Copycat Rubio's Fish Tacos
"I found this recipe on the net and decided to share it with all of you. Fish tacos are very popular in the San Diego area. I serve these with Spanish rice or tortilla chips."
photo by erikj2013
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 12 (1 -1 1/2 ounce) cod, pieces
- 12 corn tortillas
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BEER BATTER
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup beer
- garlic powder (to taste)
- pepper (to taste)
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WHITE SAUCE
- 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
- 1⁄2 cup yogurt
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SALSA
- 1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
- 6 tomatoes, ripe, peeled, seeded and diced
- 1⁄2 onion, minced
- 2 cilantro leaves, chopped, stems removed
- 2 jalapeno chiles, seeded and chopped
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- oil (for deep frying)
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GARNISH
- 1 head green cabbage, shredded
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
directions
- Mix flour with favorite spices such as garlic powder, red or black ground pepper.
- Stir the flour mixture into the beer and mix until well blended.
- Wash fish by dipping in cold, lightly salted water or water with a little bit of lemon juice added. Be sure fish is completely dry before dipping into batter.
- Prepare salsa; reserve.
- Put the vegetable oil into a deep skillet and bring to 375°F
- Place fish in a single layer--do not let pieces touch each other.
- Cook fish until batter is crispy and golden brown.
- Heat corn tortillas lightly in a skillet or Mexican comal until they are soft and hot.
- To assemble, on each tortilla layer the fish fillet, white sauce, salsa and cabbage. Top it off with a squeeze of lime. Fold tortilla over to serve.
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Reviews
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I gave 4 because the sauce was a little bland. I added lime juice, chopped cilantro and cumin and it was fantastic!! The rest of this is spot on and delicious. As transplants from San Diego, we appreciate the taste of home.
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Im a huge fan of the fish taco...Rubios is as close as you get to down in baja cali. I've tried this white sauce, it works but it's not Rubios. We had Rubios last night, got a side of the white sauce and tried it on its own ( great tortilla dip! Combo with Picante sauce) Rubios tastes like watered down tarter sauce with milk, no relish. One i make at home for fish tacos is Mayo, red wine vinegar, lemon, garlic powder, and pepper, it's killer too. -
If I could give this 6 stars I would! I lived in San Diego for 2 years and while there fell in love with Rubio's fish tacos. Now I've been gone for 7 years and have craved them at times, so when it came time to create a Mexican Fiesta for a dinner party, I knew I had to add fish tacos to the menu. This recipe is IDENTICAL to the fish tacos I remember at Rubio's and now I can enjoy them anytime I want and don't have to spend thousands on a plane ticket to do so! My guests were amazed and everyone LOVED them. I really didn't change anything in the recipe. Every component is simple in itself but when combined, command your taste buds to attention! Thank you for posting! -
The recipe is very close but is a little bit off from the Rubios recipe. The white sauce is not mayo and plain yogurt. It is Daisy sour cream and mountain high plain yogurt mixed at a ratio of 50:50 then add water to get the righ consistancy. You should be able to ladle the white sauce onto the fish. The batter should be using self rising flour, garlic powder, onion powder, mexican oregeno, salt and Tecate beer. 1 cup self rising flour 2 table spoons of each: Garlic powder onion powder Mexican Oregeno 1 Table spoon salt Tecate Beer mix dry ingredients then add beer while mixing. Add enough beer to create the same consistency as you would for pancake batter. Rubio's uses their mild red salsa, not a pico de gallo style. It is basically the same as your recipe except they blend it with a blender stick. Tortillas should be heated on a flat grill on both sides then doubled up. Put the fish then ladle white sauce then ladle red sauce. top with shredded cabbage and serve with a lime wedge. -
No effort with that sauce. Tells me I can skip the whole recipe.
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Tweaks
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I just wanted to say I remember the first Rubio's it was by Mission Bay High School. At least that's what I was told that it was the first Rubio's. I do know it was just about like Shaq compared to the restaurants they have now. I'm so glad that you posted this recipe because I'm now Minnesota.
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I am a full-time college student at San Diego State University where I have a degree in Accounting and a minor in Economics. Not only is cooking a necessity for a college student,it's a hobby for me. I love copycat recipes from restaurants and very open to try new recipes.
