Big Black Drum Catch, Clean, & Cook Like Never Before!

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  • Big Black Drum Catch, Clean, & Cook Like Never Before!
    Black Dream Tacos
    Ingredients:
    3 lbs black drum fillets
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    2 tablespoons vinegar
    1 teaspoon chili powder
    1 teaspoon paprika
    ¼ teaspoon cayenne
    1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
    ½ teaspoon onion powder
    Salt and pepper to taste
    Avocado Crema
    3-4 ripe avocado (or a container of premade guacamole, or prepared avocados about ½ cup)
    2 tablespoons lime juice
    1/2 cup sour cream
    2 cloves garlic
    Salt and pepper to taste
    Mango Salsa
    ½ cup diced mango
    ¼ cup diced pickled jalapenos
    1/4 cup chopped red onion
    1 cloves garlic, minced
    2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
    Juice of 1-2 limes
    Salt to taste
    Cabbage Slaw
    1 bag shredded cabbage, washed (red, green cabbage, and carrots)
    ½ cup mayo
    1 T vinegar
    1 T lime juice
    1 T honey
    Salt and pepper
    Instructions:
    Preheat your grill or Blackstone to medium-high heat.
    Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine olive oil, vinegar, chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, cayenne, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Place the black drum fillets in a Ziplock bag and pour the marinade in. Massage the bag ensuring all the filets are coated in the marinade. Allow the fish to marinate for about 15 minutes.
    Place the marinated black drum fillets on the preheated grill or blackstone and cook for about 4-5 minutes per side, or until the fish is cooked through and flakes easily with a fork. Remove from the grill and let it rest for a few minutes. Once cooled slightly, break the fish into smaller pieces.
    Separately, prepare the avocado crema by scooping out the flesh of the ripe avocado and placing it in a blender or food processor, Or use Prepared guacamole. Add lime juice, sour cream, garlic, salt, and pepper. Blend until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
    For the salsa, combine the mango, jalapeño, red onion, cilantro, garlic, lime juice, and salt.
    Warm the tortillas on the grill or in a dry skillet for a few seconds on each side until soft and pliable. To assemble the tacos, spread a spoonful of avocado crema on each tortilla. Top with grilled black drum pieces, slaw, and mango salsa. Serve the grilled black tacos immediately with additional lime wedges on the side.
    --
    -Melanie

Komentáře • 226

  • @brianholmes9204
    @brianholmes9204 Před měsícem +4

    You are so blessed to have a husband that can fish and he is blessed to have a wife that can really cook. Love the channel.

  • @2reelyakrz481
    @2reelyakrz481 Před měsícem +23

    Big.thumbs up 👍 for Melanie for the fish taco!!!

  • @bqoutdoors2334
    @bqoutdoors2334 Před měsícem +12

    That taco had me drooling through the phone. You are very lucky man to have a wife that cooks like that.🤙🏼❤️👍🏼

  • @jbahry
    @jbahry Před měsícem +9

    Don't forget to link Melanie's channel in your description. Fish tacos looked awesome!

  • @FYRSTWAFFEN
    @FYRSTWAFFEN Před měsícem +7

    UMMMMM, THAT SURE LOOKED AWESOME. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MOE CATCH, CLEAN AND COOKS. THANKS MELANIE, FOR YOUR COOKING AND PREP EXPERTISE!

  • @mikemoore1687
    @mikemoore1687 Před měsícem +8

    Brandt man I can't tell you how much I love and enjoy these videos.. especially after a Long Day's Work man just drink a cold beer chill and relax and watch you catch some fish. If I'm not fishing myself I'm watching I'm watching somebody fish haha lover videos man thank you and congratulations on all the success

    • @Meditation409
      @Meditation409 Před měsícem +1

      A big Amen! ❤ This was awesome! And a great catch n cook 💯❤️

  • @Smokesteve
    @Smokesteve Před měsícem +7

    Always a pleasure to see Melanie, keep it up. ✌

  • @henrykosky3919
    @henrykosky3919 Před měsícem +13

    The presentation of Melanie's taco was great.
    Instant hunger!!😵‍💫

  • @thomaschandler4831
    @thomaschandler4831 Před měsícem +1

    Absolutely great video …. I live catch , clean and cook …. It’s great to see a really good recipe 🏆👍👍

  • @mizzpoetrics
    @mizzpoetrics Před měsícem +1

    That taco was definitely looking delicious! As someone in the culinary industry, I think that taco was restaurant quality!

  • @christophercollins3199
    @christophercollins3199 Před měsícem +1

    Thanks for the video my brother. And I want to give a special thanks to your wife too. I do a lot of fishing out here in the Houston Galveston area and I honestly get tired of frying and bacon fish all the time I'll be needing new ideas. So I honestly appreciate it That drum show looks good Y'all enjoy your meal

  • @FastTvOfficial
    @FastTvOfficial Před měsícem +5

    Loved fishing that spot during my lunch breaks. Hope to make it out there again after summer

  • @DelmarWyatt
    @DelmarWyatt Před měsícem +6

    My mouth started watering when you bit into that taco!

  • @U.S.ArmyVeteran
    @U.S.ArmyVeteran Před 18 dny

    Yeah, as everyone has already stated, that taco was bangin... I could already taste it as it was being built. Amazing! I also want to say that you cleaned that fish to PERFECTION! You stayed right on the bone at every cut and turn... Yeah, I noticed that! Thank you for an amazing video!

  • @mondo851
    @mondo851 Před měsícem +3

    This is great. I've always been curious about how to prepare big drum for cooking--especially how to deal with the fish worms.

  • @D_DOutdoors
    @D_DOutdoors Před měsícem +2

    Fish tacos are my go to always and that looked phenomenal. Great recipe!

  • @PhantomFUZZ01
    @PhantomFUZZ01 Před měsícem +3

    That definitely looked delicious good job Melanie! Nice catch Brent way to keep going even after you lost two and not giving up!

  • @cselphenator
    @cselphenator Před měsícem +9

    Black snake catch and cook on the blackstone?

  • @pavsoccer10
    @pavsoccer10 Před měsícem +1

    Great job Melanie! Awesome drum catch!

  • @brianjeffrey1790
    @brianjeffrey1790 Před měsícem +3

    Great video Brant I'm pretty sure you feel the same way I do when I'm out fishing for Northern Pike and they break me off or cut the line but it only takes one to get you some good meals the fish tacos look absolutely delicious👍

  • @seansmith1756
    @seansmith1756 Před měsícem +2

    I love mango salsa. Something I like to put in my recipe is mandarin oranges .

  • @joethebourbonman
    @joethebourbonman Před měsícem +3

    Absolutely great job by Melanie!

  • @phillipcarroll6625
    @phillipcarroll6625 Před měsícem +20

    You gotta harvest the collars and cheeks off of drum that size. So much good meat most people toss in the trash.

    • @Matthew-wn8oq
      @Matthew-wn8oq Před měsícem +7

      Collars are the best part of that fish.

    • @bonepicker1
      @bonepicker1 Před měsícem +5

      I'm with you on that man. I could keep my family fed with just the collars and cheeks of just about all the fish Brant, Beach Bum, and Bearded Brad, cleans. I follow Reed the Fishmonger, and Victor with Landshark on CZcams. They are 2 of the best fish cleaners I've seen. They don't waste anything during fish cleaning. Collars, and cheeks beautifully done. I grew up in poverty in Pensacola, and learned not to waste anything. Cheeks and collars were all my mom could afford to buy from fish markets down there. She'd ask for the heads and backbones at Joe Patti's, they'd give her bags of big grouper, snapper, amber jack heads for $20 bucks, and we'd have enough meat to last a couple of weeks. Being old school, I literally cringe, at the amount of wasting I see in his videos, and the other guys I named. I understand they might not like to eat collars, but may know folks that do and could give them to other folks. Would be greatly appreciated I'm sure.

    • @andrewrubio4794
      @andrewrubio4794 Před měsícem +1

      Good job on filling

    • @ButterFadeGolf
      @ButterFadeGolf Před 12 dny

      Too much work

  • @misternobody9801
    @misternobody9801 Před měsícem +2

    Hey, nice job! love the added bonus cooking part. That’s just as helpful as the fishing techniques to me. 👍

  • @spurtzbum
    @spurtzbum Před měsícem +1

    Love Black Drum..use to catch them 85lbs and up all the time ..we used big surf clams

  • @stevehogan8829
    @stevehogan8829 Před 26 dny +1

    Brant, many thanks for consistently putting up great videos, I;ve been recovering from Open heart surgeries, for the last 6 months, I can always count on you for interesting and consistent videos,,, Thank you sir, for helping me through the last 7 months, You're the best

    • @jmfarouche6688
      @jmfarouche6688 Před 21 dnem

      Im terminally ill and disabled, would love to be fishing out there like ive done all my life , mostly on mountain lakes in Oregon and California, some Ocean fishing Pacific Northwest and the famous Rogue River in Oregon my home stopping grounds. But my end life cycle would love to fish new waters and species that I haven’t had. My dream is to catch a Goliath Grooper and a barn door halibut! Oh and I want to taste a coconut crab! I love dungeoness crab, snow crab or king crab/ but can’t afford them.

  • @lisastewart4926
    @lisastewart4926 Před měsícem +3

    that looks delicous! Thanks Melanie!

  • @BCII
    @BCII Před měsícem +4

    When the Bacon Grease Godess cooks it, you know it’s gonna be good!

  • @madhatter2465
    @madhatter2465 Před měsícem +2

    It would be a hard sell to tell people that a fish with worms after you remove them is a good fish to eat but NYC applauds your determination, BRAVO! You are very fortunate to have a wife who is a great cook my wife loves the menus at different restaurants, Man! I hope she doesn`t see this comment you will have one less subscriber. Great show!

  • @andrewwillis4911
    @andrewwillis4911 Před měsícem +3

    Always pushing forward with the content of your videos Brandt, that's why I look forward to them, and adding Melanie with her outstanding recipes for the cooks is outstanding! Appreciate y'all!

  • @eagleeye761
    @eagleeye761 Před měsícem +2

    killing me yet again with your cooking!! Awesome video!

  • @fargo252
    @fargo252 Před měsícem +1

    I like how Melanie is cooking and Brant’s like, let me take you on this trip to try to find our snake.

  • @tg1cent765
    @tg1cent765 Před měsícem +2

    Loved the video and great job on the tacos Melanie!!!

  • @vaughna8702
    @vaughna8702 Před měsícem +1

    Great job Melonie. Looks delicious!

  • @pappyjames9228
    @pappyjames9228 Před měsícem +1

    My first drum was caught off a house boat.I was about 9 years old and it was 25lb, and it was delicious from what I remember.

  • @borderlandish1140
    @borderlandish1140 Před měsícem +2

    Fresh water drums are delicious too if you know what you're doing in the kitchen. I bet you and the wife could make it taste just fine.

  • @williammathews6603
    @williammathews6603 Před měsícem +2

    good lookin fish, taco is 5star buddy, my gosh ***** allday..melanie great job...yall stay safe an godbless..

  • @goodcitizen64
    @goodcitizen64 Před měsícem +2

    Great video and looked delicious!

  • @mariosolis1802
    @mariosolis1802 Před měsícem +2

    Man that taco looked really good!

  • @2reelyakrz481
    @2reelyakrz481 Před měsícem +2

    We got a 42" black drum a couple of months ago. In FL, you can keep 1 oversized black drum. But there was no way to transport it in the kayak, so he got lucky and went back to the school.
    Was going to ask about Bacon Grease Goddess channel.

  • @wieslebomb
    @wieslebomb Před měsícem +2

    Actually fresh water drum/sheep head are pretty good too. Totally overlooked up north.

  • @ChristopherCall-ii8do
    @ChristopherCall-ii8do Před měsícem +1

    This is an AWESOME video bro!!! Keep up the hard work!

  • @SeniorGymBro-Tom
    @SeniorGymBro-Tom Před měsícem +3

    NICE Black Drum! Way to catch one along that boat “drag strip” (obviously not a No Wake Zone). I expected your surprise guest gourmet chef to be your wife- Right on! Great Video!👍

  • @larrydurrence8812
    @larrydurrence8812 Před 20 dny

    Awesome Video Brent & Melanie! Persistence paid off in the end!

  • @chriscastleman1781
    @chriscastleman1781 Před měsícem +1

    Love the big fish catch and cooks bud! Keep em comin!

  • @rvotbeats
    @rvotbeats Před měsícem

    Black drum is one of my favorite fish to catch & eat! Them 🌮🐟 made by your gorgeous wife look like a DREAM! Thanks for the recipe. 😋👍

  • @seansmith1756
    @seansmith1756 Před měsícem +2

    Iceland wow. Don't forget to try some of the fermented shark , I think its called haoulkhakkkkhulkahak , or something like that.

  • @Meditation409
    @Meditation409 Před měsícem +1

    It didn't take long for hunger pains to set in watching that cook preparation and watching you eat that taco! 😍🔥🔥🔥💯💥💥💥

  • @joeyguidry1231
    @joeyguidry1231 Před měsícem +2

    Any bigger I would not keep, caught a 22lb. one last year & let it go. up to 5-7lb. I keep. From Southeast Louisiana, catch them in the bayou in front my house, so I keep what I want legal or not. And they have worms in speckle trout also. Bayou Lafourche. Tacos looked great, thanks for sharing.

  • @AlbertoRodriguez-xi6fy
    @AlbertoRodriguez-xi6fy Před měsícem +3

    Of curse molany ur guess are amazing together 🎉🎉😊 I have following brant for years I feel he is my brother family 😂keep up that amazing 👏 con

  • @earlalford7694
    @earlalford7694 Před měsícem +2

    Wow this is very cool great recipe love your wife on the channel

  • @user-zn5ur2vs1l
    @user-zn5ur2vs1l Před měsícem +1

    Great video! Thanks for the recipe too!

  • @lotsofrocks1905
    @lotsofrocks1905 Před měsícem +1

    Hey Brant you may remember me we fished on Navarre pier growing up. I’m your age but I fished a lot with your dad especially the tarpon runs in the summer. Anyways when you were passing that rod around the trees I said “yep that’s a pier fisherman” 🤣. Good memories of going around the second gazebo on the old Navarre pier with Cobia or Tarpon. Anyways glad to see you having success here and hope all is well. Jesse

  • @burtw.9018
    @burtw.9018 Před měsícem +1

    Awesome job Melanie! 👍👍 I really wish I could give those tacos a taste.

  • @caseychipley1671
    @caseychipley1671 Před měsícem +2

    Brant did you see Ricky 👀 I swear your gonna have to give him his own channel soon 😂😂😂😂 great fish and great video ❤❤❤

  • @chuckhager1
    @chuckhager1 Před měsícem +1

    Iceland is awesome!!!!

  • @843Landbased
    @843Landbased Před měsícem +7

    keep throwing those crabs out there with these bushel prices ya might catch a big black me 😂

  • @dianetbailey9185
    @dianetbailey9185 Před měsícem +1

    Looks really yummy Melanie!❤👍🏻

  • @michaelmello9510
    @michaelmello9510 Před měsícem +1

    Looks delicious 👍

  • @jameswilson8731
    @jameswilson8731 Před měsícem +1

    Nice change, keep them coming.

  • @colleensaufley6803
    @colleensaufley6803 Před měsícem

    Absolutely loved this whole video!

  • @PartyFowlOutfitters
    @PartyFowlOutfitters Před měsícem +14

    Freshwater Drum(aka Gaspergoo) are good to eat too. It’s all in how they’re prepared prior and cooked. Those tacos look incredible.

    • @SeniorGymBro-Tom
      @SeniorGymBro-Tom Před měsícem +7

      I’ve caught hundreds of Freshwater Drum from Lake Erie in my lifetime, and always released them. Maybe I’ll give em a try when I get back to Ohio at the end of the month. My family always releases them because we’re usually catching walleye and yellow perch for our fish dinners.

    • @glassontherocks
      @glassontherocks Před měsícem +6

      When we caught them in southern Texas they called them Gaspergoo's there.

    • @jimmyjaimes5268
      @jimmyjaimes5268 Před měsícem +6

      I've caught many fresh water drum and have eaten them. They are good eating if you bleed them out as with any fish. I usually put the fish meat in a bowl with fresh water and leave overnight in the fridge. Freeze after that and I've never had a problem.

    • @SeniorGymBro-Tom
      @SeniorGymBro-Tom Před měsícem +5

      @@jimmyjaimes5268 thanks for your reply!

    • @DirtyRichesKS
      @DirtyRichesKS Před měsícem +5

      Freshwater drum are excellent when not huge and well iced when caught. Tastes just like croaker. My son actually prefers it over walleye, go figure

  • @patcrowe9780
    @patcrowe9780 Před měsícem +1

    The tacos look delicious

  • @xsk3696
    @xsk3696 Před měsícem

    Excellent reaction time by the LEO. 👍👍👍

  • @Cronus071471
    @Cronus071471 Před měsícem +1

    Loved it!👍

  • @HarborPilotYachtTours
    @HarborPilotYachtTours Před měsícem +2

    Good Stuff going to do this with my next Red

  • @earlalford7694
    @earlalford7694 Před měsícem +1

    Fresh water drum are like a carp way different this is much better

  • @dudekdudek9095
    @dudekdudek9095 Před měsícem

    We have always eaten Black Drum and I think they r great !! Trout get worms too and I just cut them out and Cook Em Up!!
    Catching ,, Cleaning n Cooking Fish is The Best !!!

  • @lifehealth489
    @lifehealth489 Před měsícem +1

    dig a 6-8 inch hole near tree , garden compost etc put all fish scrap , nothing gets wasted ~ fertilizer

  • @Biggy581
    @Biggy581 Před 11 hodinami

    You sold me on the Blackstone. Getting one

  • @PenCo91oh
    @PenCo91oh Před měsícem

    Great catch! Way to stick it out! Nice drum!

  • @jasethejewman
    @jasethejewman Před měsícem

    We catch similar species here in Aus they called mulloway ... my favourite to eat and have a few good recipes too...
    Thanks to your wife for the amazing looking meal you share....
    Love to come over some time and tick one off the bucket list...
    Thanks for the content you share

  • @Budreaux63
    @Budreaux63 Před měsícem +1

    Our drums in the midwest actually have calcium stones in their temples, they actually make a drum sound with those stones. Next time see if yours has stones. Thanks Brandt.

    • @d.faulkner8210
      @d.faulkner8210 Před měsícem +1

      same as the ones off the outer banks of NC., my dad used to pull those out and make jewelry out of them

    • @Budreaux63
      @Budreaux63 Před měsícem +1

      @@d.faulkner8210 That's funny and cool.
      My Grandpa and Grandma used to save the ones they caught in their own tackle boxes, and they had alot! Grandma had the most! I think they used the drum meat for trotlines and bank/dock lines. LOL

  • @raylewis3073
    @raylewis3073 Před 4 dny

    Got a bag of black drum ribs we’re going to fry up tonight delicious

  • @Redelfoutdoors68
    @Redelfoutdoors68 Před měsícem +1

    We had a blast catching big brutes at gulf shores June 10 caught one small one are guide said we could keep. It was great. Thanks for another great vid!

  • @paulhuval
    @paulhuval Před měsícem +1

    Great video there 👍

  • @Ciconz4352
    @Ciconz4352 Před měsícem

    thumbs up, Melanie. that looks delicious!!

  • @matthewclayton9822
    @matthewclayton9822 Před měsícem

    That looked delicious! Great video.

  • @FSHNKNG
    @FSHNKNG Před měsícem

    Great recipe I'm going to try it one day

  • @richardcrawford5879
    @richardcrawford5879 Před měsícem +2

    How about a drone shot of a feeding frenzy. Fishing it would be cool!!!

  • @user-xo9qk9gq4r
    @user-xo9qk9gq4r Před měsícem

    Where the restaurant look yummy yummy YUM

  • @reelivin8112
    @reelivin8112 Před měsícem +2

    FEEEEEEDMEEEEEMELANIE!😎😁

  • @toddgwinn8395
    @toddgwinn8395 Před měsícem

    Looking so good!!

  • @DON-JULIO-FISHING
    @DON-JULIO-FISHING Před měsícem +2

    Save me some tacos brother

  • @user-jq7jg3gh5o
    @user-jq7jg3gh5o Před měsícem +3

    That looked like a black snake. They eat mice, rats, frogs, eggs and other small critters. Harmless unless you're on the menu. I liked the video and the taco looked very appetizing. 5 stars for the chef.

  • @RatedRj_TV
    @RatedRj_TV Před měsícem +2

    We are gonna hold ya to that some other time with the worms 🤔🤣🤣🤣

  • @glassontherocks
    @glassontherocks Před měsícem +1

    When I was a kid I used to get inside their heads and get the stones out. I had a big jar full of them.

  • @jimmyfumbanks6081
    @jimmyfumbanks6081 Před měsícem

    Really appreciate the Effort . Hoping he catches a Black Drum here.

  • @buffoonoutdoors
    @buffoonoutdoors Před měsícem

    Your face on that first break off says it all. 😂 We've all been there.

  • @billalvarez3175
    @billalvarez3175 Před měsícem +2

    Brent I don't understand why you aint heavy.Looks like the stuff your wife cooks is delicious

  • @valiantsloth
    @valiantsloth Před měsícem +1

    I'm from Louisiana. To be fair, there's a lot of stuff on our menus that you won't find anywhere else.

  • @tntoutdoors_
    @tntoutdoors_ Před měsícem +2

    Well the snake got his 15 seconds of fame !!! 🧨🧨🧨

  • @michaelhurchalla2100
    @michaelhurchalla2100 Před měsícem

    I recommend crystalized moth balls to get rid of the snake. Worked well for me😊

  • @Meditation409
    @Meditation409 Před měsícem +1

    Damm Brant that was really awesome! A tank Drum and a cool catch n cook 💯❤️💪💪❣️

  • @buffoonoutdoors
    @buffoonoutdoors Před měsícem +1

    I just saw Brant on the "Know More" channel. They used his GoPro drop over a pier and showed his footage.

  • @johnnyrondo709
    @johnnyrondo709 Před měsícem

    Brant I catch huge black drum in Tennessee. If I grilled our drum and sat them side by side with yours, I swear you could not tell the difference in taste. I clean mine a little different because of the bone structure. Most folks around here believe they are trash fish, however I can assure you they are not. N E way I watch your videos religiously as I love surf fishing. Who needs a charter? Give me the beech or bay. BTW that taco recipe looks to be the bomb!

  • @jacobbouser4190
    @jacobbouser4190 Před měsícem

    Outstanding as always!

  • @frankhemmen9551
    @frankhemmen9551 Před měsícem

    One note. Have you ever harvested the Collar of a Drum? Black or Red? This is a cut that most of us throw away after the filets are fileted. It consists of the throat, pectoral fins and behind the gills. It is an oilier cut with wonderful flavor and "NO WORMS" Cook by scaling the fish after the filets are removed, split between the Pectoral fins and grill like any other cut. It will change your life,

  • @user-cm2eq3oh9b
    @user-cm2eq3oh9b Před měsícem

    Awesome job

  • @travispollard9314
    @travispollard9314 Před měsícem

    I was always told the fresh wayer drum were no good to eat. However, I talked to some old locals and they told me they can be eaten. I actually like them blackened.