This Fish Taco Sauce is the ultimate topping for fish tacos. It’s a creamy a delicious blend of sour cream, mayonnaise, lime juice, sriracha, garlic, and cumin.
Readers are LOVING this taco sauce recipe and using it on Burgers, Chicken Nuggets, Wonton Tacos, and more! Whip it up in just 5 minutes and put it on everything!
Fish Taco Sauce will be an instant hit with your family! I’ve never been a huge fish lover, but I do enjoy a good grilled fish tacos recipe every now and then. When I was in Mexico last month we ordered some the were pretty much fresh out of the ocean and they were so good.
They had this amazing seasoning on the fish, but I think it was really the fish taco sauce that took them over the edge! Because nothing flavors up a taco like a good crema recipe on a bed of fresh fruits and veggies!
What Kind of Sauce Do You Put On Fish Tacos?
The key to a good fish tacos recipe is the sauce! This sauce is a sour cream and mayonnaise-based sauce with a blend of lime juice, garlic powder, sriracha, and cumin with a touch of salt. This sauce adds a yummy creaminess to balance the light and fresh ingredients traditionally in fish tacos!
How Do You Make It?
Making this sauce recipe is really easy to do!
- Begin by combining the sour cream, mayonnaise, sriracha, lime juice, garlic powder, cumin, and salt together in a small bowl.
- Next, chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours so the flavor can build.
- Finally, serve it fish tacos or anything else you heart desires!
I promise this Fish Taco Sauce will take your tacos to the next level. My family loves the flavors in this sauce, it a great mix of spicy sriracha, earthy cumin, and zesty lime with a bit of garlic and salt. You could add a couple of dashes of hot sauce for some kick too!
When you combine it with fresh ingredients like pan-seared or grilled white fish or Mahi Mahi, avocados, pico de gallo, and fruit. Wrap it all in a flour or corn tortilla and you’re in for a delicious dinner loaded with flavor!
It’s very important to let this fish taco sauce chill for at least 2 hours before first using so the flavor can build and if you have leftover, store in the fridge in an air-tight container for up to 2 weeks!
Readers are loving this recipe and have also been using this recipe on burgers and as a vegetable dip! So I can’t wait to try this great recipe on those next! I bet it adds a nice zing to a grilled summertime burger! What will you use this sauce on?
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Fish Taco Sauce
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons sriracha
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Mix together all ingredients in a small bowl and chill in the fridge for at least two hours before using.
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Notes
- It’s very important to let this sauce chill for at least 2 hours before first using so the flavor can build and if you have leftover, store in the fridge in an air-tight container for up to 2 weeks!
- Try adding some hot sauce for extra kick!
- Sour cream may be substituted for plain Greek yogurt.
Sue LaPierre says
Can’t wait to make this, given all of the great reviews! Do you have a fish taco recipe to share also?
Rebecca Hubbell says
This is the fish taco recipe I have. It uses frozen fish but you could make it with your favorite fresh fish as well.