Shad Catch And Cook - Trash or Delicious?!?!

[@jimmeyers6070]

I've Been Told that you can grind them good and make fish patties I have yet to try it but it sounds delicious. I have grilled shad and steelhead for a party and everybody went back for the shed they seem to have liked it much better than the steelhead.

[@washingtonlife]

Yes that will be my next recipe is to grind them down in a food processor and make fish patties out of them. They will be running in 3 months so get ready for the season coming soon 😃. I think these fish has better flavors then steelheads so that’s probably why all the people at the Shad at your party lol. Thank you for watching cheers!

[@rhondagesler3946]

Fish patty’s sounds amazing

[@sreysoriyaphnompenh9785]

That’s how my mom prepare her shads too! Also we sun dry them after being marinated with fish and chili sauce for a day. Turns out really good!

[@washingtonlife]

I totally agree

[@BeeChan_]

Always used to love the way my mom made these. She would butterfly, marinade and dry in the hot sun. Then fry after it’s been dried to a specific texture. Add some rice and some Cambodian pickled veggies to the mix and 🔥. Great video brother!

[@washingtonlife]

Bro that’s how my mom does it too and yes they are 🔥🔥🔥. I might have to do a video of it!

[@BeeChan_]

@@washingtonlife Oh, please do! Put all these folks on the real deal! I’d give it 1 million likes

[@washingtonlife]

@@BeeChan_ haha ok I got you brother! 🙌

[@jimmeyers6070]

Was it kimchi your mother added?

[@washingtonlife]

@@jimmeyers6070 no not kimchi it’s a different type of pickle that consist of cucumber, carrots, and American cabbage. Honestly it’s better than kimchi in my opinion lol. I’m not sure how to make it but the brine is clear not red like kimchi

[@reliablyrandomoutdoors]

Very nice, I’ll have to try them like that. I have a vid planned for this summer to show pickling them.

[@washingtonlife]

I will have to follow your channel so I can see how you pickle them 😃

[@washingtonlife]

Just subscribed to your channel and you have really awesome content!

[@reliablyrandomoutdoors]

@@washingtonlife Thank you so much! Seems like we have a lot of similiar interests

[@lottieespinosa9220]

Love the slicing of the fish to get the taste in there!! Great tip 👍🏼

[@washingtonlife]

Thank you and yes 🙌

[@HaNguyen-od5ix]

Will be trying this recipe this Shad season

[@washingtonlife]

My favorite way to eat them

[@faqui1969]

That looks awesome. Did you really ate those bones that easy because the way you cooked it? How long did you cooked them each side?

[@washingtonlife]

Yes I ate the bones and I cook them for awhile on each side. Unfortunately I don’t remember how long but I will be making a video of me cooking them this weekend. Thank you for watching

[@jameswick2439]

So happy to see you know how to enjoy these delicious fish Sal! Not many out there understand how tasty these Shad’s are. I rather eat smoke Shad over smoke salmon any day

[@washingtonlife]

They are good eatings

[@MessianicJudaism]

Hey Sal, are they running yet? Some good news. I don't need rotator cuff surgery. Looking forward to being successful in physical therapy and getting out fishing. Maybe this year we could meet up and get tons of fish.

[@washingtonlife]

That’s good to hear! Congrats! No they will be running in 3 months and I’m just showing people ways to prepare them when the season will be coming. Thank you for watching and cheers!

[@outdoorobservations]

Very nice catch.! Looking forward to more vids.

[@washingtonlife]

Thank you so much!! 🙏

[@everettichiwa]

hey Sal! was this last years catch?? unless they are here early? thanks

[@washingtonlife]

Yes last years catch bro and I’m just showing people different ways to cook them when they do arrive here in 3 months. Get ready for the season bro! Thank you for watching and cheers!

[@tylersmith7010]

I have to say I would never pass up these fish they are one of the best tasting fish out there even though they are boney but delicious!

[@washingtonlife]

Heck yea! 🙌🙌🙌

[@rhondagesler3946]

We agree as well as long as you know how to prepare them

[@pnwf]

Gonna catch lots for some cooking, but mainly for crab bait!

[@washingtonlife]

Same bro! How yo going to cook them?

[@greatcrossings]

Your Every bite makes me nervous about all those bones😂

[@washingtonlife]

Yes you have to make sure you chew them well and knock on wood, I haven’t chocked on any bones yet. 😆

[@glendavanstroe7708]

Wow that’s a lot of fish,

[@washingtonlife]

Yes thank you and the season is coming soon in 3 months I will be fishing for them again 😃

[@washingtonlife]

Yes thank you and the season is coming soon in 3 months I will be fishing for them again 😃

[@nwfishingaddict7841]

Not a big fan of Shad but after you cooked them it looks good!!!

[@washingtonlife]

Shad is tasty

[@welcomier]

AMAZING VIDEO

[@ericb1876]

My best friend growing up was lao. His mom used to deep fry all the fish we caught and mash it up with a ton of herbs and chili 🌶️. Does anyone know what that was or how I could learn how to make it. Stuff was comfort food for the soul

[@washingtonlife]

Yes but I don’t know the English term for it. You eat it with vegetables and rice and super good! Thank you for visiting my channel 🙏

[@lodiust]

maybe called jeow pa?

[@lodiust]

a youtube channel called Vivienne's kitchen has a tutorial titled "jeow pha - fish dipping sauce" she makes it pretty similar to what u describe

[@washingtonlife]

@@lodiust I never heard of that term and I will have to google it. Is that Laos?

[@washingtonlife]

@@lodiust oh interesting! I will have to go take a look. Thank you so much for your time on my channel. Have you fish or eaten these American Shad before?

[@Tom67Slick]

I don't think you should be swallowing the bones, maybe smaller fish like herring but not shad

[@washingtonlife]

Yes gotta be very careful and thank you for visiting

[@tylersmith7010]

Maybe try deep frying them it might make the bones edible

[@washingtonlife]

I’ll try

[@pacificnorthwestoutdoors8510]

Sal this an old video you just now put together?

[@washingtonlife]

Yes just showing people a different way to cook Shad because the season is coming soon in 3 months! Cheers! Thank you for watching

[@markcheatham5600]

I never understood why people call them garbage fish when they are biblicaly a scally fish which are supposed to be consumed for diet not unscaled like cat fish ; but hay man they all taste good if you prep them right 🤔!!...

[@washingtonlife]

That’s what I’m trying to understand too! I appreciate your comment and I totally agree they are delicious if you prep them right. I’m thinking it’s considered garbage fish because 1: they are too boney, 2: too oily and 3: they have a really strong fishy smell to them. That’s just my guess lol. Thank you for watching and cheers!

[@rhondagesler3946]

I never knew these fish were edible until now 😋😋😋

[@washingtonlife]

Yes they are very edible and delicious depending on how you prepare them

[@rhondagesler3946]

Usually we smoke them or pickle them. We will have to fry them next time. Thank you so much for sharing Sal

[@rhondagesler3946]

We love canning them

[@washingtonlife]

I need to try that

[@pnw_element9822]

I heard some people eat them and most people use them for bait or fertilizer came here to see how people eat this

[@washingtonlife]

They are extremely boney but has pretty good flavor. I just mainly use them for crab bait and thank you for your time cheers 🍻

[@pnw_element9822]

@@washingtonlife yes sir fish on brah 🤙🏽 I heard they was good fighting fish went out to target them but they was running that deep so went bass fishing after that lol but all good man fish on

[@saltygamer2509]

Don't forget the msg.

[@washingtonlife]

Hahaha MSG is everything! 👍👍👍

[@nicolebraxton6273]

You can tell this guy don’t cook the way how he holds the knife

[@washingtonlife]

It’s true I’m not gonna lie 😆

[@shaad_ua]

🖕 you can never catch me

[@washingtonlife]

Thanks

[@saadhajib6294]

No way people call them trash fish Where i live people ate them so much they became extinct

[@washingtonlife]

Yes unfortunately a lot of people only use them for bait and thank you for watching

[@jian1595]

Too many bone

[@washingtonlife]

Yes but these fish has really good flavor