Jerk Around
Fish tacos spiced and slathered
Tasting Table's National edition editor, Kaitlyn Goalen, challenged the Test Kitchen to come up with the ultimate mayonnaise recipe for our monthlong celebration of burgers. In addition to a basic mayonnaise, we devised nine easy ways to boost it, including one with Corvette-red Peppadew peppers. With Peppadews on our brains, we added them to a speedy homemade tartar sauce served on these simple jerk-spiced fish tacos.
Jerk Fish Tacos with Peppadew Tartar Sauce
Yield: 4
Cook Time:
15 minutes
- INGREDIENTS
Tartar Sauce
¼ cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons sour cream
3 Peppadew peppers, finely chopped, plus 1 teaspoon Peppadew juice from the jar
1 scallion, finely chopped
½ small shallot, finely chopped
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Tacos
2 tilapia, or other mild white fish fillets (about 1 pound), halved lengthwise and each halve sliced crosswise into 3 pieces
2 limes, 1 halved and the other cut into wedges
½ cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs)
¼ cup cornmeal
3 tablespoons Jamaican jerk seasoning, divided
½ cup canola oil
12 warm corn tortillas
Fresh cilantro leaves for serving
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