fish into the bowl with flour of your choice. Ensure all sides of the fish are well-covered with flour. 
  5. Fry the fish for 5-7 minutes until they are crispy & well-cooked. Place the fried fish on a cooling rack to remove excess oil & maintain crunchiness. 
  6. Serve the crispy fried fish with slices of lime & season with salt & pepper according to taste. 

For Pico de Gallo: 

  1. Cut tomatoes, onions & habanero peppers into thin slices. Chop coriander & cucumber into small dice. 
  2. In a bowl, combine tomatoes, onions, habanero peppers, coriander, cucumber.  Add lime juice & salt to taste. 

For Garnish & Plating: 

  1. Reheat tortillas & place them on a plate or into a tortilla warmer/ tea towel if you’re making for a crowd.
  2. To assemble Tacos, add fish on the tortillas. Spoon the prepared Pico de Gallo over the fish. Place slices of avocado on top. Add a lime wedge on the side.

¡Buen Provecho!

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