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.
Susan says
Perfect sauce for fish tacos. My family lovesit!
Erica says
This recipe is the best blend of flavor! I usually do eat sirracha or fish tacos … but I decided to try this out and wow! My tastebuds were delighted! It was so delicious! I can’t wait to try it on other foods. So quick and easy to make. I will definitely reccomend and it will be something I’ll make again!!!!! Thank you for the recipe. You just got a new follower and fan!
Hayley says
Thanks for the recipe! I had shrimp and had no idea what to do with it! Aagh quarantine cooking! Found this recipe and already had everything! So I decided to make grilled shrimp tacos. This sauce was easy to whip up and delicious! I even shredded some cabbage and used some of this sauce to mix it with! Made a perfect slaw to go under the shrimp!
Carla a Scott says
This is really a good sauce. I didn’t have any sriracha, so I used Chipotle sauce and it really added a nice flavor to it. Thanks!
Jordana Ochoa says
My favorite sauce ever!!! But I’ve seen this recipe on someone else’s blog post a looooong time ago! don’t take people’s recipes without giving them a shoutout!
Rebecca Hubbell says
Hi Jordana, I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe. I believe you are referring to the allrecipes fish taco sauce recipe and while this has similar ingredients, it is different. My recipe has salt and cumin in it and has an increased amount of lime juice and sriracha for a bigger pop of flavor. Once three ingredients in a recipe are changed, it is considered an original recipe.
Jordana says
Hello! I really don’t mean to be the Karen! Haha. It wasn’t an Allrecipes fish taco sauce. It was a made from scratch blog post, & the ingredients are the exact same!
Rebecca Hubbell says
Hi Jordana, Mine was published in January 2018 and the recipe from Tastes Better From Scratch was published in April 2018 so… the dates are at the top of the posts for your reference.
Lynn says
Oh my heart this sauce is over the moon!! Thanks for sharing. Keep your great recipes coming please!! Thanks
Rebecca Hubbell says
I’m so glad you loved it!
Pam says
My family loves this sauce, It’s great for fish tacos. The only problem is that we don’t use it all. Anyone know how long it will last if you save it.
Rebecca Hubbell says
It should be fine in an airtight container in the fridge for a few weeks!
Kathy Soule. says
This is truly the best all purpose sauce and soooo easy to make I have put it on my fish tacos, my left over shredded park tacos, and time I as a great dip
Do for Sure so good. And will love it.
Rebecca Hubbell says
I’m so glad you liked it! Thanks so coming back to leave a review!
Matt says
This sauce is the absolute truth! Did it with mahi mahi tacos tonight, and it was immaculate. It’s going to be a taco night staple forever! Thank you!
Rebecca Hubbell says
I’m so glad you loved it!
Steven Wayne says
This sauce was also amazing on ground beef tacos. Very tasty.
Rebecca Hubbell says
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
Maya says
Excellent sauce. I made blackened salmon tacos. The sauce was perfect. I followed the recipe exactly.
Joan says
We don’t like sour cream, and I can’t stand yogurt. Can we just use mayonnaise?
Rebecca Hubbell says
Hi Joan, I’ve never made it without sour cream or yogurt, but without one of those, it’s really just flavored mayo as opposed to a sauce. If you think you’ll enjoy that on your tacos that go ahead and omit.
Amy says
You dont taste the sour cream
Shelley says
Omg! This sauce is the best. We love making fish or shrimp tacos. We love it. My husband wants fish tacos non stop now.
Rebecca Hubbell says
I’m so glad you guys love it!!!