A spicy fish tostada is most definitely a minimal effort homemade fast food dish that leaves other fast food in its wake. Because it takes 20 minutes or less to have this dish table ready from start to consumption this recipe is very popular with people on the go and ever busy Mums worldwide.

Ingredients

• 425 Grams (about 15 Ounces) of Crumbed Fish Fillets
• 300 to 340 Grams (about 10½ to 12 Ounces) of Corn Kernels
• 100 Grams (3½ to 4 Ounces) of Fresh Baby Spinach Leaves (for garnishing)
• 6 Flour Tortillas
• 2 Lemons (1 for juice and zest, the other is to be cut into wedges for serving)
• 1 Clove of Garlic
• 1 Cup of Grated Tasty Cheddar Cheese
• ½ Cup of Sour Cream
• 1 Tablespoon of Finely Chopped Coriander
• Sweet Chili Sauce (to serve)
• Freshly Ground Sea Salt (to season)
• Freshly Ground Black Pepper (to season)

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Method

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C. (180 degrees C. for fan forced ovens)
2. Grease a baking tray or line it with non-stick baking paper (use a non-stick cooking spray if you must)
3. Spread around 425 grams of crumbed fish fillets onto prepared baking tray ensuring that there is at least 1 inch of space surrounding each fillet. Transfer baking tray and fish fillets to oven. Cook crumbed fish fillets as per the instructions on the packet.
4. Lay tortillas on another lightly greased baking tray. Spread roughly equal portions of the grated tasty cheddar cheese over each tortilla. Pop baking tray with cheddar topped tortillas into oven and bake until the tasty cheddar cheese has melted and the tortillas have become crispy (around 15 minutes).
5. While the crumbed fish fillets and the cheddar cheese topped tortillas are baking we will prepare the rest of the ingredients ready for application and serving.
6. Let us begin by rinsing and draining the coriander. Once drained; trim and finely chop the coriander. If you don’t have fresh coriander to hand use the prepackaged variety available in most supermarkets and delicatessens.
7. Peel, trim, rinse and mince the garlic (using a garlic press is the easiest and quickest way of doing so).
8. Now wash, drain, squeeze and collect the juice from 1 lemon. This fast and spicy fish tostada recipe requires 2 tablespoons of lemon juice so keep squeezing until you have collected enough lemon juice to include with this fast and spicy fish tostada recipe as required. You could of course use 2 tablespoons of commercially extracted and packaged lemon juice (saves you the bother of squeezing the lemons yourself.
9. Grate off, collect and retain; for later use, about ½ teaspoon of lemon zest.
10. Wash and then cut the remaining lemon into wedges ready for serving. Cover and refrigerate until you are ready to serve.
11. If using canned corn kernels then drain them. Frozen corn kernels will need to be cooked as per instructions on the packet and then chilled to room temperature prior to use with this fast and spicy fish tostada.
12. At this point we will wash, drain and trim baby spinach leaves ready for use as garnishing. It is generally accepted and most strongly recommended by culinary schools of high repute and standing that; you always tear/rip fresh herbs and leafy vegetables rather than chopping or dicing them.
13. Into a medium size mixing bowl add the sour cream, drained/cooked corn kernels, chopped coriander, lemon juice, lemon zest and minced garlic. At this point; you may season to taste with freshly ground sea salt and/or freshly ground black pepper if so desired. As for myself; whenever I am preparing this fish tostada recipe, I tend to leave the salt and pepper seasoning to each dinner’s individual discretionary preferences. Mix well to ensure that; all ingredients are thoroughly combined and more or less evenly distributed throughout the mixture.
14. Once the fish is cooked to your liking remove it from the oven. Let fish stand for a minute or two to cool to a safe handling temperature. Now medium chop the cooked bread crumb coated fish fillets into pieces that; range in size from sugar cube to matchbox.
15. Once the tortillas are crispy and the tasty cheddar has melted lay a towel on your work bench. The intention behind doing this is that the towel is intended to protect your kitchen work surface from the heat damage that occurs when hot objects come into direct contact with an otherwise unprotected work bench top.
16. You are now ready to remove the baking tray/sheet complete with crispy tortillas from the oven for immediate transfer to bench top towel. Do so now.
17. Dollop 1/6 of the sour cream/corn mixture onto the center of the melted cheddar covered crispy tortillas. Now use the back of the spoon or a spatula to evenly spread sour cream mixture all over the melted cheese surface of each crispy tortilla in turn.
18. Top with baby spinach leaves and drizzle with a little sweet chili sauce.

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Serving Spicy Fish Tostada:

• This spicy fish tostada is best served warm accompanied by lemon wedges along with your favorite sauces.
• As noted above sweet chili sauce works very well indeed with this recipe and for those liking extra bang and tang simply add extra sweet chili sauce and a splash of Tabasco sauce.
• Another great way to use a spicy fish tostada is as a menu item at a buffet (particularly the self-serve variety).

Yield: 6 Adult Serving Portions

Spicy Fish Tostada Preparation Time: 10 Minutes

Spicy Fish Tostada Cooking Time: 10 Minutes