68 next month, From NY... Caught a snapper on a silver rapala at my dock out bass fishing once. Had no idea how to go about cleaning it. So I boiled it and made fish chowder with it and the rest of the day's catch. Was outstanding. Thanks for showing me the proper way to clean a turtle.

Hi Ken. You probably get tired of hearing my old stories, but I gotta give you one more. I'm 72 years old in 2 more days, but I remember very well when I was a kid and Dad and his friend Joe would catch a very large snapper on the bayou and bring it to our house to clean it, and the 2 moms would cook it. There was 7 kids in the lee family and 5 in the Sarvaunt family so it took a large turtle to feed all of us including the eggs. Watching you cook your turtle was like watching my mom cook turtle. except she used water cause we didn't have canned chicken stock "cost to much" and used tomatoes out of garden instead of canned tomato paste for the same reason. I am so glad I found your channel, you bring back wonderful memories. Have a great day Kendall....

I'm 73yrs old, lived in the upstate of S.C. all my life. We called snapping turtles cooters. Growing up we would make set hooks and set them out at night around ponds and creeks in the area to catch the cooters. We would buy beef hearts from a few local butchers to bait the hooks. Beef heart makes the best bait because they're real tough and hard to get off the hooks. We used big hooks we called cooter hooks. We made rounds all night checking the hooks. We kept the turtles alive in big galvanized steel tubs until we had quite a few before cleaning them all at one time. Then we would have a feast with all the family members and friends. Kids today don't know what having fun is. I did teach my grandsons how to do this!!

hello brother im from east tx . i have eat turtle when i was little so i dont rember . i am also a jug liner and a trapper . live almost off grid . electricity only . no running water or tv . absalutly love it this way . lol im not hillbilly just old school and country to the bone . GOD bless

I'm 69 and been eating turtle since I can remember, Grandmother always had the best. I used to take turtle sandwiches to school.

I was about 19 years old when my grandfather made me turtle soup. I was in the hospital at the time and he said I would never get better eating that stuff. When I tell you after eating that turtle soup i was out in two days. I miss my grandpa. 😢

I sure miss my new Orleans L.A. cooking. But now I'm homeless in Florida no thanks to my brothers. All that awesome Cajun & Creole cooking i & my mom enjoyed so much

I knew that Turtle wouldn't make it out of trouble when that Cajun music started! lol🤣

Love this channel. My Dad God rest his soul, Fixed a Soft Shell Turtle. Good eating.❤

My grandfather taught me and my brother how to catch clean and cook snapping turtles. I've got one in my garage that I'll be preparing in a couple weeks. Great video.

That was Grt,showing from catching it,to stufng yourself with it,Realy Grt,Thankyou.Ron Bateman,Draper, Utah

I eat Turtle Soup at the Gumbo Shop in New Orleans some 40 years ago. It was fantastic!!!

I grew up by a Creek and my daddy if he's seen a big snap and turtle in the road anywhere.He would pick it up though it in the back of his truck and it would stay there 4 hours alive walking around I would watch him clean it and me and mama.Would flour it salt and pepper and fry? compare it to the 7 different types of meat.It's pork beef chicken liver sheep goat turtle 🐢 we grew every thing canned it put some in freezer and smoke house for beef pork ...lord i miss my childhood

Hello Ken, I am from Maryland an we grew up catching an eating snappers. Your video brought back memories of the good old days on the farm. Thanks

OK. Look, this might be the best Andouille video I have ever seen. Thus is definitely food pork. Dude is a whole chef. Woooow 😮😮😮

Cleaned a many a turtle before I was even a teenager but had a suggestion for you.....when we did ours we would nail the shell to a large board which held it in place while we cleaned it...made it a lot easier and kept it from slipping and sliding.

My husband is in the army and we are stationed in Alaska. I’m from the south and my family still lives in Louisiana and Mississippi. Watching your videos brings me my sense of home and comfort. We love your recipes and videos!

When my grandaddy was still alive we ate turtle weekly. He cooked about the same way over here in Mississippi. My kids even love till this day. Great job

My brother used to fix turtle all the time he was a good hand at cleaning them people would have him clean them for them a lot....he was also good at cooking them also....he always rolled his in cornmeal and flour if I remember rightl...I remember how good it was....I haven't had one I would say in over 30years...but I still remember how good it was

Growing up in Southest Texas and the proud decendant of Cajun ancestry, I have experienced Snapping Turtle many many times before. This looks perfectly delicious. Well done my man! I could not have done any better myself! You are totally awsome! Keep these videos coming.

My grandmother made turtle as often as the men in the family could catch them. My uncle and his wife did as well and My Mother cooked turtle when I caught a big one. Liked it!!! Rick

I watch your channel to prepare for the inevitability of what I may have to do someday. 😂🤣 Y'all sure make it look good.

I have never ate turtle,but I would,after watching you cook.

I've caught, kept, and raised snapping turtles for the last 65 years. That turtle was still alive as you were cutting into him.

Can always count on Ken to make me hungry 🤤 GREAT JOB on the sauce podna !!

Hey Kendall, I'm a yank from the State of Wisconsin, but when I was stationed at both Pensacola Fl and Biloxi, MS in the winter of 98-Summer 99' in the Air Force I got hooked on that Southern Soul and Cajun Food!! I've tried countless so called authentic Cajun spots in both Chicago and Milwaukee through the years, and NOTHING COMPARES to being in the good old south for that amazing fresh cooking. I can't believe the size of those amazing blue crabs and how you guys caught 3-5 at a time down there. Yummy. It stinks watching all these great amazing food and food prep videos only to go cook a burger or brat on the grill up here in the cheese state. Please keep making more and more videos, I thoroughly enjoy them sir. In closing, I had an Air Force friend from outside Monroe, LA who let me go frogging with him one night and bugs aside I had a blast and the frogs were so yummy!!! Once again thank you for the very informative content and if you ever offer charters or ride alongs for crabbing/frogging I would totally sign up for sure! Thanks. Patrick from Wisconsin.

When he said ,” my boy can cut tomatoes” that was so sweet he sounds like a proud daddy no matter what his son does!

I'm in Virginia, and I've had about 7 or 8 turtles. I usually fried it up rolled in flour, and also made a turtle soup. Absolutely loved it

We Ken added the garlic to the pepper and onions, I was wishing I had smell-o-vision. Never knew about calming down the musculature by putting it in the freezer before cleaning. Same reason to put eels on ice first! Thanks for the tip!

Wow! I have never seen anyone clean, cook or eat turtle. It looks so good. Very educational and entertaining. Thanks Ken!

Some of my fondest memories are of my brother and I setting turtle hooks with my father. My father was a great cook. He always parboiled turtle first . Cracker meal, salt and pepper, deep fried until golden brown. Add the meat too a couple of slices of loaf bread and a home grown tomato. Good eating. My father was friends with a local game warden and he would help when he had time off.

enjoyed the video, haven"t had a turtle meal in 54 years

Thank you for this video! Got three turtles in the freezer. Definitely going to try this recipe.

I enjoy your channel Kendall and you always make your dishes look so delicious. My granny would cook anything that we killed and brought home. I remember taking soft shell turtles that we would catch from the creek and she would pressure cook them and make a hash. Seems like onions, potatoes, turtle and salt and pepper. It was delicious over rice.

I use to say I would never eat turtle but the way you made this will change my mind. That fresh tomato and corn from the garden looks ridiculously good!

Kendall this made my Southern heart happy!

Love your videos , keep them coming . I really enjoy the down home feel of the videos, keep doing what you do Sir

I don't know how I found this channel but this guy is so cool, I'd love to try his recipes 👍

Best video in turtle cleaning and cooking ❤

Thank you for showing the turtle cooking. Wonderful job...

Yeah, catch, clean, and cook, than eat😊

That looks so good. Love the way you cook.

I have never had "turtle" but that meal looked good!! You did an amazing job.

Looks amazing!!

*I found one by my house that I keep as a pet now. I never thought about eating him 🤔*

I’m from Opelousas and I enjoy cooking and eating turtle. My children enjoy it also thanks for the video and keep them coming!!

Everything looks delicious. Catch clean and cooked up so well. I would love to have a plate of food. Thank you. I have never had a turtle meal.

Best turtle cleaning ive seen

That was quite the feast my friend. Looks wonderful. Nicely done as always.

My family was living in an old farm house (it used to be a dairy farm) in Gonzales La. My brother and one of his high school friends caught a snapping turtle that was about the size of the one you cooked. We were fishing in a cow pond on the farm property. My brother and his friend dispatched, cleaned, and cooked it. Man, I tell you what, that was some kind of good!

Just tried your recipe... Turned out amazing! Thanks buddy!

Sooooo satisfying and look sooooo good

The difference between ANY zoo in America and a zoo in Louisianna is that the other zoos have placards telling where the animals originate, diets, gestation, life span, etc., in Louisianna, the placard ALWAYS includes a recipe!😀

I imagine smelling the food - look soo good- haven't had that since I was a little girl - love your videos-

I ❤ turtle soup! I your turtle meal looks really tasty too. Thanks for sharing! 💯

Awesome video and detailed process. On my bucket list!

I have cleaned these turtles for many years and what I do to alliviate those "twitching" muscle spasms is, I cut off the end of the tail and use a 12 or 14 size piece of copper wire and run it up into the spinal channel and it instantly kills all the nerves - problem solved. BTW, great job, I like your cleaning method.

C'Mon Kendall you gotta invite me over the next time you make this.

Looks good. Enjoy

One of my favorite channels by far

Ken, Everytime you start cooking, I get hungry. Your videos are always great and I'll admit freely, You're one helluva Chef. Keep it up. Great presentation!👍

Sure would like a video of cast netting for shrimp .

That thing was probably the best dish I ever had. I had it fried up and put sesame seed sauce over it and had mashed potatoes n corn on the cob.. it was delicious.

This brings back great memories. My Cajun grandmaw often cooked turtle soup.

That was a lot of fun and it was delicious!

Never had turtle before, that looks good

I've been eating this one for 45 years now and it never gets old 👍

In the 1990 I went to New Orleans twice a month on business. Loved the turtle soup and soft shell crabs at a place in Kenner just down the street from MSY...airport....Thanks for the memories.

Haha just like all the Cajuns I know. Picked his dinner up off the road haha. Looked good Sir. When life presents you with dinner don't pass it up.

Whoa that looks good my man…I have had the pleasure of eatin turtle several times and I would put it at a top 5 best meal for me…thanks for this one man

Snapping turtle and wild rice is awesome !

I enjoy all your videos. Thanks for the extra effort it takes to make them.

I have never eaten turtle but you made it look good. 😎

When I thought I tried everything this guy comes with a turtle. Guess that's next on my list

Wow this was awesome 👏🏽 thanks for sharing.

Looks so good.

Come on man!! There is chicken or beef you know!😂😂😁

“Dang-it; you’re killing me!”

Oh my goodness, that looks amazing, keep'em coming ace, God bless

Looks amazing,I love turtle

That looks absolutely great .I would have thought that table was used so much it wouldn't have a chance to set long enough to get dirty

17:09 - You know it's good when the eggs start to fall off the bone..

Dinner on the half shell.........mouth watering. Be Safe

I am from Africa and these cooking methods reminded me of home . Thank you

Smothered Okra. Never heard of it… on the menu, coming up! Gotta try it.

I’ve had turtle soup & frog legs deep fried in Mexico

I grew up in northwestern Missouri on the river bottoms. We ate a lot of snapping turtle stew. Great stuff.

A friend of mine made the same thing. Was one the best cajun dishes i ever had.

That’s what I’m talking about 😆men eating like men. Those were grown man servings.

i'm still waiting on you to do a kill cook and clean on a nutria rat lol

That looks so good 👍 😋

Man I wish I was there !! But I know how to do it know kfred we appreciate yall thank u very much

The bad part of this is I know how that smells and I'm not there. 😀

My dad would eat those eggs like it was candy. He would fight you for them.

Snapping Turtles 😋😋😋 Delicious I've Never Been Ate Snapping Turtles But I Wanna Tried It....❤️♥️❤️♥️❤️♥️

Looked great!

Wow love your cooking video

Wow. There’s some high livin there. Thanks a bunch.

Turtle is one of my favorites to eat. 😋♥️

Great video. Food looks delicious