I just found this video. I’ve eaten carp all my life. My dad’s parents are from Czech. He taught me how they cooked it back in the old country. My favorite way is get about a 5-10 pounder. Fillet n cut out mud vein. Leave in big chunks. Roast w whole tomatoes cabbage garlic onion n some basic other Italian seasoning. Cook on low for several hours. Bones become like canned salmon soft n easily eaten. Meat tastes like mild beef. Great w mashed potatoes or homemade black bread.

@jayrowe6473

Ай бұрын

That sounds good!

@fredstriker2042

Ай бұрын

Sounds delicious, appreciate the recipe brother!

@sawssman965

Ай бұрын

never had car a day in my life, but that sounds really good actually.

@eddigsdiscoveries1332

19 күн бұрын

My dad was from Germany and they did the same. Always ate carp and they really enjoyed it.

@bdaddy503

18 күн бұрын

Sounds good. What temp do you set the oven and for how long?

I knew a old guy years ago that would catch carp and he had a flowing well with a big steel tank to collect the water. He would put the carp in it and feed them canned corn for about a week, then clean and cook them. They tasted as mild as bluegill or perch, the corn cleaned the mud taste out of them.

@guyhmajor

Ай бұрын

Good point!! In Asia where grass carp are very popular they flush them for a week before frying them up with chilli, ginger and garlic. Personally I don't like it and always go for sea fish.

@BigBoaby-sg1yo

20 күн бұрын

Best not to feed them ,as they purge themselves out .

@barrymayson2492

20 күн бұрын

The flushing of the fish seems to be the thing seen a couple of times.

@ianbruce6515

13 күн бұрын

Monasteries practiced aquaculture during the Medieval period and had ponds in which they raised eels, carp and pike. Their aquaculture techniques became quite sophisticated with river water channeled through the ponds to maintain water quality.

@asymptoticsingularity9281

4 күн бұрын

Flushing with clean water should be a good idea.

I’ve grown up eating carp, it doesn’t taste bad at all, I honestly think it tastes better then trout. The only problem with carp is the amount of bones in it. Carp is an awesome fish for like soups and if you are able to fillet the fish then it’s super flaky and delicous

@georgen4010

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@uwijsmssmsms9925

3 жыл бұрын

Not bad but better than trout is definitely a stretch lol

@derekholife

3 жыл бұрын

@@uwijsmssmsms9925 funny thing is, trout is a trash fish in many parts of Asia and Carp is more liked, really it’s what people are comfortable eating.

@king_no_cheat116

3 жыл бұрын

your nasty af

@jasonb.3874

3 жыл бұрын

@@king_no_cheat116 *you're

Carp is eaten quite a bit in Europe during the holidays. Very traditional meal for many. Over in Wisconsin they make lots of smoked or dried Carp and even jerky. Great vid!

@rg3291

2 жыл бұрын

I too was thinking that smoking it may be a better way of preparing it

@upyoursassmonkey

Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure all fish taste better smoked.

@2wokold889

Жыл бұрын

carp jerky?? do you have a recipe? i wanna try this next time i catch one

@ColtSievers1000

Ай бұрын

Maybe cook it polish Christmas dinner style stuffed carp what's they stuff it with god only knows

@tropic2860

Ай бұрын

Where is Wisconsin

It 100% matters where you got the carp from. If they feed by filtering through silt and mud, they aren't going to taste very good. Carp that mostly feed easily in gravely, rocky areas taste much better.

@helvacihelva

5 ай бұрын

Come here to say this.

@Cyxlion

Ай бұрын

same for most fish, ive caught quite a few cods and perch in harbors but would never eat them due to the muddy water cuz of dredging and spilled gasolin and trash from the city and so on forth. Would absoulty devour a cod caught 300 meters outside of the harbour tho

@jsmythib

Ай бұрын

Smaller carp

@casinodelonge

Ай бұрын

Even mediaeval monks would remove their carp (and tench) from their stew ponds and keep them in flowing water for a few days prior to harvesting them to get rid of that taste. .

@Mr.Helper.

Ай бұрын

How did we get here … all of us from this week on a 3 year old video

Ate carp a ton when in Vietnam. Dish fish hold up well to a longer cook time. Especially coated and doubled fried like chicken. Some of the best dishes I have has was a guy who would just cook tons of this every money with the first fry. Come back with the 2nd fry when it was ordered. Then would use a wok to cover in the sauces he had. The best was a singapore crab chili sauce, a coconut curry, and one that tasted just like general tsos

Carp is one of those fish that taste like their habitat imo. If you fishing in a muddy lake, it's gonna taste like mud. If it's caught in a clean lake or stream it's gonna be a lovely fish.

@lowkeyconvert8971

Жыл бұрын

wouldn't that apply to all fish? for e.g. i'ver had barramundi that tastes a bit chemically and unpleasant but i think it's the soil-y/muddy water they swim in.

@Goofygooberston

Жыл бұрын

​@@lowkeyconvert8971 Most bottom feeders & omnivores yes. Predatory fish less so but still a bit.

@mikecollins8241

Ай бұрын

Old German guy told me years ago to only eat carp from streams and rivers, those from lakes taste "muddy" he was right!

Carp were farmed for food by monks during the middle ages, and in some countries in Eastern Europe they eat carp for Christmas dinner. Top tip - You can make any unpaletable fish taste better if you smoke it.

@daddyosink4413

3 жыл бұрын

My Mama loves fried catfish, I cant stand it..... but I will eat a mess of smoked catfish. Skin it, gut it, and throw it on a slow wet smoke and it is AMAZING.

@daddyosink4413

3 жыл бұрын

High end restaurants sell "silver fin" which is nothing but the invasive Asian grass carp.

@cukman1643

2 жыл бұрын

@@daddyosink4413 how can’t you stand fried catfish? It tastes fine.

@blaccsilverstaff5484

Жыл бұрын

Today I fried carp , threw it in soup didn't taste well so I threw it on the grill - delicious

@TNAROHfan

Ай бұрын

@@daddyosink4413 Catfish are a lot like carp in that they will taste like the body of water they lived in. Both can be bottom feeders or opportunistic feeders which is why neither are my favorite fish. Catfish being worse tasting IMO, the larger they get. Fiddlers or smaller channel cats below 5-6 pounds are great, when filleted, soaked in mustard or salt water brined, then fried. Just remove any of the brown flesh and don't eat any of the fat belly meat, because that is where the toxins are stored.

I'm Romanian, and carp is the most popular fish here. It is commonly found on the menu at most seafood restaurants, usually served fried with a garlic sauce and polenta. You can also find it in most Eastern European countries.

@davidrollins4272

2 күн бұрын

My friend and I tried carp filet it in the Czech Republic. It tasted fine, but each bite included bones

Never been a fan of eating carp but catching em is sooooo much fun! They put up such a good fight on lighter line. Biggest carp I've caught was 25 pounds on 12 pound mono line. That big momma took me 1 hour and 30 min to bring in.

@IdahoMan007

2 жыл бұрын

Bullcrap

@michaelrodriguez2973

2 жыл бұрын

@@IdahoMan007 Bull Carp?

@dragonsofthunder

3 ай бұрын

Caught a 23lb carp on 12lb line

@MrHarryMonk

Ай бұрын

Not bullcrap. My pb is 20lb on 12lb mono. My local lake has a rule of 10lb mono minimum line, and it stocks carp upto 35lb.

@TrancetasticWilza

27 күн бұрын

​@@MrHarryMonkthat's because they aren't dragged in and clubbed on the head. 👍

My grandma tells me, that cooking carp is simple if you want it to taste good. They threw the meat in a pressure cooker, which separates the bones, and she compares it to the taste of salmon. So this is not a trashy fish in anyway by far.

@BuceGar

Жыл бұрын

After you cook the carp in the pressure cooker, do you throw out the carp then eat the pressure cooker?

@kathrynmcmorrow7170

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like the start of a gefilte fish recipe.

@andrewsolano9172

9 ай бұрын

afterwards do you make patties out of them?

@graftedin3

Ай бұрын

@@kathrynmcmorrow7170 at Passover I use to call them gafilty fish.

@kathrynmcmorrow7170

Ай бұрын

@@graftedin3 I think I recall that fish dumpling as gefilte fish but have never had it.

In Hungary, that carp (especially the variant with very few scales) is THE fish, for traditional fish meals, most importantly fish soup. It's the only fish most supermarkets offer live from a tank (now they must kill it before selling) and most people cook soup from it during the holdiay season.

"I've had catfish that taste worse than that." That's a sin to say in my family buddy. 🤣

@fishing-with-jaydenyt874

3 жыл бұрын

Catfish is good

@Jonathan-sv6ur

3 жыл бұрын

ive only had 1 catfish that actually tasted bad, thats probably because i caught it in a spillway from a water treatment/waste management plant.

@carterredelings9186

3 жыл бұрын

Catfish is one of.my favorite to catch and cook

@fishing-with-jaydenyt874

3 жыл бұрын

@@Jonathan-sv6ur Yeah that's probably why.Lake catfish is great never caught one but have eaten one

@toystories235

2 жыл бұрын

Waste management plant?, did you get sick

Really enjoyed this episode. It was a little different, with the cooking aspect as well as involving your awesome siblings. It would be nice to see more like this.

My girlfriend gave birth today and seeing brenden Miller post made my day even better

@Deacon...

3 жыл бұрын

Shouldn't you be married before having a baby?

@snakeheaddefenders2417

3 жыл бұрын

@@Deacon... nope

@Deacon...

3 жыл бұрын

@@snakeheaddefenders2417 my dad's a pastor and I thought I remember him saying that

@ewanchalmin2862

3 жыл бұрын

@@Deacon... why should he be married? Plenty of people have children before being married?

@fishingwithross8081

3 жыл бұрын

Congratulations

Your little sister, she made me smile how she liked the carp. Hehehe, God bless her!

If coming from a muddy river or lake, I like to let the carp sit in fresh clear in a bucket. Odds are anyways where I fish, it's going to still be alive and I can put it in my big trough at home and let it swim in the clear water. Clear water carp is amazing

@keithkarbel2000

Ай бұрын

I heard of a German woman who put carp in the bathtub overnight to flush out the water

You should definitely make more catch and cooks, they are really interesting!

Enjoyed your video. Very good description of the taste of carp from various members of your family. What a lovely close family of brother and sisters.

Excited for that crystal clear water carp vid!

I’ve actually never caught a carp, and Isaiah has grown up.

@Chasinchrome

3 жыл бұрын

Brooooo that’s crazy

@thenobleone6255

2 жыл бұрын

South Dakota has plenty, they fight harder than a bass

@cukman1643

2 жыл бұрын

Do you live in the United States and fish lakes and rivers? I have only targeted carp 1 time and I have caught a ton of carp.

@geodude6244

2 жыл бұрын

Then you haven't really tried go at sunset and sink corn covered hook with a sinker. Caught a 26 pounder today going back tomorrow for more hopefully.

@kathrynmcmorrow7170

Жыл бұрын

@@geodude6244 This is my first video seen of this channel. I wished he showed how he bled out his carp after killing it first. Does he ever show that step on another video?

Carp is a very good fish to eat. Its according to where the fish comes from. Rivers and streams are the better choice for eating. When you go to bleed the carp pop the gills while the fish is alive to bleed it out for best results. After you fillet the fish put the fillets in a bowl and add a small amount of salt water and vinegar. Let soak for several hours. Blackened is very good, but also beer batter is great too. Love from the ole hillbilly Kenny, peace!

Carp is probably the most eaten fish here in Bulgaria and in pretty much the whole Balkans. I think it's very good, you can cook it however you want, fried, baked, even stuffed.

Love Carp! I grew up in Tarboro NC and fished from the Tar River. Caught my first carp near Shiloh Farm Rd where I use to live, right on the river. Caught it, cleaned and ate every last bite. I have No problems with carp at all. I cleaned it much different than you or probably anyone here, but I loved it. I don't take anyone's words for any type of fish or seafood. I try it out for myself. Thank you for sharing your ways of preparing and cooking carp. I enjoyed the video and I agree with your little sis about carp, Love It. Hope you and everyone here and your family has a Safe Blessed and Wonderful day. Will also share your video to let everyone know, at least give it a try.... Thank you again....😊

Interesting and informative. I've eaten carp done as whole crispy fish Chinese style, and had it smoked (sable fish) from a deli. In the middle ages, Carp was a common species in farmed fish ponds.

Blackened or Cajun seasoned with malted vinegar is the way I like my carp.

The best part of this video is where your sister says she likes it. It's even better when she finishes the plate. You should definitely find some more fish for her. Make sure they're safe to eat. Great video!

Really enjoyed the video... Looking forward to the next one.

Carp are so delicious out of every freshwater fish I have eaten carp was the best even better than trout in my opinion 👍👍👍

Uhh, we ate carp all the time when I was a kid. The old timers put them into horse trough s with circulating fresh water for like two weeks and fed feed corn. After two weeks it was time for a community fish fry. It was good but boney.

carp cooked up crispy chinese style is WONDERFUL.

I love your show I have family in Nebraska that catch carp and eat them all the time they love them it’s probably lots of was to cook. Great show !!!!

“A Devine culinary experience”... 😂👌🏻

@professionalidiot1698

2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, very Devine

Chef Miller in the house lol

I’ve wanted for you to do more catch n cooks. Pls continue them. Great video

Great video. I love how you incorporated your family in it.

As someone who regularly eats carp from a stock tank the flavor you're tasting that's different is best compared to liver. The inner part of the filet that is reddish has much more of that flavor which is great if you're expecting a fatty liver flavor and could be better enjoyed as a paté, but it's definitely off-putting if you don't know what it is. The water absolutely effects the flavor of the meat and I've found that carp harvested from moving water tends to have a more familiar flavor. Because it's a very fatty fish, I've found it tastes better when that fat is diluted with other oils, e.g. fried in coconut, peanut, olive, and even rendered beef or pork fat. It also works very well as a substitute for pork in dumplings and egg rolls. However you make it, it's important to understand that carp is higher in mercury than a lot of fish and shouldn't be eaten as often. Compare it to tuna with regard to mercury.

@robertcherry7190

Жыл бұрын

Great comment.

Thank you for doing this, I’ve always wondered exactly what it tasted like. And now I know. You described it very well and honestly I would like to eat some now. I like salmon and trout, which is a strong flavored fish. Not fishy, but bold I guess. Considering how oily carp meat is, I bet it’s highly nutritious compared to bass and such.

Glad you did this.

Very much enjoyed catch and cook love to see some more

Carp is held in high esteem in eastern Europe. As a Hungarian, I've been eating halászlé, aka Hungarian fish soup, especially as a Christmas dish, of which carp along with catfish is the main component. Look it up guys! Only a fraction of people live by the sea, eating local fish is the best you can do to practice sustainability.

before you eat carp, make sure you check your state's fish consumption advisory website first. Carp have a tendency to hold onto certain nasty pollutants like PCB's more than other species of fish. PCB's are stored in the fattier areas, so you're at least limiting your exposure by trimming the reddish fatty parts off. Also super important to kill/bleed them quick as you pointed out since they can stay alive for hours out of water, which is a crap way to die AND makes the meat taste horrible. ALSO, the best way I've found to eat carp so far is pretty involved, but it's honestly one of the best preparations of fish I've tried. Can the fish in a pressure canner, then when you're ready to cook, open the can and dump into a bowl with egg and seasoning, mix it up and press into a patty. Fry it in a pan with butter and enjoy as a burger. The pressure canning process leaches the collagen from the bones, basically disintegrating them and making them edible. Seriously, it's the best. I've done it with common and grass carp, both were delicious.

Love this vid man! Most underrated fishing channel on KZread

bro i've been watching your channel for a while, nice to see another recommendation

Wild caught fish can vary in taste widely depending on it's conidiations of course. Cooking techniques can change that.

Dude this is such a coincidence I just caught my first carp in a while

Shout out to your awesome siblings! I want to try some recipes thanks to their taste and patience.

Long time since the last time I saw a video glad it came up

Honestly, I've never even caught a carp before! I guess that tells you how much I fish. But the joke about the carp at the beginning I had heard about eating a possum. Great Video!

@charliesommers9599

Жыл бұрын

Possum is possibly the best tasting wild meat, those who avoid it because of its eating habits should also avoid free range chicken and crabs. 😃

@Goofygooberston

Жыл бұрын

Carp fishing is pretty much the be all end all of high end fishing here in Europe. Give it a shot. Just rig up a bottom rig and have some corn on hand.

@ironmatic1

7 ай бұрын

@@charliesommers9599What do you mean by wild, though? Like are you saying I can go .22 the ugly thing in my backyard that annoys my cat and eat it?!

Isaiah is really looking like Rob since he’s growing up.

I searched the carp thing, stumbled on your video and enjoyed the segment with your family. You all seem like very nice folks. Carp is the everyday protein for those that can afford it. Season it with garlic, chili, oil, soy sauce, and vinegar and it’s okay. Serve over rice and a plate of veggies. Nothing really gourmet about it. Respects from Los Angeles.

Thank you for your honesty

I never at carp growing up, we were taught that it was undesirable. But my grandfather would always keep them if we caught them... he would take them to an old black man that lived across town because they were his favorite.

@user-nx4ml9cy9c

2 жыл бұрын

Why did u mention he was black?🤣

@eh1918

Жыл бұрын

@@user-nx4ml9cy9c cuz he black.... jk i dont fucking know XD

@chuckfinley3152

Жыл бұрын

Why not?

@billm6819

Ай бұрын

@@user-nx4ml9cy9cacknowledging cultural diversity maybe? Just a thought.

Please, rod and reel arsenal!!!

Amazing how much work he put into this whole carp eating experience!!!!!

Finally a video of someone that knows how to properly fillet a carp

I was very curious about this one. Great video idea....still not eating carp. But great idea! Thanks for taking one for the team, sir.

@MrMultiPlatform

2 жыл бұрын

There actaully really good.

Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple carp, lemon carp, coconut carp, pepper carp, carp soup, carp stew, carp salad, carp and potatoes, carp burger, carp sandwich. That- that's about it.

@derekholife

3 жыл бұрын

Sashimi

@dantefrierson5797

3 жыл бұрын

Grill carp

@sasquatchdonut2674

3 жыл бұрын

And carp curry!!!

@notme1453

Ай бұрын

Carp, carp

@notme1453

Ай бұрын

Carp over easy

Another cool video never disappointed have a good day and stay safe Jimmy from Massachusetts

Great video. And really cute family. Everyone seems pleasant and honest.

The real question... how do you know what that body of water tastes like? 😅

@martinmadrazo6189

2 жыл бұрын

Taste the water

@thenobleone6255

2 жыл бұрын

Mmm algae bloomed water

Congrats on your first catch and cook

Cool to see your siblings in the video!

The man is back!

I live in a river town and there use to be fish markets here. They sold tons of carp, They would scour them then when deep fried the bones would disappear. Carp fish fries were common. A carp sandwich on a hot day with a cold beer was a delight.

Ngl the cut scene of u with the rock almost made me pass out laughing😂

You have a lovely family bud. Great video

Great test!

The entire country of Poland eat carp for Christmas Eve and had done that for centuries. Carp are delicious!!!

Nice vid keep up the great work

Great review man awesome job

In Germany they are used for Thanksgiving. My grand mother was German and we used carp from the Missouri River caught by commercial fishermen. Bleed it while its heart is still beating.

This is gonna be good

great vid dude.

I would have to be crazy hungry to eat a carp. Interesting side note: Lobster used to be considered a garbage food and was mainly fed to prison inmates in Maine and the New England area. Somewhere along the way, lobster became a glamor food.

In Asia wild carp lives in the strong river current, so they have big different meat texture compared with the one lives in the pond or lake. Mahseer family are the most economical valued carp, and they have amazing taste, probably one of the best from freshwater.

cold water season is better than warm water seasons for their flavor -- we also hang / nail them to a tree by the mouth/lip and cut off tail to bleed them, and after skinning/filleting them, we cut the dark meat strip out and toss. What's left it terrific. Smoke carp and pressure canned are other great ways of preserving this. Yes, my german and bohemian friends have recipes for baked carp with cream and dill sauce, with potato dumplings on the side, and kolach for dessert. R

Good stuff,looking forward to Creek carp,to see if there is a difference,

I love your fishing video

My favourite way of eating carp back home, was catching it from the Danube, gut it and wash it thouroughly, but i was taking the scales off. I was leaving it whole and just cooking it on the barbeque scales on, Once its cooked you can easily peel the whole layer of scales at once and the fish is almost baked i would say, Very very tasty. You are right when you';re saying you can taste the water though. Carp will taste bad if its caught in small rivers, ponds and lake (especially stationary water), but the bigger and cleaner the river the better it will taste

I've eaten carp in Serbia and what they do is smoke it and then cook it in the oven with a sauce very similar in taste to what you have with pulled pork. I found it to be delicous and would highly recommend trying it!

I have had carp before and you are correct, it has a weird water taste. I never tried carp again, after that one time.

We used to catch carp outta the Detroit River. My old friends wife, would clean n cook it. Cornmeal crust and deep fried.. 😋

in our region we cooking carp common use hole fish ：first salted in ginger、onion、chives，crash it then added rice wine ，soak it 30min，then clean up all excess water give it nice Beatiful knife partten，next we heat the wok to 150℃，deep fry it until it's sealed，and the stir fry useing homemade colza oil with rough choped ginger+garlic，add meat&bone soup about 1/3 wok，then fish、sweet fermented flour sause 3tsp+dark aged soy sauce 2tsp，low heat till the water equal to fish's high take out the fish plating，added fine choped carrot marbled meat and green beans，till it's reduce when u can see the sauce a little stick on spatula，seasoning，Dizzle over the fish，serve🎉

interesting video. actually learned a good bit

3:45 the cat😭😭😂😂

Well cleaned, soaked overnight then smoked is my favorite way to enjoy carp. Shad, now there's a fish challenge for ya!

I'm glad I'm not the only one who just tosses it into a shopping bag and throws it in the trunk 😂😂😂

It is all in the cleaning and cooking. Good Eating.

Your family seems cool a’f lol. Especially your little sis!

Havent ate carp in a long time but i remember in Mexico we used to cook it as a caldo de pescado it was very good with all the veggies and ingredients

I wonder if purging the fish in clean water for a few hours would help any

Carp can taste good, as others have said they need to 4 to 7 days in a clean water bath to help flush them out and remove the dirter muddy taste. This is how alot of Eastern Europeans do it for their holiday carp, especially for like Christmas they put them in their bathtub and feed them corn or grain and allow them to flush out.

My friend caught a large carp and smoked it and brought it to work for us to try. It was the best tasting fish I’ve eaten. He had trouble convincing me it was carp.

I've done a lot of aid work in Iraq, and carp is considered the "national food" of Iraq (called "masgouf"). It's absolutely incredible...I think it comes down to how it's cooked. There, they gut it, then cut the fish in half lengthwise and cook it around an open fire (scale side away from fire, propped up with sticks). I wasn't convinced before trying it, but it probably my favorite type of fish to eat.

Carp caught early in the spring before the spawn are actually pretty good. I'd definitely say that carp shines when battered and deep fried. The batter goes a long way in counteracting the swamp flavor.

I live in Minnesota, and we have a bunch of Hmong people living here, and they love carp. Sometimes I see other people fishing, and when they catch a carp, they'll offer it to them and usually if it's a biggin they'll buy it for a little cash. I live by the Mississippi, and I don't think I'd ever eat a bottom feeder off the Mississippi.

Carp in Hungary 🇭🇺 is the number one fish delicacy. We make it into a fish soup with homemade noodles. Very sweet meat with flavour. (KEEP THE SKIN ON ! ITS THE BEST PART)

Great video

In Germany and other parts of Europe it's eaten for Christmas. They'll keep it a few days in a bathtub or plastic tub to purge before bleeding and cleaning it.