Warning: make a double batch. These mini fish tacos will fly off the plate.
Turn Wonton Wrappers into Taco Cups
It’s really easy to transform store-bought wonton wrappers into mini cups. We’ve done it for shrimp and even smoked salmon. This time, we fill the baked wonton cups with spiced fish and a spicy red cabbage slaw. To make the cups, brush wonton wrappers with a little oil then press into mini muffin cups. Bake them until golden brown and crisp. While the wontons bake, you can get the fish ready. Season with garlic powder and chili powder — we use our homemade chili powder recipe. Then bake the fish until just cooked through. You’ll know when it is done when a fork can easily flake the fish. We round the recipe out with an easy homemade slaw. Toss finely chopped red cabbage with sour cream, salt, lime and chipotles in adobo sauce. We use chipotles in adobo sauce quite a bit in our recipes. It’s usually found in the international food aisle in most grocery stores or in international markets. It’s smoky and spicy — you won’t need the whole can so take a look below for more recipes that use it. If you’ve got leftover chipotles in adobo, take a look at these easy recipes:
Make a chipotle butter then melt over oven roasted corn. Stir into lime mayonnaise then spread onto buns and top with seared salmon. Make these easy sweet potato tacos with their own spicy cabbage slaw.
Recipe updated, originally posted January 2012. Since posting this in 2012, we have tweaked the recipe to be more clear. – Adam and Joanne 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil Salt 2 tilapia fillets, 4 to 5 ounces each 1 1/2 teaspoons ancho chili powder, try our homemade chili powder recipe or substitute regular chili powder Salt and fresh ground black pepper Salt 1 tablespoon sour cream or more as needed Juice of 1 lime 1 teaspoon minced chipotles in adobo sauce, finely minced 12 fresh cilantro leaves 2Using a mini muffin pan, press the wonton wrappers down into the cups, laying back the corners and pressing the bottoms down to make a defined cup. Bake until lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool. 2Place fish onto a baking sheet and bake uncovered until the the fish flakes, 8 to 12 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillets.
