Chipotle Fish Tostadas

Ingredients

• 2  avocado sliced
• 1  bay leaves 
• 0.3 teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
• 14.5 ounce canned tomatoes diced undrained canned
• 2  chipotles in adobo canned divided seeded finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons chipotles in adobo 
• 6 servings cilantro leaves fresh
• 12  corn tortillas 
• 0.5 bunch cilantro leaves fresh with string
• 3  garlic clove smashed
• 4  garlic clove pressed
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cloves 
• 6 cups lettuce shredded
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt divided
• 1 tablespoon juice of lime fresh
• 0.7 cup mayonnaise 
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 1 medium onion quartered
• 0.5 teaspoon oregano dried
• 1 cup vegetable oil 
• 3 quarts water 
• 2 pounds fish fillet white firm

Equipment

• frying pan
• paper towels
• blender
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Bring first 7 ingredients to a boil in a 6-quart Dutch oven.
2. Add fish, reduce heat, and simmer 3 minutes.
3. Drain well, reserving fish but discarding onion, garlic, bay leaf, and cilantro. Flake fish, and set aside.
4. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
5. Add pressed garlic cloves, and saut 30 seconds.
6. Add tomatoes, 1 or 2 chopped chipotle chiles, cloves, black pepper, and 1 tablespoon lime juice. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until liquid almost evaporates. Process tomato mixture in a blender until smooth; return to skillet.
7. Add fish to tomato mixture, and cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated.
8. Remove from heat, cover, and keep warm.
9. Stir remaining chipotle chile into mayonnaise. Stir in 2 teaspoons adobo sauce until blended.
10. Heat vegetable oil in a 9-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Fry tortillas, one at a time, in hot oil 1 minute or until richly browned and crisp, turning once or twice.
11. Drain on paper towels.
12. Spread chipotle mayonnaise evenly on tortillas. Top each tortilla with 1/3 cup fish mixture, 1/2 cup lettuce, and avocado slices.
13. Garnish, if desired.
14. Note: Try this recipe with rotisserie chicken in place of the fish for a quick weeknight dinner.