Quick and Easy Fish Tacos

Ingredients:

• 30 breaded frozen fish sticks
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 10 corn tortillas
• 1/2 pound finely shredded red cabbage
• 3/4 cup tartar sauce
• 3/4 cup salsa

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Arrange fish sticks in a single layer on a baking sheet, and bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until crisp and golden brown. Remove from heat and cut into thirds.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the tortillas until soft. Drain on paper towels.
• Fill the heated tortillas with fish stick portions, cabbage, tartar sauce, and salsa to serve.

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Making Crumb Crusts

Making Crumb Crusts

A step-by-step tutorial for making a  crumb crust.

Lime pies,  cream pies , and frozen pies also call for crumb crust. You can use shortbread, chocolate or vanilla wafers, or other cookie crumbs in place of graham crackers: the ingredient list may change, but the method will stay the same.

1. To make a 9-inch pie crust, we used 15 graham crackers (1½ cups crushed) and 6 tablespoons melted butter.

2. Break the graham crackers into smaller pieces. To turn those pieces into crumbs, you can use a food processor or blender. Pulse in short bursts until you’ve got coarse crumbs.

3. To make crumbs the old-fashioned way, put the graham cracker pieces in a large, heavy-duty resealable bag. (Leave a small opening in the top of the bag to allow air to escape.) Using a little pressure, roll a rolling pin over the plastic bag. Continue rolling the pin over the bag until the cookies are broken into coarse crumbs.

4. Pour the crumbs into a large mixing bowl, followed by the melted butter. If your recipe calls for added sugar, it should be mixed into the graham cracker crumbs before adding the butter. You can also add a pinch of salt to set off the sweet flavor.

5. Work the butter into the crumbs with a wooden spoon or your hands until the butter is evenly distributed.

6. Dump the mixture into a 9-inch springform pan or pie tin; there’s no need to grease the pan.

7. Use your hands or a flat-bottomed glass to press the mixture evenly into the bottom and sides (if desired) of the pan. To avoid crumbs getting into the batter, press firmly to ensure the crust is well compacted.

8. Bake the crust according to the recipe instructions, usually 8-10 minutes. Let it cool completely before adding the filling.

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