Fish Tacos

 When we were in Hawaii we stayed across the street from the Cheesecake Factory or, as it is commonly understood in Australia, "the place where Penny works". Obviously this place rated highly on my list of holiday must dos. 

Suffering a severe case of jetlag we headed out to dinner around 8pm. After a 45 minute wait outside to get a table we were greeted by a stressed out and busy waiter. He left us to peruse the tome they call "menu" and eventually returned to take my order of chicken tacos and something covered in cheese for my husband. Perhaps another 45 minutes later he reappeared more stressed than ever and full of apologies that our food would still be some time. We were on holidays, we had another fancy multi-coloured drink and continued to people watch. Some time later a manager appeared with our waiter, equally full of apologies. At this point, in normal world, we would no doubt be fuming but, we were on holidays...in Hawaii....at the Cheesecake Factory...with chicken tacos pending. What could go wrong? 

Fish Tacos.

Of course, by this time, we had been lavished with praise. We had been told we were the "coolest customers ever" (a rarity for us). We had been gifted a multi-coloured drink. There was no way I could now turn my nose up, point a finger in the waiter's face and demand a chicken be murdered, smothered in salsa, wrapped in a tortilla and arrive at my table immediately.

As the waiter rushed away I looked at the husband and tentatively said, "I think it's fish"....at this point I was hoping he would say, “Oh so it is! I know you hate fish so here, you have my cheese covered cheese with cheese and I’ll have the dregs of the ocean that have been served up in front of you.”  Naturally, through a mouthful of cheese, my husband said, “That’s hilarious, you hate fish!”

So that is where this post originates. Six months on I decided to give the fish tacos another go because fish is actually pretty good for you …or something to that affect. I headed to this website for inspiration.

Slightly Edible Fish Tacos

1 cod fillet cut into 6 small pieces

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon cumin

½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

corn tortilla wraps

salsa

coleslaw with herb dressing

Rub the spices onto both sides of the fish pieces and grill until cooked through.

On a tortilla layer salsa, fish, coleslaw and serve with rice combined with black beans, parsley, coriander and lime juice.