hombre66
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Roosterfish
Just saw the post on the kayaker with the very respectable roosterfish. Any Nomads care to put their in their dos centavos worth regarding Roosters
culinary value? I had a small one once long ago caught off the rocks at Pt Chivato and thought it tasted great. Many feel the meat is trash.
Interested in your opinion
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Quote: Originally posted by hombre66  | | Just saw the post on the kayaker with the very respectable roosterfish. Any Nomads care to put their in their dos centavos worth regarding Roosters
culinary value? I had a small one once long ago caught off the rocks at Pt Chivato and thought it tasted great. Many feel the meat is trash.
Interested in your opinion |
Roosters are fun to land. I throw them back or give them away. Caught a 25lb rooster S. of Elias Calles. Fed a family of nine.
Only know MX's eat them. Never tasted one and don't plan to.
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I've never eaten one due to their reputation as being of poor quality. In most cases fishermen always release them. I have heard of a couple people
who say they were fine to eat. My thought is usually if you put enough breading, deep fry, then a ton of garlic butter, even shoe leather is ok!
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Would love to hear from someone(other than myself) that has eaten Roosterfish. As mentioned, I ate one that was small many yrs ago that as I recall,
tasted and texured something like the black/blue rockfish that I catch here in Oregon . Hope this post stays up long enough to get some responses.
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I caught a 35 lb Jack Crevalle once, which is a very close relative. It had very dark red meat, and was the toughest fish I have ever eaten. Had to
throw most of it away, which was a shame. I heard Roosters are similar. With all the great eating fish in Baja, I would not bother trying to eat
one. They are great fighters though.
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Best vary best recipe for Roosterfish that I have found is;
1) Soak filets in milk for at least 1/2 hour
2) Lightly bread filets in a mix of flour, salt, pepper and garlic powder
3) Fry filets until golden brown
4) Throw filets in trash
5) BBQ a steak over mesquite
6) ENJOY with a cold Pacifico
Since I've given up all hope, I feel much better
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Roosterfish
Someone stole my recipe!!!
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Meat is tough and not tasty. Closest comparison is bonito. Not worth it, they are so beautiful and should be released imho.
carpe diem!
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| Quote: Originally posted by basautter | | I caught a 35 lb Jack Crevalle once, which is a very close relative. It had very dark red meat, and was the toughest fish I have ever eaten. Had to
throw most of it away, which was a shame. I heard Roosters are similar. |
Ditto. I had the very same experience and figure roosters taste like toro. Mexicans make machaca out of toro sometimes. Smoking a rooster may be worth
experimenting with. Smoked bonito is delicious.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Paco Facullo | Best vary best recipe for Roosterfish that I have found is;
1) Soak filets in milk for at least 1/2 hour
2) Lightly bread filets in a mix of flour, salt, pepper and garlic powder
3) Fry filets until golden brown
4) Throw filets in trash
5) BBQ a steak over mesquite
6) ENJOY with a cold Pacifico |
That recipe is quite similar to the recipe for sage hen. 
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chuckie
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Roosters aint too bad, but there are somany better fishto catchand eat, Idont keep em....Sage hens referenced here are actually notbad either..Shoot
young ones and dont over cook em..
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