My family is Jamaican and my dad used to cook this ALL the time when smelts were running in Lake Simcoe. I just loved them! Thank you Ken for reuniting me with recipes from you youth (cooking right now) and helping me remember of the old man. ευχαριστώ!

I'm gonna have to try this Ken. I miss my dad's Greek cooking. He passed away Oct 2019. He was a great cook. He used to cook different fish, Greek style of course!

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!! You really should Stavro. Not hard at all....

These recipes are part of the heart of Greece ❤️

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

100%!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Good stuff! I'm from New England and always got fried smelts at the seafood place as a kid.

Love those 🥰we make them every Friday since it’s mostly seafood day in Alexandria Egypt. The gift of the Greeks to Egypt🙏

@maccarr9923

2 жыл бұрын

Fish Friday might be literally the only thing the whole world agrees on

Im southern Italian and I LIVE for seafood 😂 Yummm💕💕💕

@brassvulcher8207

Ай бұрын

Fun fact south Italians share more DNA with Greeks then anyone

This is one of my favourites, my father was a great fish cook and he used to do this in the 70s I’ll try this in he’s memory

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

Go for it George....

Jounieh - knafehhh 🤤

father and friends used to go for New Hampshire smelt runs or ithe ce fishing -- Friend was a Quebecer and dad was Italian. We used to make them similarly. The only place in town now to get fried smelts is a Greek seafood place. None of the touristy seafood places now have smelts. Love it. Good lemons are hard to find except periodically at one Greek grocer.

My Italian grandfather taught my mom how to make these. As a kid a always loved these. Haven’t eaten them for more than sixty years! Absolutely gonna make them now. Thanks SO much ❤️

One of my fav ways to eat smelt. And broccolini is off the charts delicious. Great combo. Thanks!

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

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Awesome thanks for your simple insights!

I've just discovered you and I'm so thrilled!! I've been wanting to get into greek cooking and now I have the perfect platform to learn it!

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Harnish and welcome!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

I love this guy. I have fun listening his recipe. And I love smelts. Oh I miss Greece so much.

@KensGreekTable

2 жыл бұрын

Haha thank you so much!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Looks GREAT!!! Easy recipe!! Im at the store NOW ordering my smelt NOW!!! Thanks!!

Being Greek my Mom never made these but I am making these in a bit thanks for sharing 👍

This fish dish always reminds me of being in Greece , beautiful 😋 you need that bread 🍞 it’s essential with this dish 👍🏼 Thanks Ken !

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome.... 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Omg…with tarter and seafood sauce would be amazing!

Great recipe! Thanks, Ken!

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome Cynthia.... 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

They look so good 😋thanks for the recipe 👍🏼 I love Greek food it is the best 💕

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

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thank you sir its amazing

Happy New Year 2023 Ken God bless you

Smelts, brother - another of my favorites I had to watch immediately. So easy and delicious. Great video.

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much my brother!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Stay safe Toby....

I've had those before, they're great fried like this. Good pick!

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Don!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Ken you are sooo entertaining to watch ! Fried smelts , delicious.. I love my fried fish with redbeets and scordalia !

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks very much Diana!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

wow, it looks delicious. 😋 Nice content, and thanks for sharing...

I can only imagine how good this would taste in a Taverna. To be washed down with Retsina and maybe Ouzo as the night progresses. Smashing Ken!

Looks amazing definitely going to try your recipe. Love the green bottle line lol

@KensGreekTable

2 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks very much Matt…. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

perfect

they took my youtube channel down i fought hard to dispute it just to watch you again thank ya 4 sharing man

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

This is masterchef canada!!! AND YOU GAVE ME THIS!!!! ~Asian Elton John

This guy cracks me up!

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

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Nice

Bravo Ken, the garbage in those yellow bottles that they call (lemon juice) is for cleaning the windows!! 😂 😂

OMG! GB&D! You may have gone to CIA and you may have had Chef DiPerry for Caterina diMedici! He always said GB&D :-) Had a client in Pittsburgh area that introduced me to Smelts... man those folks love their Smelts! Nice job chef.

Γειά σου Κυριάκος Thank you for your lovely recipe Yummmmmm you have reminded me of my childhood Regards Betty 👍✌️🍷

You are right about the salt water ones night and day difference.

" don't use the green shit save it for your window cleaner" luv it!

Just came back from greece…. I gained so much weight eating this dish… so simple sooo delicious

This looks delicious. Do yoy have to only coat in flour? Can you ever try bread crumbs and parmesan?

Okay, you just made my favorite meal! My dad and I would go to a cafe (there were two) in the downtown Athens meat market and have smelts, Horta, bread and retsina. Sigh.....

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing Georgia....

nice 👍

@KensGreekTable

2 жыл бұрын

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Τα έκανα και εγώ και γίνανε. Μπράβο σου συγχαρητήρια τώρα ξέρω να τρώω μαρίδες και να βρίσκομαι στην Ελλάδα θα πάω να αγοράσω και μια ρέγγα και όλα. ..τελια

I just bought some smelt. I was going to use corn meal on mine. Maybe I will do flour on some too... thanks

That's a perfect meal Ken. I've had them as Gavros and Merides, so what's the difference? Mmmm, I can smell it! GBD!

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks Pete!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

1/4 cup of olive oil, subscribed

I myself have never ate smelt that's all new to me but I do know it's Mediterranean and I'm always willing and up for something new so this is quite interesting... I love a good sardine so this is not far from it and anchovies are great so this is probably really going to be up my alley but maybe with some tomatoes and feta and red onion salad with it. Would be my choice...So thank you cause this would be superb around lent time you know when you got to have a fish recipe this is cool, out here in beautiful San Francisco California..

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much Lisa.... 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

@mattachtemeier5296

Жыл бұрын

smelt are found all around the world in the northern hemisphere! here in the midwest they are a fan favorite. just made some myself tonight!

bravo levendi, you are a good cook, do you have a vlog on bechamel sauce, having issues getting the right mixture for my pasticio

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Here’s my béchamel recipe: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hZxt2puxisLKe7A.html

@okbilly1

3 жыл бұрын

@@KensGreekTable thank you

Great video! How long do you let them cook?

@KensGreekTable

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Manny!!! 🙏🙏🙏 Until golden brown….

Where did you buy already cleaned smelts? im in Ottawa & cannot dine on smelts due to no more Greek restaurants i can only find whole frozen😞 Thank you.

What brand of smelts are those? Where did you buy them? Were they fresh or frozen?

i would always wash anything coming out of a sealed package ,also id rather salt or season fish before hand then coat them in flour,i usually put them in a brine of salt and lemon juice the day before and it does them just right no matter how much salt you put it takes in the right amount ,but you should have added the lemon juice on first that way the salt and pepper stick ,also i thought you hate over boiled veggies yet thats what you did?but hey great video love the stuff

I dont like greens tender crisp either!!! Tender soft, please. ;-) Smelts have been onnour menu since I was a child. Great video!

@KensGreekTable

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Sarah…. 🙏🙏🙏

When I had these I had them whole with the head and eggs and everything. If I wanted to recreate that would anything change in regards to frying time or temperature?

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

Not at all Chris. Same temp, same fry time….

What kind of flour are you using?

Friture avec les doigts hum!(lirac ou tavel rosé.. cassis ou bandol blanc. )PIERRE.

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup Pierre.... 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Ack! We use those for bait!

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂 see???? The fish even like them!!!

@greekgurl7518

3 жыл бұрын

@@KensGreekTable AND my mother used to make fish head soup too. I was a very skinny child. 😉🙂

Reminds me of a taverna in Greece :(

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

That’s the idea Stavroula.... 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Right on brother I just went to the Asian market yesterday in Tacoma in Luther motherfuckers got catfish. Labeled as smelt. What the fuck thanks for keeping it real.

dont u salt fish before fryinh ? =/ pepper on these ? =p

Those small fish rib bones aren't a problem when they are that small?

See how hard it was for you to get through to me food for thought what are you holding back❤🎉😂😮😅😊

I want to eat your left overs, specially that piece you threw in the sink....thumbs up!!!!!!!!!!!!

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks Theo.... 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Like candy, slam dunk in the sink

@KensGreekTable

3 жыл бұрын

Haha pretty much....

Where's the garlic?

@seanswinton6242

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta have it!

Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth,

And your kitchen will smell for a week

😂qoya salshy maqtanshaq grek

So that shit in the green plastic thingy is not deliciousiny?

Gavros ❤️

Hey Mikey i think he likes it

Package fish is not fresh fish pro farmed raised