Fish Tacos

How do you say 'taco' in Spanish?

Um, taco.

I grew up loving and eating fish. Then as a teenager, I had a bad experience and got sick from it. Over the years, I would try it and it nauseated me every time. Last summer, while vacationing at the beach, my husband and I broke down and tried fresh fish. And it was awesome. I ate more fish those two weeks than I had in 20 years. Since then, I have fallen in love with sushi. My favorite is the spicy tuna rolls. Yum!!! I am still picky about fish, but I am much braver when it comes to trying it.

Last week, I was surfing Pinterest and came across a recipe for fish tacos. It was so simple! Battered fish from the freezer section of the grocery, baked, and put into tacos. I wasn't too sure about the frozen fish part, but decided to try it. I bought a bag of Gorton's Crispy Battered Fish, it had 12 pieces in it and cost about $3.50 at my local Walmart.

Friday night was my test. When I told Shaun what I was making, the look on his face was priceless! Kind of a "I just got over the stomach flu twice in less than a month and you're making fish for dinner?" look. LOL! I made regular ground beef with taco seasoning for the kids (and for my backup). I baked four pieces of the fish according to the directions on the package and cut up my normal taco toppings (lettuce, tomatoes, green onions, cheese, sour cream).

First off, the fish was very crunchy and had an awesome flavor. I honestly did not expect it to be restaurant quality, but it was. I made fish taco and it was incredible. Each of the kids took a bite and loved it, even though they ate the ground beef. I think my oldest would have eaten a fish taco, but there wasn't enough, remember, this was kind of a test. My youngest ended up eating a whole piece of fish herself and begged for more. Shaun also ended up absolutely loving it.

The frozen fish tacos far exceeded my expectations. In fact, I don't think I will ever eat a ground beef taco again! 5 out of 5 thumbs up!!!