You will probably want to enjoy the taste of your catch every once in awhile.
Now it's time to figure out what recipes are truly delicious and safe to eat.
Read this article to make full use of your recent catch.
If you want a dead simple recipe that's almost impossible to screw up, below is a great beginner recipe that has a lot of fans.
It has very few steps and very few ingredients.
If you're a confident chef and think you can kick it up a few notches then there are much more advanced recipes online you can try or if you're feeling adventurous you can make your own.
What you'll need: *1 diced medium onion *4 carp fillets *1 diced green pepper *1/2 teaspoon MSG *1/2 teaspoon garlic powder *1/4 teaspoon pepper *4 ounces water *4 ounces white wine Toss your pepper and onion into a pan and sauté it until it's glazed.
Toss in the rest of the ingredients, give it a thorough stir and cover it to cook until it's done.
Then just serve it and garnish appropriately with some greens or a salad.
This is one of the more basic carp recipes but it's a great start if you're new to cooking or new to cooking fresh fish.
Obviously you'll also need to know how to properly gut and filet a fish but that's a completely different topic for discussion.
There are a lot of great free YouTube videos and other resources online that can give you a step by step version of how to do this and get the fish prepared to cook with.
If you're interested in more advanced carp recipes or just want a larger choice of simpler recipes to choose from there are tons of great cook books out there that focus on this variety of fish as well as online sites that do as well.
If you're a fan of beer or wine, coupling one of your favorite beverages with the carp recipe you choose is a great idea but make sure it's suitable and goes well with the dish first.
A few great wines that go well with carp beautifully are Tempier Bandol rosé, Champagne Brut Rosé, René Muré Vin d'Alsace pinot blanc.
Regardless of the recipe you choose to go with or what beverages you choose to serve it with always make sure you use the freshest filets possible to get the best results.
Serving fresh fish is the best way to do it and even if you're out camping and want to cook something, use a basic recipe on a cook top or grill to have the freshest dining experience possible.
There are a ton of available carp recipes so make sure you try out several different ones and experiment with what's possible with this great fish.