Food truck The Fork & Fin is one of many restaurants raising awareness about sustainable seafood as part of Seattle’s Wild Alaska Pollock Week (Feb 28 – Mar 8). Praised for it’s mild taste and flaky texture, wild Alaska pollock is one of the most “abundant and sustainable species in the world.”
The Fork & Fin’s Bjorn Thorpe shows us a few of their dishes featuring wild Alaska pollock and share their recipe for Grilled Wild Alaska Pollock Tacos.
Recipe: The Fork & Fin’s Grilled Wild Alaska Pollock Tacos
From The Fork & Fin, Servings: 8 Tacos
Ingredients
High-oleic oil of choice
1lb Trident Seafoods Wild Alaska Pollock Skillet Cuts
1 tbsp Chili powder
1 tbsp Cumin
½ tbsp Mexican Oregano
½ tbsp Paprika
½ tbsp Garlic powder
½ tbsp Onion Powder
Salt & Black Pepper to taste
Corn tortillas
Additional Taco Ingredients
Guacamole
Smoked-chili crema
Cabbage Slaw
Queso fresco
Pico de Gallo
Pickled red onion
Lime wedges
Directions
Mix your spices, salt, & pepper in a small bowl
Bring your large, well-oiled frying pan to medium-high heat
Stack 2 corn tortillas & fry until golden on both sides. Repeat 7 times & store under clean dish towel
Add more oil to frying pan
Add frozen Wild Alaska Pollock Skillet Cuts & spread evenly
Pour your spice mix over the wild Alaska pollock & toss until all sides are evenly coated
Fry for 4-5 minutes, ensuring all sides of the Skillet Cuts are cooked
When the wild Alaska pollock reaches an internal temperature of 145°F & begin to flake, transfer to a serving dish
Assemble your tacos beginning with guacamole on a tortilla. Add 4-6 pieces grilled wild Alaska pollock, followed by the remaining ingredients in the order shown above.
Enjoy!
ABOUT POLLOCK: “Wild-caught in the glacier-fed waters of Alaska, wild Alaska pollock is one of most abundant and sustainable species in the world – often praised for its versatility, nutrition and outstanding mild taste and flaky texture. As the largest certified sustainable fishery in the world, wild Alaska pollock accounts for 30% (by volume) of all fish caught in the U.S. – with much of that making its way onto the plates of Washington state residents. Wild Alaska Pollock Week provides Seattle seafood aficionados and foodies alike with the opportunity to enjoy this tasty, nutritious fish while celebrating the fisherman and the industry that help bring it from sea to table.” wildalaskaseafood.com
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