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Spicy fish taco sauce is the best!

This spicy fish taco sauce is amazing. Makes any taco recipe taste better. Drizzle this sauce on your baked fish and it tastes even better!

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If you love fish and tacos then this fish taco sauce is a must-make. A little spicy but that makes your fish even better. It is really easy to make. So, want to learn how to make fish taco sauce? Let’s get started!

Homemade spicy fish taco sauce in a glass jar. It's a little spicy, creamy, and tangy and makes any taco recipe taste better.

What You Need For This Recipe

To make this fish sauce you need several ingredients. Most likely you have most of it in your kitchen pantry. Have the following ingredients ready when you start:

  • Sour cream – the base ingredient
  • Mayonnaise – another base ingredient for this sauce
  • Lime juice – adds freshness to the sauce that works well with fish
  • Seasoning – you can use taco seasoning to season the sauce
  • Garlic powder – adds a savory flavor to the sauce
  • Sriracha sauce – gives a kick to the sauce
  • Dill – fish and dill go together perfectly
  • Cumin – has a slightly sweet, warming flavor with a nutty element
  • Smoked paprika powder – adds color and flavor to the sauce
  • Onion powder – adds a subtle sweetness to the sauce

Note that the full ingredients list, including measurements, can be found in the recipe card below.

Spicy fish taco sauce ingredients

How To Make Fish Taco Sauce

  1. This is such an easy dressing to make. Take a bowl and first add the sour cream. Then add the mayonnaise into the mixing bowl. Stir the two together until smooth and combined.
  2. Take a small bowl and add the taco seasoning, garlic powder, dill, cumin, smoked paprika powder, and onion powder. You can also use this fish seasoning for tacos instead of taco seasoning.
  3. Stir through with a teaspoon until all the ingredients are combined.
  4. Add this seasoning to the mayonnaise mixture. Now combine all the seasoning and mayonnaise sour cream mixture for about 1 minute.
  5. Finally, add the lime juice. Start with half of the lime juice and taste. Add more to taste.
  6. Your sauce is ready to serve.

Close up of a spicy fish taco sauce in a glass jar. If you drizzle this sauce on your baked fish, it will taste even better!

The Most Delicious Taco Sauce

This is one easy taco sauce that you can make in no time. A great combination of a creamy condiment that is tangy and spicy to make your tacos taste even better.

This taco sauce is also known as Baja sauce and it adds a lot of flavors, especially to your fish tacos but you can also drizzle it on top of your other tacos.

I’m a big lover of sauces and this is a really good one! It is a creamy dressing but not just a mayonnaise. This sauce is the perfect combination with any seafood recipe like fish tacos, shrimp quesadillas, fish fajitas, or tilapia fish.

This sauce is creamy due to the combination of mayo and sour cream. A fresh hint of lime and some heat from the hot sauce. You can substitute the hot sauce with adobo and sauce.

Delicious homemade spicy fish taco sauce in a glass jar. Easy to make in no time.

Can I Make Fish Taco Sauce In Ahead?

Yes, you can make this taco sauce ahead of time so you can keep it ready when you want to serve it in any of your taco recipes.

How To Store Fish Taco Sauce

The best way is to make and use your sauce straight away. You can prepare this fish taco sauce in advance and then store it in a glass jar like these Mason Ball Jelly Jars or in an airtight food container.

Store this condiment in the fridge and you can keep it for at least a week but you can keep it even longer.

Spicy fish taco sauce in a glass jar with a spoon. Ready to be drizzled on some baked fish tacos.

Serve Taco Sauce With?

You can serve this delicious taco sauce with a lot of different dishes. Take a look at this selection of recipes:

More Sauce Recipes To Try

If you are as big of a condiment lover as I am look at the sauce recipes below. You will love them:

  • Burrito sauce – make it and use it to dip your burritos in
  • Enchilada sauce – a great sauce to drizzle over your enchiladas
  • Quesadilla sauce – the best sauce to serve with your quesadillas
  • Brava sauce – make some patatas bravas and pour this on top
  • Peri-Peri sauce – brush a whole chicken like a marinade and cook it in the slow cooker or underneath the grill

Close up of a homemade fish taco sauce. It's a little spicy, creamy and tangy and adds great flavour to baked fish.

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Fish Taco Sauce

Yield: 6
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes

This spicy fish taco sauce is amazing. Makes any taco recipe taste better. Drizzle this sauce on your baked fish and it tastes even better!

Ingredients

  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ⅓ cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice from 1 medium lime
  • 1 teaspoon taco seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce or to taste
  • ½ teaspoon dill
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika powder
  • ¼ teaspoon onion powder

Instructions

  1. Take a bowl and first add the sour cream and the mayonnaise. Stir the two together until smooth and combined
  2. Add the taco seasoning, garlic powder, dill, cumin, smoked paprika powder, and onion powder to a small bowl
  3. Stir through with a teaspoon until all the ingredients are combined. Add this seasoning to the mayonnaise mixture
  4. Now combine all the seasoning and mayonnaise sour cream mixture for about 1 minute
  5. Finally, add the lime juice. Start with half of the lime juice and taste. Add more to taste
  6. Ready to serve

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 130Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 141mgCarbohydrates: 4gFiber: 1gSugar: 1gProtein: 1g

Please note: Nutrition information is added for informational purposes only. It is possible it isn’t completely accurate.

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6 Comments

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    Kim Climer

    08/28/2020 at 8:32 pm

    This was really good. I think we will use the leftovers for a potato chip dip.

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      Mireille

      08/28/2020 at 9:24 pm

      Good to hear you like this taco sauce! Using it as a potato chip dip sounds like a great idea!

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    Karman Foods

    12/27/2021 at 7:06 am

    This Fish taco sauce is one of my favorites! I added a bit of Kikkoman Ponzu Citrus Soy Sauce for an added twist of flavor and Huy Fong Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce is really deliciously hot!

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      Mireille

      12/27/2021 at 10:36 am

      Glad to hear you like my fish taco sauce so much!

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    Julie

    11/26/2024 at 12:38 am

    I tried this tonight with my family on some poached tilapia atfish tacos. It definitely made the tacos taste great! Everyone loved them. I think I will make up a batch and keep it in the refrigerator. It could be used with lot of different dishes.

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      Mireille

      11/26/2024 at 10:20 am

      Julie so glad you and the family like this recipe!

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