Ryan Callaghan and Spencer Neuharth Eat Coot | S1E02

Ryan Callaghan and Spencer Neuharth Eat Coot | S1E02 | Pardon My Plate

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2 жыл бұрын

In the second episode of Pardon My Plate, Spencer Neuharth and Ryan Callaghan cook an American coot. They want to see if the coot’s reputation of being a no-good, tough, muddy bird is true-or if Americans have it all wrong. This is the kind of culinary experiment you’ll only find at MeatEater. What should we eat next?
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@samfulwider3882 2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see an episode on crow

@tyduckert5570 2 жыл бұрын

If you shoot them cook them I think they taste like a mallard

@michaelgolding1568 2 жыл бұрын

@@tyduckert5570 are y'all talking about the same black crow in AUSTRALIA Shot a few but never thought about trying Tried a few wild shit

@quezbeme 2 жыл бұрын

I think someone tried to make that a thing back in the day

@KillJoyXx1 2 жыл бұрын

my grandpa said they taste pretty good hahaha

@jesseturner9174 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I second the crow

@davidconley5411 2 жыл бұрын

I've learned if someone says "oh that's not good meat." Or "you don't wanna eat that." Its because they personally don't know how to or want to clean the animal.

@XiangnuKhaan 2 жыл бұрын

Part of it as well is that the cultural perception of cuisine ( meat in particular ) in the us is very very picky which doesn't help the case either.

@robertfrancis8593 2 жыл бұрын

I agree, I also think there is alot to be said for preparation. Cooking technique is so important when considering if something taste good or bad.

@jaykokos 2 жыл бұрын

Duck camp dinners (Jean Paul) showed that there’s some unique ways to cook this as well. That and this are both great series and I don’t even hunt! Meateater has some great content

@odoroussmegma2191 2 жыл бұрын

Who is Jean Paul is he a friend of yours?

@andreuzee9455 2 жыл бұрын

Jean Paul Bourgeois a trained chef from Louisiana. He has a KZfaq series called duck camp dinners.

@Sjoberg91 2 жыл бұрын

@@andreuzee9455 Yea, but its still the "MeatEater" channel. Loved the series, real feel good stuff.

@prestonbain6670 2 жыл бұрын

They have been pumping out great content. I'm waiting for them to get there own streaming channel. Das Boat is my favorite right now though. and i see there is a new episode. gotta go!

@candicemonsour6294 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve lived in southwest Louisiana 35 out of my 37 years and I’ve eaten “pouldeaux” coot my whole life. Some mornings we would purposefully limit out with 3-4 men. 45-60 birds a day. You step on their feet and pull up on their wings and the breast pulls out skinned perfectly takes me five seconds to clean a coot. Also the gizzard on a coot is abnormally large for the birds size. Boil the gizzards for three hours and place in food processor to make a paste to start a true Cajun rice dressing.

@danieljones9589 2 жыл бұрын

Do the same thing for ruffed grouse here in Canada

@aaronrider4051 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! sounds freaking delicious! Cajun cooking is the best.

@justindurante1740 2 жыл бұрын

My kind of woman

@tablespoon1939 2 жыл бұрын

I must conceded: I am thoroughly excited to see what comes out of this series.

@djdubuisson83 2 жыл бұрын

I've never had a problem with pouldeau, and they have huge gizzards, if you like fried gizzard. But then again, I'm from SE Louisiana, and we'll eat most anything.

@nathanjungers968 2 жыл бұрын

I've been waterfowl hunting most of my life in North Dakota and South Dakota. Coot have always been considered "trash ducks" and we just never shot them. Had a guy from Louisiana move up here in the oilfield and we went duck hunting one morning. Dude shoots two right off the bat and I was confused and kind of irritated. I said heck man we dont shoot that trash up here and you're making it harder on us to get some good birds in. Later that day we cooked everything up and he cooked them up in basically a stew. That was delicious and since then I will shoot a few here and there and give them to him to make his stew.

@cajunbeast2587 2 жыл бұрын

@@nathanjungers968 us Cajuns can make anything taste good

@captainhunter_oubre1364 2 жыл бұрын

The gizzards are good. The rest is good for alligator bait.

@phoenixmastm 2 жыл бұрын

@@cajunbeast2587 Can confirm. Ya'll cook some really tasty stuff! My preferred dishes and flavoring/seasonings are all cajun inspired.

@derekstanley8309 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see an episode where they try to make merganser taste good.

@MakinBacoNaked 2 жыл бұрын

Same thing my good buddy asked when I told him about it.

@potatogun4238 2 жыл бұрын

Merganzers taste like they smell, like a bucket of shellfish left to bake in the sun for a week

@tyduckert5570 2 жыл бұрын

Merganser taste great I have only had it once but it taste like a duck to me

@leescheffler7677 2 жыл бұрын

@@tyduckert5570 ate coots and mergansers and jack rabbits all over the country, all are good, just dont eat the merganser fat.

@Panster533 2 жыл бұрын

Mergs are delicious! Just another duck!!!

@masonbutterfield 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad ya'll took a page from Brad Leone/ It's Alive. This series is super refreshing and fun to watch!

@bradklein3519 2 жыл бұрын

Hahahahaha what? The dude catch and cooks every episode he kills something haha

@masonbutterfield 2 жыл бұрын

@@bradklein3519 No. I was speaking more about the light-hearted, comically written cooking videos. Watch some of the It’s Alive videos and then this series. I love both shows and they definitely have their own feel, but there are similarities. Good ones.

@americanghostbat 2 жыл бұрын

Love the Theodore Roosevelt poster in Steve's office. Brilliant episode

@jacobperleoni8549 2 жыл бұрын

“What’s on the menu tonight spencer” was delivered beautifully… I’m not sure Christian bale himself could have done better

@skunkycatog 2 жыл бұрын

Cal wanted to fight homie for leaving those birds… respect that.

@TheHandsomeMatt 2 жыл бұрын

Having just recently discovered boudin, I’m going to give the Cajuns the benefit of the doubt on overlooked cuisine.

@epsteined3899 2 жыл бұрын

"Steve tried to shoot a coot too he just couldn't get the job done." Lmaoo dont do it to em Cal

@Ross-ro1cs 2 жыл бұрын

US Fish & Wildlife service is going to have a huge jump in coot harvest number reports in 2022 due to this video 😂

@ranger19100 2 жыл бұрын

You guys better do a “how to cook cormorant” in this series. This bird just came legal to hunt last year in Ontario 2020. You are allowed to shoot 15 per day with no possession limit and are legally allowed to dispose the bird properly. A lot of wasted meat.

@maxmccain8950 2 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid we called them mudhens. We had them for dinner all the time. Not bad at all.

@jjreno7843 2 жыл бұрын

As kids camping in the Everglades we ate countless numbers of " Mudhens" and loved them. >>>>>------------>

@drunner72 2 жыл бұрын

True!

@lukewestlake349 2 жыл бұрын

Spencer and the producers are killing it with this series. Great watch!

@Weatherby406 2 жыл бұрын

Probably bad news for coots if we all find out they taste like chicken.

@torrencemonroe1233 2 жыл бұрын

Bingo! 😅

@candicemonsour6294 2 жыл бұрын

They don’t taste like chicken. They taste like waterfowl. The breast meat taste closest to a piece of beef roast but a little livery. Nothing off tasting just nothing to be compared with chicken.

@montuckyman4982 2 жыл бұрын

I hope they don't taste like chicken. Chicken is a poor excuse for food. Bland and only white meat these days.

@bradleychampagne9266 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in south Louisiana south of I10 and always took the gizzards, heart, and breast and made into a stew/gravy over rice. I have never been disappointed!

@therockbiter8140 2 жыл бұрын

Growing up in the very middle of Louisiana, I know that there is nothing that walks, flies or swims that is completely inedible if you only just cook it right. Anything is good in a roux, gumbo or sauce picant, no matter how gamey or tough it is, it can be cooked past all that low and slow.

@Kyle-ue5uj 2 жыл бұрын

I live outside of Houston, we eat them all the time, in gumbo, nothing wrong with them

@stevetipton7151 2 жыл бұрын

This Meateater series is great! It's the personalities of the staff that really come through... It's Bon Appetit's old test kitchen, but with wild game. Great job

@janmorse6948 2 жыл бұрын

Ah yes, my very first "duck" was also a Coot. It was near 53 seasons ago and I was thrilled to haul it home! I have, even as a full grown adult, wearing a lanyard thick with bands, taken a limit of Coot home for no other reason than to eat them. Most of us Michigan waterfowlers won't admit to doing that. I did. And now the world knows.

@tyduckert5570 2 жыл бұрын

Have you ever shot a banded coot though

@janmorse6948 2 жыл бұрын

@@tyduckert5570 I have not.

@lesforet4495 2 жыл бұрын

Born and raised in southeast Louisiana I have eaten many a coot, never even heard of them as being a trash bird till I moved to Tennessee.

@trippcave8576 2 жыл бұрын

A series that really encapsulates the MeatEater brand. I Love it so far!

@nightgoblinspearman 2 жыл бұрын

Next do a CROW

@dallonperry3639 2 жыл бұрын

This has just got me thinking about all the critters that run around I've never thought of as food.

@WestPennFeistHunter 2 жыл бұрын

The baculum in the whiskey tumbler was a real nice touch.

@jz1366 2 жыл бұрын

Used to shoot as many coots as we cared to clean at my grandpas lake house. we would usually take the drums, wings, and breast meat off and just fry them in butter with garlic and onions. Dip in a little bbq sauce too. theyre good

@broomstickcowgirl 2 жыл бұрын

Man, I LOVE these episodes of Pardon My Plate. Please keep them coming.

@alexthompson9403 2 жыл бұрын

This series is excellent!

@jonathancarman8884 2 жыл бұрын

I am loving this series, and I'm hoping for an episode on longnose gar sometime soon.

@blzn04 2 жыл бұрын

They cooked some on the Das boat series. I think it was se1 ep 2 or ep3. The guadalupe bass ep.

@lukea2806 2 жыл бұрын

Gar is good and I think that’s generally accepted, they’re just a pain in the ass to clean

@c.j.rogers2422 2 жыл бұрын

Poor man's lobster!

@StromquistOutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

I just made walleye, gar, and bighead carp and did a blind test with 5 well versed fish guys. Everyone picked the bighead carp #1 and some even had gar above the walleye. Lol

@joeydubbs763 2 жыл бұрын

'Repulsive, offensive & all together inedible'? ...next episode, Taco Bell.

@kutschenreut 2 жыл бұрын

Eat a merganser please. I'm curious about that one. Excellent video and series btw!

@Mike-ul1xn 2 жыл бұрын

they're fishy

@rodneyalaking8241 2 жыл бұрын

I shot one back in the 90s. I used the diced breast meat to garnish a poultry liver pate and it tasted great…not quite the same as roasting one, though.

@libbysneden 2 жыл бұрын

really liking this series .. thank you!

@nyalsewell 2 жыл бұрын

This series is hilarious.

@earlshaner4441 2 жыл бұрын

Hi from Syracuse NY everyone and thank you for sharing your thoughts and adventures and you are not hungry enough yet

@macsmith2092 2 жыл бұрын

Love these cooking episodes!

@RangerLifts 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this new series

@pullmanator89 2 жыл бұрын

How on earth does Meat Eater have under 900k subscribers?!? That is baffling to me. It should have millions!

@charlockprime 2 жыл бұрын

If you're doubting the coot's ability to taste delicious, go watch the Duck Camp series.

@dcort9010 2 жыл бұрын

Producer: get rid of the head Me: that shit was funny thank god they left it in.

@adamshea1167 2 жыл бұрын

Lovin this new series awesome job!

@TechnoBabbles 2 жыл бұрын

I’m really enjoying this series!!!

@sirp2277 2 жыл бұрын

I just skin coots like a rabbits. Soak in buttermilk for 4 hours in a fridge and grill. Taste great.

@TheRealChetManley 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome show. And Ryan is great. I watch everything that he's in.

@chancecurtiss9885 2 жыл бұрын

really diggin this new series. keep it up guys.

@catchandeat 2 жыл бұрын

I gave coots a real try early in my waterfowl career. 2 were good, 2 tasted like an Alaskan fish dumpster... I fed those to my dogs.

@jasonstefanuk3579 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Love this series.

@jacobs.9230 2 жыл бұрын

COULD YOU do a special showing how to get into duck/quail/pheasant/waterfoul hunting what all is entailed in finding a group to go with if you do not know anyone that does. or going solo, what areas to look at for the hunt and so forth??

@timo5698 2 жыл бұрын

Hank Shaw has done an entire podcast series on small game hunting where he goes into a lot of details and talks to successful hunters. You can get it for free on spotify

@ScamLikely9327 2 жыл бұрын

I love how pleasantly surprised everyone is.

@benmirka3648 2 жыл бұрын

Pardon my plate is my new favorite show!!!

@OLDGRIZZ 2 жыл бұрын

Extremely original. Whoever came up with this series of eatin weird critters deserves a raise !

@collinhauskins1020 2 жыл бұрын

I’m loving this series

@gboyd242 2 жыл бұрын

When we have a slow day duck hunting, we do what we call a coot corral. It's basically a drive but even the flankers will get a good amount of shooting if done correctly. Then we either grind them up with ducks and pork and make sausage or turn the breasts into jerky. The smoke really eliminates pretty much all of the off-flavors. We don't ever pick them anymore because a lot of them have nasty fat. We normally take hearts and gizzards out them too.

@clayhazelberg6323 2 жыл бұрын

My grandpa’s family was market hunters in Wisconsin. They used to go out in the morning and get all the ducks to sell. Then go back out and get Coots to feed there families. When I was a young buck my Gramps and I would go shoot a limit of coot, my great aunt would then clean and cook them for us and share with the family. We ate the gizzards and all. More or less stewed them. Funny part was my grandpa would get super mad if I wouldn’t get more than one coot with every shot.

@Peadeymclovin 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great series. I could imagine videos like these being helpful in a survival scenario

@melissamele1305 2 жыл бұрын

Please make more of these shows, they are great!

@MidwayGuy 2 жыл бұрын

Love the premise of this show. Excited to see where it goes. If you need any suggestions, I nominate Rock Bass. We were always told they were wormy and no good for eating.

@phoenixmastm 2 жыл бұрын

Can confirm they taste similar to Bluegill. Not really that much different, but it's been long enough that Im willin to chalk it up to faulty memory.

@DavisNc 2 жыл бұрын

My first waterfowl was a coot when I was 12. I remember my dad looking it up and the answer to “can you eat a coot” was “can you polish a turd”

@danielthompson7453 2 жыл бұрын

First waterfowl I ever shot was a coot by mistake. I remember reading horrible things about them online and was real put off. I ate it and it was great. The only reason I don't shoot them now is they're always sitting at 15 yards staring at me. I feel like they're not in the game.

@cjr4497 2 жыл бұрын

Pouldeau Gumbo, pouldeau rice n gravy, pouldeau wraps on da grill. All good. C'est bon!? Waay Sha!!! People pass up ducks to get their limits of pouldeau down here. Some people also refer to them as flying gizzards because their gizzards are huge and everyone loves duck gizzards in their sauce or gumbo.

@sg0310 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like part of this issue, at least in some states is coots will live in salt or brackish water sometimes which tends to make any waterfowl taste gnarly. In Florida I've shot mottled ducks in fresh salt and everything in between, the freshwater are some of the best ducks out there, the ones in salt you gotta make jalapeno poppers with

@al6374 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for the insight.

@jordanweston492 2 жыл бұрын

I love the classy stir stick!

@bytor123456789 2 жыл бұрын

It's funny, the remarks about their vocalizations don't really land in the negative realm. In fact, it's the opposite! When I hear a coot, it takes my mind straight to the frigid air of a duck blind and brings a big smile to my face... The main chorus of the symphonic duck season.

@forestcityfishing4749 2 жыл бұрын

Eat Shad!!! Do it!!!!

@nickdubya1215 2 жыл бұрын

love the classy, jazzy intros from the library

@stevedavis724 2 жыл бұрын

This series is awesome!

@omccreations529 2 жыл бұрын

👏 these pardon my plate series are awesome.

@Airsoftbonnybridge 2 жыл бұрын

I love this series so much.

@jeremywelch4086 2 жыл бұрын

In SE Texas I’ve always seared the coot breast to medium (or made jalapeño poppers) and turned the rest of the bird (including offal) into dirty rice. The heart is tasty and tender. Lots of tendons in the drumstick.

@featherhunters8390 2 жыл бұрын

Big fan of this series!

@seanbates2712 2 жыл бұрын

great series so far!

@kdkulhanek 2 жыл бұрын

Poldeau gumbo works wonders on a hangover!

@justindowning186 2 жыл бұрын

I really like this series guys!

@charlyhunt2908 2 жыл бұрын

Shoot... I’ve been eating coot since I was 16.

@jrwarrior1100 2 жыл бұрын

Such a good series

@josiahwise6160 2 жыл бұрын

I want Cal’s coot recipe in the next MeatEater Cookbook

@ianckoerner 2 жыл бұрын

Cool new series! I can’t wait to see the stuff Brad Leone alluded to doing with Ryan I bet those two together will be hilarious.

@jamwheeler 2 жыл бұрын

One of my new favorite series

@strongside4565 2 жыл бұрын

Jeane-Paul regards them as a reason he goes to duck camp, so they've gotta be good. He could make a flip flop taste good, but that's beside the point.

@scotteldridge3740 2 жыл бұрын

gotta love Callahans analogies!!!

@corymetcalf9458 2 жыл бұрын

Sad there is was no mention of the Toledo Mud Hens. Great stuff though!

@matfry2310 2 жыл бұрын

I actually love the sound they make

@connertrapper8792 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@bobmarley3660 2 жыл бұрын

I had a old timer(and I am 60) tell me that smoked coot was a delicacy

@michaelpawlitz3109 2 жыл бұрын

Would love to see an episode like this about coyotes!

@Upstatebackwoods 2 жыл бұрын

I’m sure that’s coming down the pipeline

@taddmullarkey6114 2 жыл бұрын

Steve and REMI Warren did it years ago

@michaelpawlitz3109 2 жыл бұрын

@@taddmullarkey6114 I’ve watched that video before. Not the same format/style as this series

@shawndickmann8215 2 жыл бұрын

Coyote chili. Very good 👍

@bearhuntingmagazine 2 жыл бұрын

Great work again. Good stuff.

@harrym108 2 жыл бұрын

We use the breast for oyster gumbo and my dad cooks the legs in a red wine sauce and calls that pouldeau popsicles

@skeetermalcolm1655 2 жыл бұрын

Loving the meat eater mix up guys

@peterweikel7123 2 жыл бұрын

I have taken a ribbing over harvesting and eating coot. I fell in love with them before I ever knew they weren't edible

@buddyx6 2 жыл бұрын

You have to start calling coots mud-chickens now, thanks for the ride, now we know! 'KEEP ON KEEPIN ON'!

@Bluenosegrows 2 жыл бұрын

gooey-duck is edible and people love it. that says it all

@thefriendlybeast2613 2 жыл бұрын

Whoever taught him come to me. . .he meant that lmao. If you kill it. Eat it.

@russellsmith5056 2 жыл бұрын

The sitcom laugh track in the background is great 👍

@cjr4497 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, yall didn't even singe the pouldeau! LMAO!

@rayrivera59 2 жыл бұрын

I watched 2 episodes and now I'm subscribing!!!!!!!

@stlllearning5800 2 жыл бұрын

Love the show, Spencer!

@kylehertzog 2 жыл бұрын

Bro's and sista's I am 3 mins into the second episode... Steven this one is a Gem. Way to go Spence.