Fish Taco Seasoning is a blend of the right amount and kinds of spices it takes to jazz up any fish that you may plan on devouring. It’s also quick and easy to make. It just requires a few condiments you probably already have at home.
Everyone loves some spicy fish with fresh, crisp veggies wrapped up inside a nice soft tortilla. But do you know what makes for the perfect Fish Taco? Fish Taco Seasoning is prepared through a unique blend of spices and herbs especially chosen to marinade all kinds of fish.
So it’s time to knock away the store-bought jars of Fish Taco Seasoning, which are often loaded with excess salt but barely any flavour. Instead, whip up a nice big jar of some homemade Fish Taco Seasoning that is rich in taste and herbs.
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What is Fish Taco Seasoning?
This spice mix includes dried basil, cayenne pepper, and dried oregano, some you may need to shop or make at home, such as ground ginger and dried lemon zest, and you should be good to go.
Seasonings prepared at home give you the satisfaction that each ingredient used is of the best quality and the flexibility to shuffle quantities as per your liking.
What is in this Fish Taco Seasoning?
The seasoning is a combination of the following:
- Dried coriander leaves: You can easily find them at the grocery store
- Dried oregano: You probably already have it at home
- Garlic powder: Can be shopped or made at home
- Dried Basil: Pick up from the grocery store
- Salt: Just what you have at home
- Cayenne pepper: A special kind of pepper that can be bought
- Ground ginger: Can be purchased or made at home
- Dried lemon zest: Can be accumulated from lemons overtime or bought from the store
How to make this Fish Taco Seasoning?
The most crucial part of making any homemade seasoning is always assembling the ingredients. All of the ingredients mentioned above can be bought, and if you’d like, they can also be prepared at home.
As far as the measurements for each ingredient go, they can also be altered as per your liking. For example, if you and your family are a fan of some spicy fish, you can up the quantity of the cayenne pepper you are using. Similarly, suppose you’re somebody who enjoys a more subtle and herby palette. In that case, you can increase the quantities of coriander leaves, oregano and dried lemon zest.
Once you’ve decided the measurements, just mix all the condiments until they are well combined and store them in a glass jar.
Your homemade seasoning is now ready to spice up your Fish Tacos!
Top Tips
- Suppose you’re somebody who likes experimenting and making different spice blends at home. In that case, getting your hands on a funnel is a good idea. It helps pour ground spices into jars without making a mess.
- Suppose you use this Fish Taco Seasoning for other dishes. In this case, the temperature of the food does matter. If you’re whipping up a dish that is served cold, it will utilize a lot more seasoning compared to if a dish was being served warm.
- If you feel that the seasoning you’ve mixed up isn’t performing as well as it used to, it could just have gotten old. Usually, a whiff will tell the difference. If it doesn’t smell as strong as it used to, it’s probably a good idea to make another batch. Remember the stronger the smell, the stronger the flavour.
- It’s a good idea to taste the spice before you place it in the jar, make alterations and then taste it again. Since you’re not using it directly on food, it won’t give you exactly what it’ll taste like, but it’ll still give you an idea.
- Dropping in a few dried beans in your jar of seasoning can prevent any moisture build-up. The beans will absorb it.
Some Variations
Although this recipe offers a great combination of spices, here are a few additions you can try:
- Cumin: It provides an earthy flavour to savoury dishes. Toast the cumin for optimum flavour.
- Smoked Paprika: Offers a hint of flavour that is smoked and yet both sweet and salty.
- Onion Powder: Gives your fish the solid yet sweet flavours of onions
- Chilli powder: It makes a great addition to your tacos if you’re a fan of spicy hot food.
- Dried dillweed: It’s got the bitterness of parsley and sweetness of celery, easily an excellent choice for seafood.
Serving Suggestions
Smother this Fish Taco seasoning over any white fish of your choice and savour its goodness wrapped up in a soft tortilla. This is precisely what this seasoning is made for.
Nonetheless, there are many other ways you can use this seasoning. Just add a couple spoonfuls of this seasoning to cream sauce or cream cheese and enjoy it as a dip or sandwich spread. And how can we forget? It tastes great, sprinkled on some freshly made warm popcorn.
Storage
Make ahead of time: You can quickly mix up a batch of this seasoning whenever you’d like. And it’ll easily be useable for months or even years without any change in flavour.
Store: Given that this Fish Taco Seasoning is a uniquely blended combination of some dried herbs, ground spices, and garlic powder, it’ll keep well for a good year. Just keep this seasoning stored, in a cool, dry place, out of the direct reach of sunlight.
Recipe FAQ
This seasoning recipe is specially curated to be used as a dry rub. The best way to go about it is to firstly ensure that your fish is patted dry. Afterwards, you can rub the seasoning all over the fish with your hands. Finally, place it onto a parchment sheet in the oven and let it bake for 10 minutes at 400 °F. You can also broil your fish for a few minutes if you’d like.
Alternatively, you can use it as a marinade for other dishes as well.
How much seasoning you add to the fish you’re going to put in the tacos is totally up to you. However, immersing ½ lb of fish in two whole tablespoons of this seasoning is generally a good thumb rule to follow if you’re making Fish Tacos. It could also be slightly more or less depending on how well coated you like your fish in spices and what you’re pairing it with. As mentioned before, food served cold requires more seasoning than food served hot.
This seasoning works with right about any white fish you like. However, just for the sake of it, our favourites would definitely be COD, Tilapia and Mahi Mahi.
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Recipe
Fish Taco Seasoning
Equipment
- Jar
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoon dried basil
- 2 teaspoon dried coriander leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon dried lemon zest
Instructions
- Mix all the spices well until combined. Store in a glass jar.
Notes
- Suppose you’re somebody who likes experimenting and making different spice blends at home. In that case, getting your hands on a funnel is a good idea. It helps pour ground spices into jars without making a mess.
- Suppose you use this Fish Taco Seasoning for other dishes. In this case, the temperature of the food does matter. If you’re whipping up a dish that is served cold, it will utilize a lot more seasoning compared to if a dish was being served warm.
- If you feel that the seasoning you’ve mixed up isn’t performing as well as it used to, it could just have gotten old. Usually, a whiff will tell the difference. If it doesn’t smell as strong as it used to, it’s probably a good idea to make another batch. Remember the stronger the smell, the stronger the flavour.
- It’s a good idea to taste the spice before you place it in the jar, make alterations and then taste it again. Since you’re not using it directly on food, it won’t give you exactly what it’ll taste like, but it’ll still give you an idea.
- Dropping in a few dried beans in your jar of seasoning can prevent any moisture build-up. The beans will absorb it.
Variations
Although this recipe offers a great combination of spices, here are a few additions you can try:- Cumin: It provides an earthy flavour to savoury dishes. Toast the cumin for optimum flavour.
- Smoked Paprika: Offers a hint of flavour that is smoked and yet both sweet and salty.
- Onion Powder: Gives your fish the solid yet sweet flavours of onions
- Chilli powder: It makes a great addition to your tacos if you’re a fan of spicy hot food.
- Dried dillweed: It’s got the bitterness of parsley and sweetness of celery, easily an excellent choice for seafood.
Farah
Lovely spice combo!