Beer Battered Popcorn Fish Taco Bowl

I don’t always do fried. But every now and then I crave that light and airy crisp of beer battered fish tacos. Today I decided to do them a little different by turning some halibut filet’s into moist, flaky and crunchy popcorn bites.

I’ve done fish taco bowls before on the blog, but these are quite special. I cut the halibut into bite-sized pieces, fried till golden brown. Then topped them off with a spicy cilantro, avocado mixture that I’ve used before in my Peruvian chicken saltados, and altered a tad. Quite delicious!

Topping the beer battered halibut on top of some basmati rice, black beans and a little red cabbage, give you that fish taco or even fish burrito feel without the heaviness of a tortilla.

But now that I think about it, how bomb would this be wrapped in a tortilla?! Welp. Looks like I got a recipe idea for later!

Definitely make sure you use a Mexican beer, preferably a dark one. I like to go with Pacifico, but Modelo and Dos Equis, are good ones too!

And if you’re a spicy fan like me, add a serrano pepper to the avocado sauce. It will add a bunch of heat and is delicious to douse the rice in as well! Definitely one of my favorites for the fall!

Beer Battered Popcorn Fish Taco Bowl

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Ingredients

For The Popcorn Fish

• 1/2 pound halibut or any white fish
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 1 cup beer
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper optional
• 3 cups vegetable oil enough to make 4" in your frying pan

For the Avocado Poblano Sauce

• 1/2 head iceburg lettuce
• 1 whole avocado
• 1/4 cup mayonaise
• 1 whole lime
• 1 large poblano pepper
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp smoked paprica
• 1 medium serrano pepper optional for spiciness

For the Fish Taco Bowl

• 2 cups cooked rice
• 1/2 cup shredded cabbage
• 1 cup black beans
• 1/4 cup cilantro for garnish
• 4 wedges lime for garnish

Instructions

For The Popcorn Fish

• Bring 3-5 inches of oil in a pot to 350F. Mix Flour, beer, salt, pepper, cumin and cayenne pepper in a bowl. Set aside
• Cut your fish into 1/2 inch pieces; cover in beer batter and set in oil. Cook for about 2-4 minutes until golden brown. Leave on a cooling rack to dry.

For the Avocado Poblano Sauce

• Add lettuce, mayonnaise, poblano pepper, Serrano pepper, salt, pepper, cumin, garlic and smoked paprika to in a blender. Squeeze lime juice in, and blend until smooth. Set in fridge until ready to serve .

For the Fish Taco Bowl

• Steam rice, and heat black beans. Shread cabbage.
• In a bowl, add about 1 cup of rice, 1/2 cup of black beans. top with cabbage, then place popcorn fish on top. Drizzle with Avocado Poblano sauce and enjoy!