First Attempt: Fish Tacos

Tonight I attempted something new: fish tacos. We've all had fish tacos and my dad has made them for us before, but I have never done them myself. I had some tilapia that I needed to cook and decided to try it out. The basic concept I started with was a fried battered fish, cabbage, aioli, and pico de gallo. In the long run, I ended up making puffy tacos (fried flour tortillas instead of corn) just because it's what I had around and I also added avocado because, well, I love the stuff. The following are pictures and descriptions of everything that went into it:

My first attempt at aioli. I
looked up basic aioli recipes
online and went from there. I
used mayonnaise, lemon
juice, cayenne, chili powder,
cumin, garlic powder, and a
dab of salsa verde.

Cabbage and avocado.
I used an avocado just on
the verge of being over-
ripe, hence the brown.

Pico de gallo sans cilantro.
I was cooking for my best
friend, who is allergic to
cilantro so I had to leave
it out. A simple mix of roma
tomatoes, serrano chili, and
chopped yellow onion.

Fried flour tortillas. They
puff up and are soft instead
of the crispness of a corn
tortilla. I guess this is more
of a tex-mex thing, but I
enjoy it from time to time.

Fried tilapia. I dredged it
in an egg wash, then flour
with cayenne, chili powder,
and garlic powder mixed in.

The finished product! They
were pretty good, I can see
room for improvement but
it really wasn't bad for my first
try. Next time I'd like a lot more
spice and there would be more
effort put into the pico and aioli.

An introduction of sorts.

If you've stumbled upon my little blog, I should probably tell you what I'm about.

My name is Ally, I'm a college student and barista living in the beautiful East Bay, California. After spending a great deal of time, money, and energy going in and out of school for various subjects I have finally found my calling: I am going to open my own restaurant.

This is a large undertaking, so I'm starting this blog as a means to keep track of the things I cook, methods and ingredients I use, and to help me start planning a menu. A lot of the photos are low-quality, but I hope to start remembering to take decent pictures and keep better documentation of my ingredients along the way.