Monday, February 15, 2010

Mahi Mahi Tacos with a Blood Orange Salsa

Remember the last time I tried to incorporate blood oranges into tacos? Well I ended up with an awesome marinade for future chicken projects but it did not work out too well for the shrimp. In that post I mentioned that blood oranges would be much better served as a salsa. So I did exactly that. Let's begin:
Start by peeling your blood orange and pulling it apart into slices. Take the slices and quarter them. Throw into a large bowl. Since we now have the base out of the way, it will be much easier to eyeball everything else. Don't start with a pinch of salt and move your way up like a dumbass. Always start from the top down.
Mix in some diced jalapeno, red onion, cilantro, lime juice (not too much), EVOO, and a pinch of salt. Make this an hour or two ahead of time and let it sit in the fridge so the flavors can mingle. Keep a close eye on your blood orange mixture. It has a tendency to try and skip town in a white Bronco when wanted.
I had some small Mahi Mahi fillets so I broiled them for five minutes per side and flaked them into the corn tortillas that I fried in oil. Top with the blood orange salsa and you have a fucking crazy good fish taco. Eat it.

3 comments:

FreakSmack said...

You can use blood oranges to make a decent marinade for skirt or flank steak for fajitas too. The acid makes the beef super tender.

Brew Beer Bake Bread said...

FUCK!


You better get new plates and a camera fucking soon.


SHIT!

Cooking Asshole said...

Good idea FS!! I just might try that!

I love my floral plates and shitty photography.