This fish taco sauce is THE best taco sauce out there. It's a creamy mix made of sour cream, mayo, lime, jalapeño, hot sauce, and a few spices. It has just enough kick, and you can make it in five minutes or less!
How to Make Fish Taco Sauce
This fish taco sauce recipe is super easy to make. All you need to do is toss the ingredients into a blender! Blend together the sour cream, mayonnaise, lime juice, garlic, Cholula, jalapeño, smoked paprika, and salt until smooth. Make sure to deseed the jalapeño first, including the white membrane, or the sauce will turn out extremely spicy! (If you like that kind of thing, feel free to leave the seeds in.)
Then refrigerate the sauce until serving. This sauce should stay good in the refrigerator for several days.
Ingredient Substitutions
This recipe only has a handful of ingredients, so I wouldn't recommend changing many of them--it will alter the flavor of the sauce. However, here are a few possible substitutions if necessary:
- Olive oil mayonnaise: Feel free to switch this out for regular mayonnaise--I just prefer the olive oil version because it's a little bit healthier.
- Lime juice: If you don't have lime juice, fresh lemon juice is fine, but it will alter the flavor slightly.
- Minced garlic: Chopped fresh garlic is a great alternative--I just use minced garlic for convenience.
- Cholula: Another hot sauce would work fine here, like Tapatio.
- Smoked Paprika: Regular paprika can be substituted in its place.
What to Serve with Fish Taco Sauce
This fish taco sauce will pair well with any of your favorite tacos--not just fish! I love pairing this recipe with my tilapia fish tacos, so make sure to check out that recipe as well.
If you try out this fish taco sauce recipe or any of my other recipes, I’d LOVE to hear about it. You can leave a comment below the recipe, or if you post a picture on Instagram, be sure to tag me! Getting any feedback on my recipes is both rewarding AND helpful as I write and edit recipes in the future.
Now get cooking, and enjoy!
Everyone's Favorite Fish Taco Sauce
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- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup olive oil mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon Cholula
- 1 teaspoon chopped jalapeño (deseeded)
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
Instructions
- Using a blender, pulse the fish taco sauce ingredients until smooth.½ cup sour cream, ½ cup olive oil mayonnaise, 3 tablespoon fresh lime juice, 2 teaspoon minced garlic, 1 teaspoon Cholula, 1 teaspoon chopped jalapeño (deseeded), ½ teaspoon smoked paprika, ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- Refrigerate until serving.
Equipment
- blender
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