Catch & Cook: HERRING...GROSS? (PICKLED & FRIED - First Time Tasting)

[@EliasVFishing]

Expectations were very low for this one. Must have been a combination of seeing all those jars of pickled herring floating in the supermarket isles for years and the smell of herring rotting in the sun.

[@alosha1234]

EliasVFishing baked potatoes with herring... delish!

[@froggleggers1805]

reminds me of the smelt we used to catch from Lake Michigan. Those you can cook whole and eat all of them like french fries.

[@EliasVFishing]

My lakes don't have smelt in them anymore around here. I remember my dad telling me about the smelt runs.

[@froggleggers1805]

One of my most fond childhood memories. Watching your video makes me want to somehow find some, but that's problematic since I live in middle TN now. Enjoy your vids.

[@fishingwithdog258]

Lol

[@MrTatts64]

You wanna try herring at its best, Elias?? Smoke them! No, not like that. The cigarette papers keeps tearing ;) Smoke them in a proper smoker with real wood chips. Depending how you do them, you will have either Kippers or Bloaters. KZbin have plenty of videos on it. Anyway, once smoked they last really well and taste amazing, even cold. Kipper meat, cream cheese, a little dill and puff pastry, mmmmm! Edit: I dont understand why fried food wouldn't be good for a person. Sure, you swim the food in loads of fat and it will be bad. even more so if you're eating that way a couple or more times per week. But I fry my meat with barely any oil (try coconut oil with fish!), just enough to lube the pan.

[@EliasVFishing]

Yo man, next year. I was checking all those methods out after I did this sort of try out. The whole cultural staple of these fish makes total sense to me more than ever.

[@ullo-ragnartelliskivi4639]

EliasVFishing ya, smoking herring either hot or cold is exellent

[@nathanclark4674]

@@EliasVFishing Smoked kippers are a staple for English breakfast, and a superb way to start the day with high-grade protein and no fat. Really gets you off to a great start, delicious. I had them while in England a few decades back, and have wanted to get back to that here.

[@christiandamore4284]

No will to live lmao

[@nickb9563]

man those sabiki rigs almost feel like cheating though, when you're out on the ocean 20 miles from shore and you run out of bait, nothing beats just dipping a rig into the water and watching baitfish just gravitate towards the thing :^)

[@finn127]

Pickled Herring is absolutely amazing! I eat it on bread with a dab of mayo on top. (Sild = Herring) Here in Norway we (I, some people) have a "sildebord" herring-serving, consisting av various types of pickled Herring. The one you made, with different types of spices, some with tomato sauce, it even comes with sour cream sauce! Freaking delicious! You can try googling: Julesild, tomatsild, rømmesild, kryddersild and hit it with some google-translate ;) The one you made would be called "sursild". An other option for this fine fish is to cure them, with salt, matybe som esugar and smoke them (cold smoke), fatty, smokey, boney and absolutely awesome ;)

[@grandpacavendish4422]

Looks great!! Try that pickled herring with some sour cream, and pumpernickel bread. "Es gezunterheyt" (Yiddish), or maybe "Mahlzeit" (German). Thanks. Ed

[@robertgerber2533]

Yeah. My father used to love it.

[@garyredmond6873]

Older video but I just have to say, I love the catch and cooks with Mario. His respect for the fish and the process is awesome plus he extracts the full potential of the fish and it’s freshness. Great videos man.

[@HatimKFishing]

First time elias surfcasting fishing nice thanks for the recipy

[@rmbooker1]

Very informative plus you made me want to go fishing for herring. Oh well, next year. Great video.

[@AhnkoCheeOutdoors]

Aloha Elias, I think this is one of my favorite catch n cook episodes from you. I like seeing underutilized fish being put to good use. We don't have live herring here in Hawai'i so the only place I can get herring is either frozen whole at a local market or pickled from Costco. I LOVE the pickled herring from Costco. I have actually grilled the thawed frozen herring eaten with just a little shoyu. I don't mind the bones. Local sushi shops serve a pickled herring called iwashi (ee-wah-she) which is one of my favorites. I would like to see you try your pickling recipe on mackerel. I LOVE pickled mackerel too. Keep up the great work!

[@s.paigestoots3902]

Smoked Herring is awesome !!! Pickled Herring is darn good too.

[@RichardBrownFUCKOFF]

Trust me I would love to be able to catch some Herring and go striper fishing. Don't get me wrong the herring have come back pretty decent this year but not like it used to be matter fact my friend and I just picked up the Fisherman's Digest and it's still closed and the game warden we talk to said it's going to be close for the foreseeable future because they don't have someone assigned to specifically study the herring

[@coolvid]

Awesome that you got in 2-ways of prepping them, and they looked fantastic. I was worried you would yak it up! Lol, Great meeting up again! 👍

[@b1gm1k38]

Atlantic mackerel catch n cook?

[@rskrks]

You're a real Ashkenasi now... I grew up eating those for breakfast among other types of cold fish. I never ate a whole chunk at once tho Lol you're wild.

[@Righteous1ist]

Yum. I'd probably like it fried. But wouldn't mind eating it pickled once in awhile.

[@SuperHank777]

The fried looked pretty good but pickles looked awful lol. If u don’t do a common carp catch and cook I’m going to hunt u down!!! Haha

[@stevehogan8829]

It just cracks me up each time you eat something that I've eaten all my life and look surprised that it tastes good. I'm trying to imagine all the things you haven't eaten..

[@Neanderthal75]

Eating sardines, herring, mackerel all my life, pickled; in tomato sauce; in mustard; smoked; in water; in vinegar; probably every possible way other than raw. And I'm from a landlocked country with no access to ocean. Astonishingly there are people, who taste these things, whether they are eatable, while entire nations and countries would be laughing or shaking their head in disbelief, since its their main source of food.

[@fuzzball57]

As a kid my family used to net smelt (another bait fish) in Lake Erie, in the early spring. Those fried herring looked like large smelts, which always fried up crisp and tasty. They looked delicious. Hope you didn't get botulism poisoning with the pickled fish. We'll find out shortly, I guess....

[@lastanetaarion]

I like watching your channel. The last and first time I caught a fish was when I was like 10. The epic battle took like 30 minutes and it was a 5 cm gudgeon :D. I recommend cutting pickled herring and marinading it in soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, some spicy mustard and sugar for a few days ;) Edit: Oh, yours is already cut so just marinade after pickling ;).

[@EliasVFishing]

Good tip like that idea

[@mikem29]

Lightly floured fried hard whole only taken the belly out and beer lots of beer

[@kluas948]

Wooow. High compliments from the pro Chef! Great work. Thank you for your honest opinion of herring. I've been hesitant to catch herring, but you've sold me it's do-able.

[@RoyDallasFishing]

Great vid. I also noticed your a tribe member 😊. Next time try a slice of manchego cheese under the herring. Oh, and some scotch 😁.

[@nxlckindumbz4929]

Pickled Herring is truly amazing. Especially when you have it with potato salad.

[@lewisward4359]

I loved pickled herring. Made my first in 1970 along with pickled sunfish. Commercial pickled herring is way salty. remembering fishing tidewater and tidal Croton River in April. We use to snag them with treble hooks. In the early 70's I used my fly rod and a white winged buck tail. I recall we cooked them on the camp fire of oven until they flaked. Have to tried cutting and frying up suckers the way Isaack Walton recommends . Delish in early spring or October.

[@erwinvandevegte3992]

goed gedaan jongen , next time Dutch fresh haring with chopped onions . fried haring , you can pickle also ......

[@FoxxCross]

Maybe one day it will be legal again to harvest them down here in NC. I'm eager to try this. It was once a big thing here.

[@crumpybumpystick]

Great video! I want to try catching them tomorrow for my first time--where in Long Island did you catch those? All other videos I've watched people catch them off fishing piers..never saw them caught casting from a shoreline

[@Kphillip605]

I was in the same boat as you regarding pickled herring. I would suggest next time you also add soy sauce and 1 whole sliced jalapeno pepper into your brine. That will take it to the next level

[@TheRobiez]

Lots of adult beverages and herring and you won't notice them bones. Lmao. Great vid on catch and cook.

[@megamus3]

I open them up hold them at the head and run my finger and thumb down either side of the backbone, that's them basically boned, flour em up, fry em up, delish.

[@grant1133]

These fish are a staple right across europe , tasty dude. Also they are a very good pike bait, either whole or a tail section.

[@EliasVFishing]

Yeah, somehow I’ve never made the effort to try this. Maybe the work, maybe the stigma. Not sure but I’ll certainly do it again!

[@maryudomah4387]

Better picked than fermented, to be honest. Blegh.

[@fakewaysful]

18:02 this man gets it. Traditionally pickled herring is on black bread.

[@7citiesfishing]

Awesome video as always man!

[@chunmanski]

location please?

[@humangiraffe2113]

Herrings are to boney to filet.. Hmmm i've been eating raw herring filets for more than 20 years and rarely even felt a bone?

[@dewanrahim3430]

Nice one mate,,,,please let me know the hook size and location please. Cheers 👍

[@jimcatx3090]

In Massachusetts it’s banned to keep herring to bad it’s great striper bait

[@the_bueno]

Prefect conditions for fishing... Look at that water

[@torbenlarsen2881]

you can make salted herring in denmark we call them spegesild

[@elam4180]

Great video. Always enjoy watching your video. Elias. I'm New to Herring fishing in NYC. Just a little confuse. Is catching herring actually illegal in NYC? Because I was checking the limit per day/person. Then found out there is NO possession for Herring. However, I see many catching buckets load of them. Is that means we can get summon for catching them??? Any comment is appreciated. Thanks.

[@rockyesposito7051]

@EliasVFishing Awesome video! I honestly cannot remember the last time I had Herring. The fried Herring looked outstanding! LOL, and Mario's reaction to your pickled Herring was too funny. I have to try both ways! If I don't get another chance, may you Elias and all your subs have a Blesses New Year!

[@Arazand]

Hello from Sweden the land of the Herring. Well, kinda. Its very common here anyway. Having it pickled around easter, midsummer and christmas is a tradition, served with just boiled potatos, chives and some sour cream. There is a number of ways to pickle it. Onion pickling being among the most common, similar to what you did. Tho mustard pickled herring and another variant where its pickled with tomato is also common. In the summer you can find it smoked and fried as well. Personally im not a huge fan of pickled herring. Prefer the other methods. I wonder if there is a recipe for a swedish "Sillamacka" its a pretty simple sandwich anyway. Google it and you can probably figure out a way to do it just from the pictures.

[@toddeoliver71]

Great job buddy...I have watched several of these fishing shows on KZbin and enjoy this one most...the catch directions on cooking ...the taste test from various people really awesome...nice job

[@FISHONAJ]

Happy New Year ~ AJ from Ohio reporting that herring still taste good. My grand Father was born in Sweden so i'm pretty sure he ate some kinda fishes. When i go fishing with my best friend in Alaska, he buys herring for bait. After all day on deck it gets stinky, but rite after you buy it i'd fry some up, but i guess i'm good with just donuts :) AJ

[@peppitachips1764]

No shit is good people been eating them for ever

[@cheddercheeseman]

I would be a little more through with sanitizing you jars before you pickle, don't want to accidentally give yourself food poisoning

[@danieljohnson450]

Smoked as Kippers with scrambled egg for breakfast is perfect. Don't know if you get them smoked in the US but Kippers / Arbroath smokies are awesome.

[@dorolorenzo7644]

This is the first time i see somone who flayed a herring

[@Mike_Olee]

Hey where on Long Island were you fishing? It looked like the Jones Beach work docks but when I look closer it isnt.

[@giuseppeangelo9988]

Great video E, Ill be trying this.

[@joshj8871]

Nice. Reminds me off our smelt fishing and cooking here in the Great Lakes. We fry up smelt whole just like that. Dam good.

[@raymunger928]

thanks for this video. I've always been worried and skeptical about the pickled herring. Now I'm going to try some and maybe try to find some to fry! thank you again!

[@CookingandFishing]

Damn son, Mario approves!

[@Ari_Calamari]

Like some people meantioned, sourcream is amazing with this, and top it with some dill or parsley. Also the onion is a big part of the flavour profile. And btw, bon appetit is french so we use the same term, atleast here in Norway.

[@testbenchdude]

Next time you're in the supermarket, look for smoked kipper snacks. They come in a tin, and should be located wherever they sell the other canned meats. Super good. Just be sure to open the tin over the sink so that the oil doesn't get everywhere. Thanks for another great vid!

[@ullo-ragnartelliskivi4639]

herring you fry like this= 2 butterfly fillets together, skins outside and inbetween either fresh chopped dill or strong mustard. not as much oil as you used and fry well. serve with boiled potato and a cold light beer. when i fry them i gotta beat people back from the pan so they would not eat directly from the pan. you can also salt them, especially the females w eggs in them are delicious.

[@mikeockizitchy734]

Freshwater herring from my local lake panfried best fish ive ever eaten hands down

[@RustyShakleford1]

Mike Ockizitchy what are they called when in freshwater?

[@barneyewing2664]

Just mix some sour cream with the drained pickled herring & you have creamed herring. Awesome. Great video.

[@scottclausen4406]

That was a great video. Sitting hear laughing and wishing I was there. Awesome! So glad I found your channel. Elias makes pickled herring and great soft baits. Amazing.

[@bigfri5]

Had your pick of fun where I had the skunk of bass and short fluke all season I see. Didn't get it for the dusky's out front though. Nice vid

[@ozzymandus3865]

Smoked herring is delish.

[@robertgerber2533]

Cool video. Caught herring once at the sludge boat dock at the entrance to Sheepshead Bay. They were alot bigger than the ones you caught. I guess it would be best to use smaller ones. I like the pickled herring in cream sauce. The appetizing stores used to sell it in the Flatlands area of Brooklyn I grew up in.

[@zw5509]

Great video! Jealous like to catch some fresh herring and fry it in oatmeal, rolled oats! Scottish way to cook it. Butter fly from bottom up and rinse press into rolled oats. Fry so sweet and nutty. Love roll mops too! Great to see!

[@eddiekeeler9955]

When you caught those herring and landed them, I thought I heard them say "I surrender.". Now I'm hungry for herring.

[@kodiak1010]

Im a little bit jealous watching this. Everything looked delicious!

[@jacobackeret9863]

Its a year later, but when pickeling fish/shrimp flip the jar on the lid. When you keep it up right the top wont get pickeled.

[@alexkg1]

When deep frying small fish like herring, don't bother with a filet. Just fry the whole thing and the meat will literally come off the bones when you eat it. Less mess, no waste.

[@mueshow]

Looks great. I've eaten the supermarket herring, both the cream and the wine sauce, and find them a bit too sweet. Send me a jar! :)

[@speckspeck]

HOW far out on long island did you hafta go to get into them or is that just everyone s honeyhole where it's a secret??

[@speckspeck]

is it canarsie pier?

[@PheelTheJoy]

Very cool vido brother!

[@PMSTACKER3000]

Maybe consider a lutefisk catch and cook. It would be unique, but just be careful in the preparation if you decide to do it.

[@samstover-fishing]

Elias you are the man. I'm definitely going to try this dish...thumbs up.

[@cashus68]

very nice great video :) i love pickled hearing , i am here in Washington state i will try to catch them .

[@michaelsimko7694]

Never thought of that fried recipe. I'm a big fan of fried smelt at Greek delis and restaurants.

[@lukekozikowski4316]

Are your baits/ lures at jandh yet? Going there tmr and would like to pick some up

[@plaguedoctorrayforensca9140]

Lol exactly when u said white crab vid I saw the thumbnail also pleas come to Austin Texas

[@MrSepox]

eat it raw, thats the best way for me

[@jlawson8383]

In the tidewater area of va the big thing with herring is called salt herring. They pack them in salt for a time then take them out, soak them to remove some salt then fry them for breakfast.

[@cavibird2005]

Pickled Herring/Northern is friggin delicious when done correctly.

[@suzetterideb6449]

Looks like tons of fun.

[@ClicGod]

great stuff - jamaica bay is flooded with these and they come out as the sun rises and sets! love these fish and they're so fun to catch!

[@tolpacourt]

Pickled herring is good but I wish it was not so sugary. Too sweet usually.

[@jdmmarcelo10]

Sweet I gotta try the pickle herring now I guess .. I did some fried last year and they were good

[@jonathansundh5626]

now this is swedish

[@weldernick3750]

Drinking a maine beer ftw!!! I’m from Maine... but yeah amazing beer here!!!

[@johnsipin4492]

Thanks

[@Ricktammy269]

nice vid, In Michigan we do pickled pike all winter. Good work eh!

[@fordfreak9456]

Pretty much no different then fried smelts, growing up in maine ive eating fried herring since a kid. I love em

[@louisschlaker948]

awesome vid man

[@PhillyAK47]

ANY KIND OF FISH IS DELICIOUS SERVED FRESHLY CAUGHT except gizzard shad and bunker

[@EliasVFishing]

You mad bro?

[@outlawjack6969]

Were not allowed to keep them in md they stopped it years ago never ate em but rock and catfish love em

[@mattbobsong680]

I bleach my herring for two hours before I pickle it.

[@ed2335]

Cool

[@brionfranks478]

This looks like the Great South Bay around Gilgo ?

[@deadlyassassin4742]

Anybody else notice that he sounds like Seth Rogan?

[@RichardBrownFUCKOFF]

Now I do know there's some gray area about Oceanic herring

[@alexj.3206]

Are herring around this time of year in winter? Never caught one ever!

[@larrysowada9905]

When I pickle herring I don't filet them instead I just lay them down ( after you scale & clean them up ) and cut them in chunks ( with bones ) and they turn out just fine. Larry

[@EliasVFishing]

Easy to eat off the spine like that? Good idea