How to Fillet, Score, & Fry a Carp - Common Carp

[@carfvallrightsreservedwith6649]

You can place chopsticks on both sides of the filled when you're scoring. This will prevent you from slicing all the way through. Bleeding the fish at time of catch can be done by severing the chin strip between the two gills. Meat will be whiter when fileting. The mud vein can be pulled out like a thread. It's located in the middle of the red meat that runs down sides of fish.

[@PhilCrockett]

thanks for the tip, my friend! great advice!

[@tango-bravo]

Assuming you catch the fish on private property - in some states it illegal to publicly kill some types of fish, isn’t it? Check your local knows to be sure 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@heinerwutz3624]

Hey, thanks for uploading the video! Very detailed! On my last vacation to Sweden 🇸🇪 I purchased a reprint of a 17th century cookbook from some sort of Duke who was really into food. The fish, carp is given as an example, is cured in a brine of raw onions and vinegar. This totally gets rid of the "muddy" taste many people do not like about carp. It totally makes sense to me as an analytical chemist, acid does indeed break down geosmin, the muddy tasting molecule. If you are interested I can send you a scan of the recipe.

[@PhilCrockett]

I would LOVE that RECIPE!!!!!

[@itsdanielpish]

Send it over!

[@bataabagi5969]

share it with us as well

[@yuliablatter]

Thank you for the info! I gotta try that!

[@KountrySt4ar]

Hello there, Any chance to get that recipe?

[@freshfission5886]

I just got into carp fishing and caught my first two this weekend! I’m “hooked” 😂

[@PhilCrockett]

YES!

[@strikewong4759]

The fillet technique is superb!!!! Thank you for sharing!!

[@PhilCrockett]

you're welcome!

[@bradcondon6632]

I'll have to try that. I grind the fillets in a food processor and make fish cakes, this gets rid of the y bones as well. Also carp are one of those fish that benefit greatly by bleeding well, i bleed all my fish

[@PhilCrockett]

That a great tip! THANKS!

[@francesottewill2538]

Another one I have heard as soon as you catch them put them into a slushie ice bath in a cooler (we call them eski's) so the blood goes back into the fish and it anthetise the fish straight away illmenting the muddie taste you sometimes cause that's from a histamine released in the blood.

[@kevingundelach8753]

Nice action on cooking and cleaning the carp I live here in California and most people think I'm from another planet when I tell them I catch and eat carp I tell them that's all right you're saving them for me.

[@PhilCrockett]

One of the best tasting fish out there. You just have to know how to score them so you're not eating bones

[@kevingundelach8753]

There is a restaurant in Omaha Nebraska it's called Joe Tess restaurant and that's their specialty deep fried carp people load the place just waiting to get some mouth watering deep fried carp. I actually saw it on the television program about restaurants that have their own specialties. I don't know if it is still open or not.

[@duckiez3935]

Excellent video with simple but effective instructions 👏

[@PhilCrockett]

thanks!

[@spice7620]

Me and my dad went out fishing this last wednesdsy and caught a nice channel cat and a nice carp. We've eaten cats before but never carp. We are gonna try your method. But the interesting thing is that both the cat and carp had lots of eggs, and after some research we figured out that we could fry the eggs just like the fillets, and in the case of carp, their eggs didnt even have to be marinated cause they apparently have a more mild taste. We fried up both fishes eggs and while both were certainly very good, the carp eggs were especially delicious. There were SO many too, like 1/3 of the meat we got from that fish was just roe. Idk if you know anything about carp eggs, but their eggs are TINY, like grains of sand. After frying piece of the roe, they loafed up and turned into something like a fish hush puppy. I wouldve never have guessed what they were. You should try it one day

[@fleendarthemagnificent7372]

I would gladly try (and will) this fish. When TSHTF and nobody can get food at the stores and think that carp are "eww", I'll be eating nicely. God provides for those who believe.

[@Laszlo-Szabo]

Hey Phil! Thanks for the very nice tutorial. Instead of the "breading mix" I recommend trying flour + smoked sweet red paprika powder mixed together. That is a Christmas dish around here!

[@Diseaseisreversible]

Just flower?

[@PhilCrockett]

Thanks for the tip!

[@RogerDavid647]

What’s the ratio?

[@pinkkennedy02]

Just need some hot sauce ,bread and a cold soda . Nice vid👍🏾

[@PhilCrockett]

yep!

[@Justin-gt9ni]

I really enjoyed your video. It was very clear, concise and easy to understand and follow.

[@PhilCrockett]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MinteaSIcredintele]

Reapect❤❤great job!❤❤❤❤

[@1dandy49]

I had no idea. We were always told that they were too boney to eat We always took the carp we caught to the local Asian restaurant. We always heard they made fish stock and soup out of them. Thanks for a great informative video.

[@kinchegayowie6167]

When you have caught the fish , whack it behind the head and put into an ice slurry straight away as this inhibits the histamine from tainting the fish flesh. Fillet , then skin and prepare as you would any fish , dust with seasoned flour and fry or make a batter and deep fry , inhibiting the histamine is key , that's how do it in OZ

[@PhilCrockett]

excellent tip

[@camerannC]

What a great video thank you!

[@PhilCrockett]

You're welcome!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

Yo, Phil, happy Jesus weekend coming up and my son the fisherman says that trying to eat a carp is like eating a hair brush. He catches and releases. I never have carped but yours looks good. Hope all is well so stay in the river! Been watching a lot about crawfish but never crawed either. Too old to start. GBWYall and happy spring/summer!

[@PhilCrockett]

yes, there are a lot of bones in a carp, scoring is a must in order to fry out the bones. Asian carp are even worse, but they are absolutely amazing. However, with all the catfish I catch, I wont be needing to eat carp. Took a couple days off work and went out all day yesterday.... did more cruising that fishing. Probably work in the garden today. Finally got my Mantis and filmed putting it together. Hopefully it will make a good video to help someone else out. Hope you and your family are doing well. GBWU2!

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@PhilCrockett I was wondering if you'd swapped out to carp but glad you haven't. You need a river break anyway. Toots is out planting and harvesting as usual. I'm only yard and maintenance and I mowed yesterday. Letting the front yard grow and reseed itself. And we're still goofy here in the hills. Yall have a Jesus weekend and GBWYall!

[@gojiack]

@@PhilCrockett Quick question: I've yet to catch my first carp, but I was curious what you mean when you say "Fry out" the bones. What exactly happens when you, as you say, "fry" them out? Do they dissolve or something?

[@PhilCrockett]

@gojiack , yes, they pretty much dissolve in the smaller carp. However, the bigger carp like the one in this video, they add a slight crunch, but not an unpleasant bony crunch. Kind of a pretzel sort of crunch. Really, the smaller ones are better.

[@gojiack]

​@@PhilCrockett Thank you much! that's good information for my purposes, particularly for the smaller carp as I'm realizing that perhaps I should target younger/smaller carp. Been also told they're somewhat tastier than the older larger adults. So, thank you!

[@TRAITORS-EXPOSED]

🤔 I'm gonna give it a shot

[@PhilCrockett]

let me know how it went

[@jsmythib]

The gold/silver carp are evasive here and considered junk and not something to eat. Having said that, a few years ago i took a small one home 13inches or so.... It was all white meat and the only downside was the pin bone. Smaller ones seem to be really good eating if your river is clean. This is a great technique here...Im hungrier :)

[@PhilCrockett]

Yes, if you don't score through those bones, it's not worth eating. However, I think it's some of the best tasting fish you can get if you prepare it properly. I even like it way better than trout

[@bullgravy6906]

IT’s still lost on me how the bones get dealt with. Do they essentially liquify? Are they actually stiff cartridge? When frying do they get pushed out? The bones thing confuses me more now than it did before

[@PhilCrockett]

the best way to explain this, is to just do it. I can't explain it well.

[@ronpoppe6517]

when you say cook out the bone does that mean you can eat them after cooked i am a beginner at fishing and still learning how to cut certin fish

[@PhilCrockett]

Yes, they are kind of crunchy like pretzels. The meat is amazing. I don't know why carp gets such a bad name

[@andrewjarvis7777]

@@PhilCrockett most people are too focused on physical beauty to appreciate foods like this. a shame, so much deliciousness out there! #uglydelicious

[@winterlounge]

Completely underutilized fish. Takes a little more effort to prepare but it's tasty and they are endlessly renewable. Anther option is to filet and run through a grinder twice, removes the bones. Make fish cakes. Delicious.

[@PhilCrockett]

Totally agree

[@WSOJ3]

Try pairing it with sweet and sour sauce. The kind you see from Panda Express. Fried carp pairs well with sweet and sour sauce.

[@WSOJ3]

It’s actually a classic Chinese dish, called sweat and sour fish, which is a fried carp in sweet and sour sauce (sugar and Chinese vinegar).

[@PhilCrockett]

i would like that!

[@atomargentfishing]

Amazing

[@PhilCrockett]

Thanks for watching, my friend!

[@bradjohnson2693]

I'd have to be really really hungry and a bad fisherman 🤣👌

[@PhilCrockett]

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[@stuartlarge6296]

You really don't get any bones?!?!? That's crazy... I'll have to try this technique

[@PhilCrockett]

ya! they cook out. Thanks for watching and commenting, Stuart!

[@VashtiWood]

@@PhilCrockett what do you mean "they cook out"? Do you mean that the whole cooked fish is so sufficiently crispy that you don't notice the crunchy bones? Or that the brining process dissolves the bones? Or that, somehow, frying in oil removes the bones? I've never heard this term or helps before?

[@stonewalljackson5692]

Nice fish, how did you catch it? Just a simple piece of corn on a hook? Or the complex Carp angler shit that people like myself and Luke from C&C use?

[@PhilCrockett]

I caught it in a cast net

[@Smokey.Tackle]

So this actually cooks those pin bones out of The fish? That's the only reason why I haven't really tried eating this fish even though they're super easy to catch where I'm at.

[@PhilCrockett]

that's the common phrase. it's the easiest way to define them being undetectable and edible

[@ivengideonv6428]

My grand mother would can carp and make like salmon paddies they taste almost the same but not quite as strong .also good smoked

[@PhilCrockett]

I love your comment. I should try the canned carp. I get plenty of them, and I love to can. Thanks for watching and commenting, Iven! I hope you like my channel.

[@roguebiscuitmusic442]

Good idea to bleed the fish after you dispatch it. Helps with flavour

[@PhilCrockett]

Thanks for the advice!

[@jamesart9]

Interesting that you left the belly fillet. I have seen people take ONLY the belly fillet, as it doesn't have bones, and simply toss the main fillet on account of the bones.

[@dalexdalex]

I think you are losing a lot of meat in this way of fileting! There is a lot of meat on the stomach...

[@PhilCrockett]

excellent. Thanks for watching and commenting

[@Chompi-Channel]

You tossed out the best part.

[@PhilCrockett]

ya.... had a friend from China.... she ate the whole carcass and guts

[@andrewjarvis7777]

it didn't show him tossing out anything

[@cristianboldisor1175]

Even though you may fillet a carp, this species is not as suitable for filleting as a walley would be for example. The carp has the advantage that the scales are easy to take out(unlike the perch,walley & comp) You may be better off removing the scales and the belly content then fry it as it is. You just need to pay attention to the bones when you eat it.

[@PhilCrockett]

There's more than one way to skin a carp. L O L. I like this method because I don't like to deal with bones. If you don't mind the bones, then stick with your method. There's really no rules, it's just what you want to do. Thanks for watching and commenting, my friend! Hope you like my other videos as well!

[@stonewalljackson5692]

Is Carp meat always that pink? Or is it just really bloody?????? I like to bleed my fish out, I hit them on the head and pull out their gills, just makes the meat taste better.

[@PhilCrockett]

it definitely needs rinsed and soaked well.

[@kravanamjesecu]

Also you can descale the fish,open it from the spine side,season it with sunflower oil,red paprika and salt with a hint of chilli and spread the fish against the open fire an cook it for an our and a half.The head can be removed or not,your choice.You can see how it looks over the fire in one of my videos.That way you get smoky flavour of the meat,like on the BBQ.

[@PhilCrockett]

Thanks for the recipe

[@WhiteTrashTennessee]

This is too much work for a guy that eats trout, bluegill, abd crappie.

[@nicksmith2964]

I tried this but the bones didn’t cook out. Is it unsafe to eat the bones?

[@PhilCrockett]

Anything cooked is safe to eat

[@Kerrsartisticgifts]

When I was a kid my grandmother would give us a slice of bread to eat with bony fish. You take a little piece of the bread after you swallow the chewed up bones, like herring and kipper bones, not big cod fish spines or anything like that.

[@nicksmith2964]

@@Kerrsartisticgifts I’m fine with eating the bones but I get freakish thinking I can feel the bones in my throat. Probably because they scraped the side as they were going down. I’ve tried the bread trick for dog hair a few months back it did help a bit.

[@PaleRejent]

Why couldn't you remove the organs first before filleting the fish? Would it not be easier?

[@juliegrace9392]

Always easier to fillet over a full stomach rather than a hollow

[@mikiniang8906]

👍👍..

[@PhilCrockett]

thanks for watching, Miki!

[@xro5841]

What do you mean "the Bones will be Cooked Out"?

[@PhilCrockett]

I mean.... the bones will be 'edible'.

[@bwghall1]

the bone comes out easy when cooked. Open fish out pull backbone out tail end first. be gentle.

[@PhilCrockett]

Thanks for the tip!

[@Charliethedawg]

Looks good, but you threw away half of the fish.

[@PhilCrockett]

the part I don't eat. Raccoons need to eat too.

[@sgtcrab2569]

Place cleaned carp on a cedar shingle. Coat with olive oil, spread some maple syrup and bake at 350 for 25 minutes. Throw away the carp and eat the shingle!

[@PhilCrockett]

That's the best carp recipe I've ever heard of in my life! Thank you so much for this recipe! I am going to serve that to my family after church for Easter lunch! I will give you credit for sure!

[@DanielMGarcia69]

That is such a boomer joke lol

[@rayburkett4537]

Never took that mud vein out

[@PhilCrockett]

To each his own

[@tomash6805]

We don't eat carp here in England never seen that

[@PhilCrockett]

Carp tastes great! it usually runs out quicker than catfish. Where are you in UK?

[@tomash6805]

@@PhilCrockett I'm from London but now I live in Bath in the West country. Here , carp fishing is a sport they catch them and throw em back. But if it tastes good for you then cool mate.

[@PhilCrockett]

I usually don't eat carp due to the fact that we have so many other fish to eat. Thanks for watching and commenting, Tom. I hope you like my channel.

[@nagarjunathanda]

Fish name tell me

[@PhilCrockett]

I didn't name it. just ate it.

[@Prekkersaurus]

You may want to fry the skin which you might find tasty.

[@PhilCrockett]

I grew up with that method. We used to scale our fish using a curry comb. You are correct about the skin, Wilson. Thanks for watching and commenting, my friend!

[@dcstealth11111]

so does this mean the bones are edible???????

[@PhilCrockett]

yes

[@juzder3466]

why is that fish alive?

[@PhilCrockett]

Because fresh fish tastes best

[@marcleblanc6293]

And throw the pan away.....good for garden fertilizer is about it. Far better eating fish out there.

[@PhilCrockett]

tastes better than trout by far

[@LaTrec9]

Taste much better boiled

[@PhilCrockett]

I'll give it a try. Thanks for the tip, Robert.