Sunday, February 20, 2011

Fish Tacos with Avocado Sauce

Fish:
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 T olive oil
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 pound halibut or tilapia fillets

Sauce:
  • 2 medium ripe avocados, divided
  • 1/4 C sour cream
  • 1/4 cup mayo
  • 1 T lime juice
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 tsp dill weed
  • 1/4 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/4 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/4 tsp dried parsley flakes
  • Dash cayenne pepper
Salsa:
  • 1 medium tomato, seeded and chopped
  • 1 small red onion, chopped
  • 4 1/2 tsp chopped seeded jalapeno pepper
  • 1 T minced fresh cilantro
  • 1 1/2 tsp lime juice
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1/8 tsp salt
Tacos:
  • Flour tortillas
  • 2 C shredded cabbage
Preparation:
  • In a large resealable plastic bag, combine lemon juice, oil, and garlic. Add the fish; seal bag and turn to coat. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • For the sauce and salsa, peel and cube avocados. In a small bowl, mash 1/4 cup avocado. Stir in the remaining sauce ingredients. Place remaining avocado in a small bowl; stir in remaining salsa ingredients. Refrigerate sauce and salsa until serving.
  • Drain fish and discard marinade. Broil fish 4-6" from the heat for 8-10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Place fish on the center of each tortilla. Top each with 1/4 cup cabbage, about 1 T sauce and 1/4 cup salsa.

Slow Cooker Beef Strganoff

Ingredients:
  • 2 pounds beef top sirloin steak, cut into thin strips
  • 3 T olive oil
  • 1 C water
  • 1 envelope beef stroganoff seasoning
  • 1 pound sliced baby portobello mushrooms
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 3 T butter
  • 1/4 cup port wine or beef broth (I used one can, about 14 oz, & it was fine.)
  • 2 tsp ground mustard
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 1/2 C sour cream
  • Hot cooked egg noodles
Preparation:
  • In a large skillet, brown the meat in oil. Add the water and stroganoff seasoning mix, stirring to loosen the browned bits from the pan. Transfer meat and drippings to a 3qt slow cooker.
  • In the same skillet, saute mushrooms and onion in butter until tender. Combine the wine, mustard and sugar; stir into the mushroom mix. Add to slow cooker; stir to combine.
  • Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until meat is tender. Stir in sour cream. Serve with noodles. 
  • FYI: I did mine in a 250 oven for about 5 hours and it was perfect.  I also used 1/2 the mushrooms and diced them since I'm not a fan of mushrooms. That added the flavor without noticing them in there! I didn't mess with the olive oil and butter, I just used canola for it all.