eating carp

[mngoosehunter]

if your going to eat a carp whats the best way to do it? i heard that they are good smoked. I dont have a smoker, but was wondering if liquid smoke would do the trick. any info would be great thanks.

[nitefisher]

if your looking to smoke them your self theres lots of recipes on here and the web. but watch what wood you use . stay away from treated lumber and loy wood and chip board. most meat markets that process meat smoke fish for people, the by me charges a 1.00 a pound, which is'nt to bad. but it is really good if it is smoked right.

[nitefisher]

theres also a really good forum on here called shareing recipes, it may have what your looking for there.

[MidCoast]

Just fillet it and deep fry it throughly... Very well cooked to the extent that it is practically burnt... This takes out the bad smell...

[matthothand]

I'd like to smoke em but I can't ever figure out how to keep em lit! ...but seriously you guys think they taste good? I don't have any recipes to suggest but maybe just section out the next fish you get and try it different ways (deep fry, pan fry, bake, grill, smoke, etc.) and see which YOU prefer. I'm anxious to see what the preferred method of preparing a carp is.

[nitefisher]

if you don't have a smoker, the meat markets around here charge 1.00 a pound to smoke them for you and then they as if you bought store bought smoked fish.

[-Marc V-]

I caught a carp when I was young. My dad wanted to throw it in the woods, but I woudldn't let him, so they cleaned it up, and fried it. I ate a bite, and that was it. From what I remember it was quite slimy.

I had smoked carp a few years back after hearing how good quite a few people told me it was. I wasn't all that impressed. Maybe it is an acquired taste.

Carp are fun to catch, but that's all for me.

[mark n]

try plank cooking it

1 Nail the fish to a pine plank

2 Cook through

3 Throw away the fish and eat the plank

[-Marc V-]

LMAO! That was great!