 The Asian carp live up to their reputation they were jumping all over the place including into the boat and almost taken out Nate Dirk and Austin score a few kill shots and me Well, it's not about me. It's about the fish and Dirk has a few recipes. He's ready to try on me and some unsuspecting customers So we're putting this fish into the grinder So find grind and we're gonna do here and this holds most of the bones back any small bones that might get through or basically Just calcium for us. So you need a little bit of dill here red onion papers Pepper a bit of kosher salt And a little bit of mustard sauce is their own secret recipe mustard sauce We put a little panko in this guys just helps hold it together a little bit. So that's how easy making a burger is It's actually harder to catch the fish and it is to make the burger All right, these are our wet cedar planks. You want to make sure they're damp and been soaked for a couple hours These are the burgers. We just ground in back. This is a teriyaki burger I brought some teriyaki sauce on top just so we know which one was which this is a salsa So long girl burger kind of southwestern style. We call it We're gonna put this cedar plank on the grill and it's gonna give it the flavor the smoke It's got the resin from the cedar and then that's what gives it a nice smoky flavor It's one of my favorite ways to do all kinds of fish Asian carp in particular So I'm gonna close the lid now and we're gonna time this gives about 15 minutes All right, so we're gonna dress up these burgers is this is a Cuban ketchup with a little bit of that we make here It's kind of like a tomato jalapeno chutney. I'm gonna dress this on up for Scott with Kind of just a basic burger right lettuce onion tomato No, we're gonna do the Southwest is sell burger on this one Then I just wanted to try this burger is our teriyaki burger here This one I just wanted to try straight up that we taste the carpet full But I want to have this one is an American All right, so now we just showed you the burgers another very popular thing with these carp that we love at home a lot Terry's Cuban for Cuban heritage croquettes are a popular thing. It's actually made with leftover ham chicken, etc We found out it works excellent with carp. So our recipes online dirksfish.com This is almost the finished product. We'll do next is do a little egg wash on these guys Enroll them in the same panko crumbs This is just Canola oil that I like to cook these guys in jerk I smell something but you know when I say I smell something I don't mean I smell carp. You do not know it is past the stage of being carp now No, it's the culinary delectable thing, you know We're gonna put a little spicy mayo on there just you know what though I'm gonna put that on there first But why don't you try this one with nothing and that way you'll have an idea what this tastes like It is really creamy on the inside. It doesn't taste like any carp you've ever had before It's not overcooked. It's cooked just perfectly and again for you people that like to overcook your fish Stop it. I had the croquette which was absolutely delicious. Tell me about what we did This is a kind of an Asian stir-fry here. So this pan sauté the carp steaks there It's another whole steak so you might find a few bones in that you're not gonna have to know The flavor of the fish just by itself is Mild white and flaky. I mean look at this right I mean that's like the epitome of a good piece of fish, right? If you're a carp eater That's not what you're used to seeing right there. Oh, look, there's a bone All right now I'm anxious to try this burger So again looking at that looks like a regular burger there, you know put cheese on it be perfect But I like the small I need to figure out how to get on the bandwagon to get people eating more Right, I'm kidding. I mean that's you put that on a burger like that That's just it's outstanding and this is a teriyaki style burger here So it's gonna be a little more Asian style there and I just wanted to try this and kind of plain So that way you can you know see what the fish tastes like it's got a softer texture to it You know, it's kind of a creamy center if you're like a little more well done You can plant them out and crisp them up a little more so now we have another kind of Asian style meatball here So I made these carp meatballs again just kind of a basic blend to it there And it's with a coconut curry simmering sauce. I served over rice and you know, right of the lesser Thought of species that I've had on the dead meat show over the years This is some of the best eating fish I've ever had and that is not blowing smoke This is really good. The flavors are great. It doesn't you haven't disguised the flavor of the fish, right? It still tastes like fish and Pretty much across the board everyone that's tried it that hadn't tried it before Describes it as creamy. It's creamy, but savory. Right, right It's definitely got a distinct taste, but not overpowering. It's very creamy It reminds me a lot of like tilapia and catfish in terms of like taste and flavor. I'm sold on Asian carp So get a hold of Peoria carp hunters Go out there and have a great day of carp flying out of the water and it was an awesome day as you're dodging carp And of course you have to go to Dirk's fish and gourmet in Chicago and you've got a website 2070 north link north fly barn and Lincoln heart and Websites are ex fish calm recipes on there. You can get a recipe for this on there. I'm sold