swai

Thresher shark wasn’t readily available for Fish Taco Friday this week so when I went to the seafood counter the butcher/fish monger suggested “swai” {pronounced sw-eye} for grilling on a cedar plank. I had never heard of it, but he likened it to tilapia and it looked like tilapia, so I said, “Swai not?” ~ I know, bad joke!

I got home and Googled it…basically it’s a farmed river catfish from Asia. Hmmm, I’m not a catfish person, but figured we’d try it anyway. I decided to do an asian inspired marinade ~ 2 tbsp. honey, 2 tbsp. soy and 1 tbsp. toasted sesame oil. {for a pound of fish}

Jay grilled it on a plank along with some red pepper and red onion and I made angel hair coleslaw with rice vinegar, canola oil, sesame oil, brown sugar and fresh ginger {dressing measurements here}.

We just heated our corn tortillas, put a little bed of slaw, grilled peppers & onions, fish and a healthy squeeze of Sriracha.

You know what….they were actually really good ~ reminded me of our favorites from the Kogi Taco Truck!

I love the idea of taking a taco or burrito and mixing it up with asian ingredients. I’d like to try some Korean beef {bulgogi} and use some kim chee instead of a slaw. YUM!

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Happy Saturday and Happy Spring Break for those who are off!

Enjoy!