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Grilled Fish Tacos Recipe with Smoky Lime Crema – Grilling San Diego Padres Style!

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Kingsford. The opinions and text are all mine. Try this amazing grilled fish tacos recipe with smoky lime crema, a recipe from the Kingsford Taste of The Game cookbook!

 

Grilled Fish Tacos Recipe with Smoky Lime Crema - Grilling San Diego Padres Style

Grilled fish tacos recipe, San Diego Padres style

There’s nothing like hearing the sights, hearing the sounds, and smelling the aromas at the ballpark during a Major League baseball game. As the last days of warm weather wind down, we are taking advantage and grilling outdoors whenever we can. We’re big baseball fans around here, and you’d better believe that we’re grilling fresh fish tacos, San Diego Padres style!

Grilling with Kingsford® Original Charcoal

It’s like gourmet food at Padres stadium

We attend San Diego Padres games quite often, and even though hot dogs are on the menu, it’s the fish tacos that we are in love with. Barbecue and baseball are some of America’s favorite pastimes, so Kingsford has partnered with Major League Baseball to share the best of grilling, creating their Taste of The Game cookbook.

The cookbook features unique recipes to represent all 30 Major League Baseball teams. Each recipe is inspired by each city’s famous dishes, such as plantains in the Dominican neighborhoods in New York, cheesesteaks in Philadelphia, and of course, fresh grilled fish tacos recipe in San Diego.

Grilled fish tacos with lime crema

As an ode to our home team, we tried the grilled fish tacos recipe from the Kingsford Taste of The Game cookbook and WOW. Fresh-grilled fish with a smoky lime crema sauce, spicy cabbage slaw, and topped with fresh avocado and cilantro made this the perfect Southern California meal!

There’s really nothing like grilling with charcoal, the glowing embers and smoky flavors are undefeated! Try their fish tacos recipe in your backyard on your charcoal grill with friends and family, just like you would at the game.

Grilled fish tacos recipe with Kingsford Original Charcoal

Easy grilled fish tacos for dinner

Instructions:

Build your charcoal grill fire with Kingsford® Original Charcoal, preheating to around 450º. Oil the grates on the grill to prevent sticking.

Prep and grill the fish tacos

Rub the fish with 2 tablespoons olive oil and season well with salt, pepper, and 1 tsp. smoked paprika. We had rockfish, which was delicious, but falls apart quickly! I guess that’s not so bad since the fish has to be flaked anyway.

Place the fish onto the grill for 3-4 minutes on the first side, then flip and cook for another minute. Remove from the grill and let the fish rest for five minutes. Flake with a fork and set aside.

Fresh grilled rockfish for fish tacos

Make the spicy slaw

To make the slaw, toss the coleslaw mix or cabbage with the jalapeño pepper, more olive oil, and 2 tablespoons of lime juice. Season to taste with salt and plenty of pepper, adding more lime juice if desired.

Make the smoky lime crema sauce

Combine the crema or sour cream, smoked paprika, lime juice, and zest. Season to taste with salt and pepper; set aside.

Making grilled fish tacos with Kingsford and MLB inspired by the San Diego Padres

Put it all together and you have grilled fish tacos!

Grill the tortillas over direct heat until they are warmed, about 20-30 seconds on each side. Layer the grilled fish, cabbage slaw, and avocado onto each tortilla. Drizzle with smoky lime crema sauce and top with cilantro. Now, we eat!

Grilled fish tacos with smoky lime crema
Grilled Fish Tacos Recipe with Smoky Lime Crema - Grilling San Diego Padres Style

Grilled Fish Tacos with Smoky Lime Crema

These light and flaky grilled fish tacos with lime and crema are the perfect summer delight.
Course dinner
Servings 8 tacos

Equipment

  • Charcoal grill

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup Mexican crema or sour cream
  • teaspoons smoked paprika divided
  • 1 tablespoon lime zest
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice divided
  • kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 3 cups coleslaw mix or shredded green cabbage
  • ½ jalapeño pepper seeded and minced
  • ¼ cup olive oil divided
  • 1 pound white flaky fish such as mahi mahi
  • 8 corn or flour tortillas
  • diced avocado for garnish
  • minced cilantro for garnish

Instructions
 

  • Build your charcoal fire with Kingsford® Original Charcoal, preheating to around 450º. Oil the grates on the grill to prevent sticking.
  • Rub the fish with the 2 tablespoons olive oil and season well with salt, pepper and 1 tsp. smoked paprika.
  • Place the fish onto the grill for 3-4 minutes on the first side, then flip and cook for another minute. Remove from the grill and let the fish rest for five minutes. Flake with a fork and set aside.
  • To make the slaw, toss the coleslaw mix or cabbage with the jalapeño pepper, 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and 2 tablespoons of lime juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper, adding more lime juice if desired.
  • Combine the crema or sour cream, remaining smoked paprika, remaining lime juice, and lime zest. Season to taste with salt and pepper; set aside.
  • Grill the tortillas over direct heat until they are warmed, about 20-30 seconds on each side.
  • Layer the grilled fish, cabbage slaw, and avocado onto each tortilla. Drizzle with smoky lime crema sauce and top with cilantro.
Get grilling this baseball season!

Put your grilling skills to the test and try out some of these ballparks eats with Kingsford’s Taste of The Game cookbook! All recipes can be found on the Taste of The Game website, and you can buy a hard copy of the book here. Inside the book, there are 6 interviews with some of MLB’s greatest legends – David Ortiz, Omar Vizquel, Harold Reynolds, Eric Karros, Vinny Castilla, and Byung-Hyun Kim. Enjoy these recipes from your favorite MLB teams. Which one are you going to try first?

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