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CARP! IT's WHAT's FOR SUPPER! #11591821 05/09/16 05:57 PM
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I have always heard Freshwater Drum were no good to eat. Then I tried it, and it was absolutely some of the best fish I have ever eaten! My next venture is to catch some fresh Common Carp and prepare them for the table. I'm going to have a family fish fry in the next couple of weeks. I'll let everyone here know what I think of it after my "CARP COOK OFF." Wish me luck!
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According to TPWD: Many American anglers think of the common carp as a rough fish, not fit for human consumption. In many parts of the world, however, the carp is held in high esteem as a food fish. If the catch is properly cared for, it can make a delicious addition to the menu.

FOR MORE INFO. ON HOW TO COOK CARP click here: http://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/didyouknow/inland/carp_recipes.phtml

Came across this little YouTube jewel on cleaning and preparing Carp for the dinner table.


Re: CARP! IT's WHAT's FOR SUPPER! [Re: GoldenEye] #11591909 05/09/16 06:24 PM
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I remember eating it as a kid in a patty or cake of some kind but don't know how it was cleaned or cooked other than I'm pretty sure a pressure cooker was involved.

Re: CARP! IT's WHAT's FOR SUPPER! [Re: cmc] #11592607 05/09/16 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted By: cmc
I remember eating it as a kid in a patty or cake of some kind but don't know how it was cleaned or cooked other than I'm pretty sure a pressure cooker was involved.


yep, my Grandma would pressure cook it, collect all the flakes of meat, egg and cornmeal, and make patties. i remember them being delicious with ketsup and hushpuppies.

Re: CARP! IT's WHAT's FOR SUPPER! [Re: GoldenEye] #11593505 05/10/16 06:03 AM
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I think the overall perception of this fish for consumption is very underrated due to thier natural food habitat. you know they eat dirts and veggies and all... but funny thing is tilapia is very popular even though people are aware what they eat and being fed in the farm.

i bet you once carp are nicely processed and cleaned with no bone and packaged nicely and have them available in the market, people's perception will change.

I personally never had carp in the past for two reason.
1. they were too expensive back in my mother country.
2. Now in USA, i am brainwashed they are trash fish.. smile

Perhaps, i'll give a shot at it if i catch one from the lake, not pond.

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Re: CARP! IT's WHAT's FOR SUPPER! [Re: GoldenEye] #11596275 05/11/16 02:20 PM
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i just had drum..gross. my opinion tho

Re: CARP! IT's WHAT's FOR SUPPER! [Re: GoldenEye] #11597591 05/11/16 10:59 PM
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It`s alllll in the preparation thumb


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Re: CARP! IT's WHAT's FOR SUPPER! [Re: GoldenEye] #11597642 05/11/16 11:28 PM
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i keep the common carp i use for gar bait in a condition that i would eat them if i was hungry enough were i to get stuck on the river or something. i have never tried it but the meat is pretty firm and white. they were taken all over the world as a food dish. they are pretty easy to farm as well people farm them in a number of countries


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Re: CARP! IT's WHAT's FOR SUPPER! [Re: GoldenEye] #11598864 05/12/16 02:26 PM
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Have not had carp yet but want to. Drum is absolutely delicious and I'm even trading some of my sand bass for a coworkers drum. Last week cooked and ate a redhorse sucker that I caught while fishing the sand bass run, the tail had a butt ton of bones in it but the rest was amazing! "Rough fish" have cleaner/healthier meat than a lot of other fish, especially catfish, it's all either emotional bias or preconceived notions.

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Re: CARP! IT's WHAT's FOR SUPPER! [Re: GoldenEye] #11599175 05/12/16 04:47 PM
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I think carp would be too oily. I don't even care for sandies, hybrids, or striper myself. Be careful with carp because I've read they tend to have high levels of toxins compared to other fish because of what they eat.

Re: CARP! IT's WHAT's FOR SUPPER! [Re: GoldenEye] #11612712 05/19/16 06:07 PM
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Carp is not really oily, it's bloody. Buffalo us oily, sometimes to a point it puts a sheen on the water


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Re: CARP! IT's WHAT's FOR SUPPER! [Re: GoldenEye] #11612887 05/19/16 07:39 PM
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Carp is very good eating infact look up indian recipe for carp or bangladesh ,pakistan ,srilanka people eat these fish over anything else like crazy heck if you see any bangla stores around you check them out lol their frozen section is full of various types of carp . They consider catfish as trash .






Re: CARP! IT's WHAT's FOR SUPPER! [Re: GoldenEye] #11616233 05/21/16 02:11 PM
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I caught one to try out cooking.... I think the extra bones in the fillet and the amount of red meat that needs to be removed are major reasons.. Im gonna try pan seared with baking to finish on one fillet and then bake the other and make 'crab cakes' out of it.
There is a top LA chef thats trying to bring asian carp into the reasturants and he has some serious youtube vids on cooking them

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https://youtu.be/faZqIdGi87k
This guy sold me on trying carp

Re: CARP! IT's WHAT's FOR SUPPER! [Re: GoldenEye] #11616754 05/21/16 10:24 PM
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It's been way too muddy at my usual fishin spots to go out and catch Carp. As soon as it dries out a little, I'll get down to the water and catch some for my Carp fish fry. Sport Carp fishing is getting more popular. Although I have only targeted them myself to be used as cutbait for Blue Catfish & Stripers.

I really think & believe the more ways Carp can be appreciated & utilized for sport, bait, and tablefare, the more people will grow to see value in them. I've grown to respect them because they're powerful resilient fighters & survivors. Carp aren't ever going away, so we might as well learn to find value in them. I'm with Fishbonz, As far as cleaning and cooking carp, I think "it's all in the preparation" or "the know how." Other video's below provide some good carp tips.

Good video on removing the oily red meat and bones from Carp:


Good video on the utilization of carp for cutbait:

Re: CARP! IT's WHAT's FOR SUPPER! [Re: GoldenEye] #11618463 05/22/16 08:35 PM
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That carp fillet looks pretty red I thought they were white meat ?


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