Recipes with fish
21 verified Mexican recipes with fish.
White fish underpins Mexican ceviches, Ensenada-style battered fish tacos with cabbage slaw, pescado a la veracruzana (with olives and capers, a Spanish inheritance) and Yucatán's achiote-marinated tikin xic. Fresh coastal cooking that works with any firm white fish from your fishmonger.
This page gathers 21 verified Mexican recipes with fish, ordered A to Z — including Arroz a la Tumbada (Seafood Rice), Mexican Chicken and Rice, Beef and Bean Chimichanga. Total times range from 20 to 150 minutes, so there are weeknight options as well as weekend pot-cooking projects. The quickest is Tiritas de Pescado (20 minutes in total). Indicative UK price: £3.99 per 400g (researched for our cost estimates).
Arroz a la Tumbada (Seafood Rice)
Soupy seafood rice, Veracruz style.
65 minmedia6 servings
Mexican Chicken and Rice
Rice cooked with chicken and vegetables, a complete homestyle dish.
65 minmedia6 servings
Beef and Bean Chimichanga
A crispy deep-fried burrito filled with seasoned beef and refried beans — an Arizona speciality.
45 minmedia3 servings
Mexican Prawn Broth
Spicy prawn broth with guajillo chilli, a Pacific coast classic.
50 minmedia4 servings
Seafood Broth
A hearty mixed seafood soup in a rich tomato and chilli broth.
55 minmedia6 servings
Caldo de Oso (Hangover Seafood Broth)
Spicy Sinaloan seafood broth, famous as a hangover cure.
45 minfacil6 servings
Ceviche Acapulqueño (Acapulco-Style Fish Ceviche)
Acapulco-style white fish ceviche with lime, tomato and cucumber.
75 minfacil4 servings
Ceviche de Coco (Coconut Ceviche)
Tropical ceviche with coconut milk, a Colima speciality.
30 minfacil4 servings
Ceviche de Pescado (Mexican Fish Ceviche)
Classic Mexican ceviche of white fish cured in lime with tomato, onion, coriander, avocado and serrano chilli.
25 minfacil6 servings
Pescado a la Talla (Charcoal-Grilled Butterflied Fish)
Butterflied red snapper grilled over charcoal with red guajillo chilli adobo, Guerrero style.
70 minmedia4 servings
Veracruz-Style Fish
Red snapper fillet in a tomato sauce with olives, capers and pickled chillies.
55 minmedia4 servings
Pescado en Salsa de Epazote (Fish in Epazote Sauce)
White fish fillets in green epazote, tomatillo and serrano chilli sauce.
35 minfacil4 servings
Zarandeado Grilled Fish
Whole butterflied fish grilled over coals with a chilli and spice marinade. The signature dish of Nayarit's Pacific coast.
70 minmedia4 servings
Taco Salad Bowl
Tex-Mex salad served in a crispy fried tortilla bowl with seasoned mince, beans, and guacamole.
30 minfacil2 servings
Ensenada-Style Fish Tacos
Beer-battered fish with red cabbage slaw and chipotle cream.
40 minmedia6 servings
Tamale Pie
A baked casserole with a cornmeal crust filled with chilli con carne — a south-western American classic.
60 minmedia6 servings
Tabascan Chipilín Tamales
Tabascan tamales made with chipilín-infused corn masa, dried prawns, and banana leaf.
150 minmedia12 servings
Yucatan-Style Grilled Fish (Tikin Xic)
Fish marinated in achiote and sour orange, grilled in banana leaf.
70 minmedia4 servings
Tiritas de Pescado (Zihuatanejo Raw Fish Strips)
Raw fish strips marinated in lime with red onion and habanero, Zihuatanejo style.
20 minfacil4 servings
Ceviche Tostadas
Crispy tostadas topped with fresh fish and prawn ceviche marinated in lime juice with avocado and hot sauce.
30 minfacil6 servings
Uliche
A thick Tabascan corn masa broth with chaya or chipilín, amashito chilli, and pork.
80 minmedia4 servings
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes with fish are there on Recetas Mexas?
We have 21 published Mexican recipes using fish, all with verified ingredients, steps and timings. A few examples: Arroz a la Tumbada (Seafood Rice), Mexican Chicken and Rice, Beef and Bean Chimichanga.
What's the quickest recipe with fish?
Tiritas de Pescado, ready in 20 minutes in total. The rest of the recipes on this page range from 20 to 150 minutes.
How much does fish cost in the UK?
The indicative price we use in our cost estimates is £3.99 per 400g, researched across UK supermarkets and Mexican grocers. Each recipe page shows its calculated cost.
I've got fish and not much else — what can I cook?
Use our "What can I cook?" tool: tick fish plus whatever else you have at home and it tells you which recipes you can make in full and which are only one ingredient away.
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Recipes curated by Edmond Bojalil. Last updated: 2026-06-16.
Founder, Recetas Mexas
Mexican from Puebla, IT professional and foodie. Author of 1000+ authentic Mexican recipes adapted for home kitchens worldwide. Based in Madrid since 2018.
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