07-03-2003, 08:37 PM
Moby,
I'm probably one of the very, very few that believe carp are good eating. I think that 95% are folks that haven't tried it, mostly because of appearance, bottom feeders, boney and just plain attitude. I'll say this much, everyone that I have talked into tying it, liked it.
I have some basic rules to eat carp. 1) It must be from fresh/clean water, i.e. Flaming Gorge, Pineview, cold running water. 2) They should be large (like 15-20 lbs.) - they are somewhat boney and if you cook up large guys, the bones are easier to handle.
I cook them simple. I fillet my fish. Most cook books tell you to remove the dark red/brown meat fromthe top/sides because it's supposed to be stronger tasting, but I didn't notice much difference so I don't. I then steam cook them until done, make a white sauce to pour over adding spices to suit yourself. Bones seem to be easy to remove.
I stand by my opinion that they are better than trout!
[crazy][crazy][crazy][shocked]Leaky
I'm probably one of the very, very few that believe carp are good eating. I think that 95% are folks that haven't tried it, mostly because of appearance, bottom feeders, boney and just plain attitude. I'll say this much, everyone that I have talked into tying it, liked it.
I have some basic rules to eat carp. 1) It must be from fresh/clean water, i.e. Flaming Gorge, Pineview, cold running water. 2) They should be large (like 15-20 lbs.) - they are somewhat boney and if you cook up large guys, the bones are easier to handle.
I cook them simple. I fillet my fish. Most cook books tell you to remove the dark red/brown meat fromthe top/sides because it's supposed to be stronger tasting, but I didn't notice much difference so I don't. I then steam cook them until done, make a white sauce to pour over adding spices to suit yourself. Bones seem to be easy to remove.
I stand by my opinion that they are better than trout!
[crazy][crazy][crazy][shocked]Leaky