| Pages:
1
2 |
jaymtb
Junior Nomad
Posts: 92
Registered: 3-30-2004
Member Is Offline
|
|
Fish tacos- not deep fried
Saw a few posts on this some time back. Have had grilled fish tacos most of the time. I just ask _very politely_ if it was possible to cook the
fish a la plancha, or on the grill without batter and not in deep oil or fat. at restaurants, taco stands, etc. Usually at taco stands it is good
to notice whether they have a bowl of fillets already battered and ready to throw into the oil. You can also ask what type of oil they use for
cooking, and what type of fish they have. A good chance to practice Spanish. Usually, if asked politely, cooks are happy to do it this way.
Sometimes they seem to think that you are missing out on something by omitting the breading.
Cheers, Jay
|
|
|
BajaGeoff
Super Nomad
Posts: 1727
Registered: 1-11-2006
Location: San Diego and Campo Lopez
Member Is Offline
Mood: Heading To Baja!!!
|
|
That is because the breading is the best part!
|
|
|
The Gull
Super Nomad
Posts: 2223
Registered: 8-28-2003
Location: Rancho Descanso, BCN
Member Is Offline
Mood: High
|
|
Have you looked...
recently at the contents of a tortilla? Can you spel Manteca?
Buen Salud, Amigo
�I won\'t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.� William F. Buckley, Jr.
|
|
|
Mexitron
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3397
Registered: 9-21-2003
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Member Is Offline
Mood: Happy!
|
|
Sometimes we'd catch surf perch which is a pretty mealy tasting fish, but even those would taste good after we figured out this method--first we'd
skin it, then steam the meat until it separated from the bone easily and then throw the pieces into hot oil after salt and peppering them--didn't take
too long just a minute in the oil--then throw it into a tortilla with some fresh salsa-always liked that a lot better than the breaded fish tacos.
|
|
|
sylens
Senior Nomad
Posts: 584
Registered: 4-6-2005
Location: Ensenada
Member Is Offline
Mood: ando bajando
|
|
manteca
definitely in most flour tortillas, but not in tortillas de maíz, i think. i
hope!!
lili
|
|
|
RICHARDH
Junior Nomad
Posts: 84
Registered: 11-15-2006
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by jaymtb
Saw a few posts on this some time back. Have had grilled fish tacos most of the time. I just ask _very politely_ if it was possible to cook the
fish a la plancha, or on the grill without batter and not in deep oil or fat. at restaurants, taco stands, etc. Usually at taco stands it is good
to notice whether they have a bowl of fillets already battered and ready to throw into the oil. You can also ask what type of oil they use for
cooking, and what type of fish they have. A good chance to practice Spanish. Usually, if asked politely, cooks are happy to do it this way.
Sometimes they seem to think that you are missing out on something by omitting the breading.
Cheers, Jay |
Many thanks, Jay. Your comments sound like the best advice yet! Meanwhile, in anticipation of my travel to Baja, I've been getting some preliminary
practice at various Mexican fast-food resaurants just north of the border.
|
|
|
k1w1
Junior Nomad
Posts: 76
Registered: 8-28-2006
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by RICHARDH
Meanwhile, in anticipation of my travel to Baja, I've been getting some preliminary practice at various Mexican fast-food resaurants just north of the
border. |
tehe not going to be of great help! Manzanas (sp) y Narangas ! (sp)
|
|
|
RICHARDH
Junior Nomad
Posts: 84
Registered: 11-15-2006
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by k1w1
| Quote: | Originally posted by RICHARDH
... Mexican fast-food resaurants just north of the border. |
tehe not going to be of great help! Manzanas (sp) y Narangas ! (sp) |
The last place I tried seems to be much more Mexican than the typical Taco Bells in northern Calif... The menu included tacos de cabeza, tacos de
lingua, tacos del pollo asada ... But the lady said it was not possible to grill the fish for a fish taco. So I ordered a (breaded) fish taco and
tried removing the breading as someone has suggested on this board. Very messy and not very practical! I need some way to have an advanced idea of
which taco stands or other eateries I should try asking for a grilled fish taco (or grilled shrimp taco or grilled chicken-breast taco).
I also tried a bean tostada. It tasted pretty good, but I wonder whether the tostada (tortilla) was deep fried in, say, lard (high in saturated fat)
or crisco (high in trans fat). For very occasional meals it shouldn't make much difference. But if one wants to establish a habitual eating pattern,
healthy ingredients are important.
Most of the time when I'm camping I will probably rely on corn tortillas and canned black beans as basic staples. (I'm hoping that tortillas will
last a lot longer than, say, whole wheat bread before they get stale or moldy.) But when I visit towns in Baja, I'd like to have a good idea of what
to eat that is nutritious, cheap, and tasty.
|
|
|
Cypress
Elite Nomad
Posts: 7641
Registered: 3-12-2006
Location: on the bayou
Member Is Offline
Mood: undecided
|
|
Tortillas can be made using only flour and water. Form dough into balls about the size of a tennis ball, flatten anyway you can and cook in hot
ungreased skillet or grill for about 1 minute on each side. 
|
|
|
coconaco
Nomad
Posts: 118
Registered: 12-28-2006
Location: Valle de San Fernando
Member Is Offline
Mood: respooled
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaGeoff
That is because the breading is the best part! |
THE MINNOW must be lost!!!!!
|
|
|
SDRonni
Nomad
Posts: 481
Registered: 8-28-2006
Location: Serra Mesa/Rosarito
Member Is Offline
|
|
Rubio's has grilled fish tacos.....
|
|
|
RICHARDH
Junior Nomad
Posts: 84
Registered: 11-15-2006
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by SDRonni
Rubio's has grilled fish tacos..... |
I see via google that Rubio's seems to be primarily in the southwestern U.S. Are there any Rubio's in Baja?
|
|
|
BajaNomad
Super Administrator
Posts: 4999
Registered: 8-1-2002
Location: San Diego, CA
Member Is Offline
Mood: INTP-A
|
|
No Rubio's in Baja that I'm aware of. And Ronni, if you want some good grilled fish tacos in SoCal (also CO, and parts of HI, TX and NorCal), try
Wahoo's.
--
Doug
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
– John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
https://www.regionalinternet.com
Affordable Domain Name Registration/Management & cPanel Web Hosting - since 1999 |
|
|
RICHARDH
Junior Nomad
Posts: 84
Registered: 11-15-2006
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
Tortillas can be made using only flour and water. Form dough into balls about the size of a tennis ball, flatten anyway you can and cook in hot
ungreased skillet or grill for about 1 minute on each side.
|
Hmmm. Sounds like a pretty good idea. I think I might try that with whole wheat flour.
|
|
|
Mike Supino
Nomad
Posts: 351
Registered: 10-16-2002
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
Form dough into balls about the size of a tennis ball, .
|
You may want to try them the size of a golf ball instead.
Therianthropic
|
|
|
Mexitron
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3397
Registered: 9-21-2003
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Member Is Offline
Mood: Happy!
|
|
Pompano--those sound a lot better than Cypress' tortillas sin manteca!
|
|
|
RICHARDH
Junior Nomad
Posts: 84
Registered: 11-15-2006
Member Is Offline
|
|
| Quote: | Originally posted by Pompano
'Tortillas-youbetcha' 
8 cups riced or mashed potatoes
1/2 cup cream
1/4 cup butter
1 tbsp. salt
2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
...
.....Did I mention this is not diet food!...but, it is delicious!!
[Edited on 2-2-2007 by Pompano] |
Not only is it not "not diet food!", but it is downright unhealthy for regular fare. It will put you on the fast track to heart
disease and diabetes!
It is unfortunate that too many people confuse what's good for you with what tastes good. To illustrate, it is my understanding that there are
extremely dangerous poisons that will kill you very quickly, but do not taste bad -- in fact, some are even tasteless. It seems it should be rather
easy to add ingreadients that will make an extremely tastey concoction that will kill you very quickly. So, without a doubt, "tastes good" does not
automatically equal "good for you".
Also unfortunately, there seems to be a popular idea going around that it is not possible to make healthy food taste delicious. I tend to disagree
with that idea. (But I admit I am not an expert on this subject.) However, I have tasted various "health" foods that turned out to be a bit "off" or
at least not very tasty.
Consequently, I am also inclined to think that making healthy food taste good may take a bit more skill than many cooks and food purveyors have.
And there is also the matter of taste being to some extent a matter of habituation. In particular, it seems quite possible to acquire a taste for
something that's good for you when at first you thought maybe the taste was a bit odd or "off".
I'd be interested in hearing opinions on this question, including, where available, facts to back up your opinions.
While these issues seem to play very widely in the U.S., especially concerning eatery fare, I'd be especially interested in their relevance to eatery
fare as well as home cooking in Baja.
|
|
|
The Gull
Super Nomad
Posts: 2223
Registered: 8-28-2003
Location: Rancho Descanso, BCN
Member Is Offline
Mood: High
|
|
Mariscos Alegria
All this talk about fish tacos forced me to go to Mariscos Alegria in Primo Tapia for one of Flo Alegria's fabulous FAT fish tacos. Truly the biggest
fish taco on the peninsula. Had three beers and three tacos, cost me a few minutes, a few pesos and according to pop-medical advice, it may have cost
me my life. If so, the smile on my face could not be wiped off for all the manteca on it.
I know genetically low cholesteral is great to have - too bad for the rest of the population.
�I won\'t insult your intelligence by suggesting that you really believe what you just said.� William F. Buckley, Jr.
|
|
|
Paula
Super Nomad
Posts: 2219
Registered: 1-5-2006
Location: Loreto
Member Is Offline
|
|
I'm glad to see on closer inspection that those aren't chocolate dipped batter fried fish fillets to wrap in those sinfully yummy sounding tortillas.
Hmmmm... how wold fish mole tacos taste? Well, maybe not...
|
|
|
bajalera
Super Nomad
Posts: 1875
Registered: 10-15-2003
Location: Santa Maria CA
Member Is Offline
|
|
Yes, tortillas can be made with only flour and water. The little dinky ones are called Communion Wafers.
\"Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest never happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.\" -
Mark Twain
|
|
|
| Pages:
1
2 |
![[*]](images/xmbforum/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
