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nbacc
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what is this fish?
What is a Sierra?It is a type of fish. I bought one to cook tonight. It has no scales. I bought it in San Felipe. I hope it is good.
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Russ
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Should be tastie. It's in the mackerel family. Great for ceviche.
here's more info. http://www.mexfish.com/fish/srra/srra.htm
[Edited on 11-16-2010 by Russ]
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Diver
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Lightly breaded and fried makes for great fish tacos.
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nbacc, It's good any way you fix it.
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nbaac..
Sierra makes thee best ceviche, plus it's great in the pan by itself. A trifle oily, so plan on that...lots of great online recipes with which you
can experiment to your tummy's content.
Great fun fish to catch inshore..as I did last year right in front of mi casa..but notice all the sharp teeth! Use a leader and you might bring in
more than one...unlike me...
The other small fish are cabrilla..and pretty much dropdead delicious, but fighters they are not.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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mcfez
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Campsite fish dinner
2 Lbs sierra fish fillets
salt
lemon juice
black peper to taste
1 clove garlic - finely chopped
1 cup of flour - to dredge fish fillets
1 1/2 cups oil - to fry fish
1) Marinade the fish in salt, lemon juice and pepper for 5 - 10 Minutes
2) Dredge the fish fillets in flour, so they are completely covered
3) Heat oil in sauté pan until very hot
4) Fry fish on both sides until golden brown
5) Drain on paper towels to absorb the excess oil
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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SFLowTide
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This is a great fish to smoke. A good brine and a heavy smoke works well. To me it's best smoked whole. It makes for an awesome "road snack" or a
great finger food while panga fishing.
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Cut this lucky one up into perpendicular slices, and then fried the cutlets in butter, garlic, some cajun spice and a little Modelo.......mmmmmmmmmmm
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A wonderful fish! Filleting it is like butter. Not the best fish to freeze though and the sooner the better as to eating.
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Baja Beach Ceviche Recipe
How to make Baja Beach ceviche:
Note: This is one sierra.
For this Baja Beach recipe you will need about a thousand kilos of them…or this many:
Squeeze 25,000 limes - marinade in pickup box overnight.
15 bushels fresh tomatoes
800 green peppers, sweet, chopped
4 shovels chopped parsley
1/4 bucket salt
1/4 bucket pepper
1/2 gallon oregano
300 jalapeno peppers, chopped (or more to suit your taste)
2 gallons white vinegar
300 medium onions, finely chopped
1 teeny weeny sprig fresh cilantro, chopped (optional) - I hate the stuff.
1 gallon Tabasco sauce
300 heads of lettuce leaf (to line serving bowls)
250 avocados (optional)
1000 black olives, sliced (for garnish) (optional)
Throw all this into the pickup marinade box, hook up an outboard engine on the tailgate, and mix well.
Serve with 400 carton of crackers and 1500 icy-cold Pacificos.
Enjoy!
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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NOW THAT WAS FUNNY!!!!! thanks ps..I learned a little trick,many yrs ago...ad na little catsup ,, just before serving and I do mean a little,,stir it
in and it minimizes the acid of the lemon...fileskin triggers........best...and lb for lb are the toughest fish in the world..ok...go ahead and argue
with me
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captkw, Triggers are tough, no doubt about it.
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Thanks for this excellent thread on the Sierra!!
In 1970 while spending a lot of time at San Nicholas, I could go out to the beach and catch 25 Lb yellow tail which were chasing schools of Sierra
along the Beach.
In 1972 to 1974 the Fertilizer Boats from Guymaus started coming through and siened out all of the Sierra. It was dificult to find one after that.
The Yellowtil moved out and went deeper for bait , the mackrael.
At that time the "The Nuts who claimed the Sea of Cortez was ruined, so they could get Money Donations, claimed that we would never see the Sierra
again.
They were Wrong and they are wrong m,ost of the Time. Beware of sending any Money to those Yokels!!!
It is great to see the Pickup loads of Sierra back.. Hurrah!!!
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BooJumMan
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That was a legendary post Pompano
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I have to say that I must give you a bad recommendation on Sierra. If we eat it again it will be all together too soon. It is the worst fish my
husband and I have ever eaten. We throw them all back. We tried fried, smoked and ceveche, it is definately not to our taste. But if you like them
and want the ones I catch they are yours!!! Happy eating.
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Pompano, nice photos, thank you. Just curious, what is the skinny fish next to the sierra in the photo with the cabrilla?
thanks........g
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| Quote: | Originally posted by güero
Pompano, nice photos, thank you. Just curious, what is the skinny fish next to the sierra in the photo with the cabrilla?
thanks........g |
Hi guero (are you a blonde or a redhead?)
The skinny fish next to the sierra in my photo is just another sierra, but a poor photo sample due to it's positioning. Good eye, though.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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güero
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"Hi guero (are you a blonde or a redhead?)"
Used to be red. Now I would have to say that what's left has faded. So be it. All is good in Baja.........g
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Barry A.
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"Sierra" ---- definitely one of my favorite eating fish. Man they are good, cooked lots of different ways. Yum, yum!!!!!!
Barry
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nbacc
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thanks everyone..............we cooked it last night in foil with veggies and it was delicioso!!!! Oh, we did it on the bar-b-q. Had aa couple of
good beers and it was a good night.
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