These “inside out” tacos from chef Trey Foshee are a must-have menu item at George’s at the Cove in La Jolla, California. The fried avocado slices are a decadent treat!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 serrano chile, seeded and minced
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
- 10 ounces sushi-grade Pacific tuna
- 1 cup all-purpose or whole-wheat pastry flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 cup light-colored beer pale ale
- 1/4 cup thinly shaved green cabbage
- 1 cup plain corn nuts, crushed
- Canola oil, for frying
- 1 California avocado
- 1 lime, peeled, segmented, and minced
- Minced fresh cilantro and lime wedges, for garnish
Instructions
- Combine mayonnaise, minced chile, and lime juice in a small bowl; salt to taste. Refrigerate.
- Cut tuna into 8 thin slices. Lay each slice between two pieces of plastic wrap and gently pound to 1/8 inch thick. Using a 2-inch round cookie cutter, cut out 12 circles of tuna, reserving scraps. Refrigerate.
- Combine flour, cornstarch, and baking powder in a bowl. Pour in beer and stir gently with a fork until just combined. Let sit 15 minutes before using.
- Mince tuna scraps and mix with shaved cabbage and enough lime-mayo mixture to moisten. Place most of crushed corn nuts on a plate. Place tuna circles on top of corn nuts to coat one side. Fill each tuna circle with a small scoop of tuna-cabbage mixture and carefully fold up into a taco shape.
- Heat a saucepan with about 1/2 inch canola oil until very hot. Cut avocado into ¼ inch thick slices; place in beer batter, then transfer to hot oil and fry until golden. Remove with tongs to a paper-towel-lined plate and salt immediately.
- To serve, sprinkle a bit of corn nuts down the center of each plate. Place a fried avocado on top, then place a “taco” against it. Garnish with dabs of mayo, minced lime segments, and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.
Notes
PER SERVING: 215 cal, 9g fat (4g mono, 3g poly, 1g sat), 10mg cho, 9g protein, 26g carb, 4g fiber, 237mg sodium