Happy to see there are still some out there that are not ashamed to give thanks to God for the blessings He so abundantly provides us everyday. Thankyou for this video.
Wow, what a meal. I especially love that your family asks the Lord for His blessing before you eat, reminds me of my childhood, we said "grace" before eating also. Even now so many years later, we still ask for the Lord's blessing before we eat. It's nice to know there are other families out there that still follow that tradition. And to gentleman that offered the prayer, it's a fine prayer.
Really took me back. I had Gar Fish Balls in Louisiana when visiting relatives in the "country." My mother was a DeVille/Gremillion from Alexandria and spoke French before she spoke English. I must have been around ten years old at the time and when I told people I had eaten Gar fish they all laughed and said there was no way and no one ate this fish. They do not know Cajuns, I guess. They can make anything taste good with a Roux. I am now 74 years old so that was a very long time ago but I remember they tasted great. Good job on your video.
My wife just followed this recipe with some gar I shot bow fishing yesterday here in Oklahoma. It was freaking delicious. The gravy really hit the spot. Gracias.
Wow, I'm impressed. She needs her own TV show. Real life food. Very comfortable in front of the camera too. I hate what has become of the Food Network and all of the those competitions. This is way more interesting.
WOW Looks Yummy!!! I Love to see that there are still CHRISTians out there that are not afraid to give GOD thanks for what HE provides!!! I like this channel more with every video I watch!
You never cease to Amaze me! I'm an ole Alabama Boy and you just taught me something about Gar. I was like the Yankees we use to throw them away BUT NO MORE!! Thanks so Much for Posting this...: )
I came across these videos about a week ago. I've seen almost everyone since I found y'all.' I was born in Baton Rouge and the more I watch your videos the more I miss home! The food, the people. The fishing. Anyways I love the vids please keep up the awesome work. And the prayer at the end of this video was awesome! Take care, and god bless. Romans 1:16.
We don,t have Gar up here in the north,but I really enjoy the video,s .Especially the family and community atmosphere.I enjoy all the informative video,s you all make. It,s a shame more people don,t pass this way of living down or maybe the youth don,t want to learn it.Thanks for all the great video,s.
I love those gar balls the way you make them. I also like them the size of golf balls, dipped in wet batter, and deep fried. Sometimes I make them with crown conch, common on Florida oyster bars. And I grind them in an old Griswold meat grinder that my Mother got for a wedding present 73 years ago. I watched this video at 1:AM, and am just about to start rummaging the freezer for the makings of some gar balls. I envy the people setting down to the meal you prepared. Great video ! ! !
One of the biggest gars my dad caught was over 17 ft. The boat that he was in when he caught it was a 16ft aluminum flat bottom and he put it in the boat, already dead/ shot to the head , and both the nose and tail hung over each end. Oh man , what a fishing story that was. Still got the picture of it but that’s of it hanging from the scale , the local newspaper came out and took a picture and did a little write up about it. He gave it to some folks that were in need and my mama didn’t know how to cook it, other fish she would but she just didn’t want to deal with it so it worked out for everyone. Really enjoy and learn a lot from your videos, I’m a late subscriber (2019) but better late than never. Haven’t seen any resent dates, hope you keep ‘em coming.
Used to bowfish for "gator" gar back when I was in my 20's. We knew you could eat 'em, but we had other fish like snook which were the preferred fish back in those days, and probably still is. Like your recipe, looks real good. At least you use lard, that's something you don't see many people do nowadays. My family has always used it, and we never died from it! LOL!! Makes the best biscuits too!
Nice vids. Just found your channel and I love it. Keep up with the skinning, preping, and cooking vids (especially the skinning). Beautiful hardened aluminium pots. Your family is beautiful. Subscribed.
What a great video girls! Just like my grandma in Lake Charles, La used to make almost to a t. We caught a lot of these at night and gar balls were a big hit. Keep up the great work!
Another great video. I will be trying this. I too was told gar was not good to eat. But I see now I have been told wrong. Thank you for taking the time to make all these videos. You and your family are great.
Quick tip for chopping onions: If you wipe a bit of white vinegar on the cutting board before you chop your onions, your eyes will not burn, and it will not affect the taste of the onions.
Whoa! That was a prehistoric monster at the end! ... "There's no way to make this healthy... but we can make it good". Spoken like a true Cajun cook! :) Your ingredients look like making crab cakes... (kind of). You introduced me to Tony Chachere's season and now I use it in everything! (It makes me cough and sneeze as well.) At first, it tasted real hot; but now I can't even tell it has pepper in it.
Amen! I would break bread with you guys anytime. And don't let anyone say anything about using LARD. My Grandma was 100 when she died and was pretty healthy then and she used LARD for everything. Except when she was using bacon grease. LOL Love your family. God bless you all.
I make roux at home even with bacon drippings, rendered chicken fat or whatever I have. The bacon dripping roux makes a pan of milk gravy for breakfast sooooo easy and quick to do.
Wow-- I live in Tennessee and we fish for Catfish on the Cumberland and it is quite common to hook a giant Gar. Typically, Ill just try to get em off the hook as fast as I can. I didn't realize they were edible - nice to learn!
girl I live up in Tennessee and they throw them out too. a pair of tin snips a sharp ax and a filet knife is all you need. I am actually watching this to find more ways to cook it. thanks
you can sharpen the blades on your grinder. find a chunk of flat sandstone sidewalk. add a little cooking oil, then lay the round blade flat on the sand stone. rub it on that sandstone in a circular fasion. flip it over and do the other side. then wash it and put it back together. there ya go. i have a older one from the early 1900's. i keep it sharp and well oiled. works great now, will still work great another hundred years from now if upkept.
My friend jcbonzo. These are good Christian people who are doing what they see as their calling to show us how to survive and thrive on what we can do for ourselves with what we can raise, catch, shoot, etc. Dating sites are to be found elsewhere. Please do not disrespect this good family and their good works by seeing what they do outside from what they intend. They Mayeux kids are good testimonies to their parenting.
The pic of that fish at the end would send me running if I hooked that thing. haha..Loved the vid and still can't get over how Ky had to skin that thing. Never knew gar was that thick skinned. And I believe that about anything would taste good cooked in onions, pepper and garlic. And that pie looked mighty tasty too. Personal note: Not sure about the black hair. The color you had your hair before made your eyes sparkle. Jealous about the fresh green onions this time of year.
My daddy always said you couldn't eat Gar, but it sure looks like good food to me! =) Too bad he could've tasted your cooking. Yumm! I did not realize Gar grew to be so big. Scary to go swimming in that river, might lose a leg!
The gar has been a survival staple since antiquity. The Native Americans here in Florida would use the scales of the alligator gar as arrowheads and the hide for breastplates. Worth note, if you happen to get one that's full of roe, don't eat the eggs as they are covered in a poisonous secretion.
Well ... I USED to have a crush on Miranda (LoL). I have never had gar. Our gar (we call them alligator gar) are only about as long as your arm and they dart around in the shallows, near low-water crossings, etc. They do not get much longer than my arm and they could not have enough meat to be worth the effort. I am sure we prolly have some bigguns, over in the swamps near the Louisiana Border (Texas) but I never have explored that area. Looks really good.
Its almost a shame how many of these fish I have caught and threw back. I never knew that they were good table fare. I am going to try your recipe and see what happens. Thank you for the upload.
You're doing a good job Wet Vac gar I make it just like yours but I put potatoes but my next time I will try breadcrumbs love like you know what you doing babe keep up the good work and I Like You video Cajun land Church Point Louisiana
roseclipper This species is able to tolerate greater salinities that other gar species and feeds heavily on marine catfish when they are available. They inhabit sluggish pools and backwaters of large rivers, bayous and lakes. They rarely are found in brackish or salt water.
How big was this fish? I've been catching them around 60- 90 inches. Family is from Donaldsonviille and haven't had Gar balls in many years. Wondering size what is to big to cook?
Gar also makes a cool biker nickname. =) we always gave our gar away to anyone willing to take them, obviously worth thinking twice about next time ,,great vid girls!
We're not terrible close to it but if it blows it would take out most of the gulf so there's no point worrying about it if you can't actually get away from it
Is that sound bones running through the grinder, or is that just how yours sounds? I use my grandmother's old hand crank grinder and it sounds like it has rocks in it when I grind venison lol.
I wish I was able to catch an harvest my own food. I wont even touch the garbage at the store. Chinese Farm Raised Shrimp and Catfish, gross. This stuff is actually healthy for you and I bet it is really good in Cajun seasoning. Yum!
Women that know and preserve the old ways are worth their weight in gold. God bless you both!
Happy to see there are still some out there that are not ashamed to give thanks to God for the blessings He so abundantly provides us everyday.
Thankyou for this video.
Wow, what a meal. I especially love that your family asks the Lord for His blessing before you eat, reminds me of my childhood, we said "grace" before eating also.
Even now so many years later, we still ask for the Lord's blessing before we eat. It's nice to know there are other families out there that still follow that tradition.
And to gentleman that offered the prayer, it's a fine prayer.
Really took me back. I had Gar Fish Balls in Louisiana when visiting relatives in the "country." My mother was a DeVille/Gremillion from Alexandria and spoke French before she spoke English. I must have been around ten years old at the time and when I told people I had eaten Gar fish they all laughed and said there was no way and no one ate this fish. They do not know Cajuns, I guess. They can make anything taste good with a Roux. I am now 74 years old so that was a very long time ago but I remember they tasted great. Good job on your video.
My wife just followed this recipe with some gar I shot bow fishing yesterday here in Oklahoma. It was freaking delicious. The gravy really hit the spot. Gracias.
Wow, I'm impressed. She needs her own TV show. Real life food. Very comfortable in front of the camera too. I hate what has become of the Food Network and all of the those competitions. This is way more interesting.
WOW Looks Yummy!!! I Love to see that there are still CHRISTians out there that are not afraid to give GOD thanks for what HE provides!!! I like this channel more with every video I watch!
You never cease to Amaze me! I'm an ole Alabama Boy and you just taught me something about Gar. I was like the Yankees we use to throw them away BUT NO MORE!! Thanks so Much for Posting this...: )
Thank you for carrying on the old traditions of the south
I discovered your channel quite by accident, yet once I did I was hooked. What can I say...mesmerizing! A joy to watch.
I came across these videos about a week ago. I've seen almost everyone since I found y'all.' I was born in Baton Rouge and the more I watch your videos the more I miss home! The food, the people. The fishing. Anyways I love the vids please keep up the awesome work. And the prayer at the end of this video was awesome! Take care, and god bless. Romans 1:16.
We don,t have Gar up here in the north,but I really enjoy the video,s .Especially the family and community atmosphere.I enjoy all the informative video,s you all make. It,s a shame more people don,t pass this way of living down or maybe the youth don,t want to learn it.Thanks for all the great video,s.
I love those gar balls the way you make them. I also like them the size of golf balls, dipped in wet batter, and deep fried. Sometimes I make them with crown conch, common on Florida oyster bars.
And I grind them in an old Griswold meat grinder that my Mother got for a wedding present 73 years ago.
I watched this video at 1:AM, and am just about to start rummaging the freezer for the makings of some gar balls.
I envy the people setting down to the meal you prepared.
Great video ! ! !
thanks. I'm glad it inspired you and made you hungry lol
I have never eaten Gar but I will give it a shot after this video! I love the Blessing at the end of your video! In Jesus name!
Chuck
One of the biggest gars my dad caught was over 17 ft. The boat that he was in when he caught it was a 16ft aluminum flat bottom and he put it in the boat, already dead/ shot to the head , and both the nose and tail hung over each end. Oh man , what a fishing story that was. Still got the picture of it but that’s of it hanging from the scale , the local newspaper came out and took a picture and did a little write up about it. He gave it to some folks that were in need and my mama didn’t know how to cook it, other fish she would but she just didn’t want to deal with it so it worked out for everyone. Really enjoy and learn a lot from your videos, I’m a late subscriber (2019) but better late than never. Haven’t seen any resent dates, hope you keep ‘em coming.
mmm... now that's some great home cookin' - I gar-on-tee! Merci bien for sharin' et laissez les bons temps rouler, chérii -
Used to bowfish for "gator" gar back when I was in my 20's. We knew you could eat 'em, but we had other fish like snook which were the preferred fish back in those days, and probably still is. Like your recipe, looks real good. At least you use lard, that's something you don't see many people do nowadays. My family has always used it, and we never died from it! LOL!! Makes the best biscuits too!
Nice vids. Just found your channel and I love it. Keep up with the skinning, preping, and cooking vids (especially the skinning). Beautiful hardened aluminium pots. Your family is beautiful. Subscribed.
What a great video girls! Just like my grandma in Lake Charles, La used to make almost to a t. We caught a lot of these at night and gar balls were a big hit. Keep up the great work!
Another great video. I will be trying this. I too was told gar was not good to eat. But I see now I have been told wrong. Thank you for taking the time to make all these videos. You and your family are great.
Quick tip for chopping onions: If you wipe a bit of white vinegar on the cutting board before you chop your onions, your eyes will not burn, and it will not affect the taste of the onions.
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Or, even chewing a gum, it works too.
I found that if you don't allow yourself to become emotionally attached to the onions you won't cry either.
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Wow! That fish is huge! Looks as big as a gator!
yea it's real.... Louisiana where dinosaurs still live and the wildlife tries to eat you so you gotta eat em first.
Magnalite pots! You know you do some cooking girl. Awesome
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Whoa! That was a prehistoric monster at the end! ...
"There's no way to make this healthy... but we can make it good". Spoken like a true Cajun cook! :) Your ingredients look like making crab cakes... (kind of).
You introduced me to Tony Chachere's season and now I use it in everything! (It makes me cough and sneeze as well.) At first, it tasted real hot; but now I can't even tell it has pepper in it.
Amen! I would break bread with you guys anytime. And don't let anyone say anything about using LARD. My Grandma was 100 when she died and was pretty healthy then and she used LARD for everything. Except when she was using bacon grease. LOL Love your family. God bless you all.
I make roux at home even with bacon drippings, rendered chicken fat or whatever I have. The bacon dripping roux makes a pan of milk gravy for breakfast sooooo easy and quick to do.
Simply stunning..and the video was too👍
Wow, I so love all the videos that all of you make.I can't believe all the info you can find here.Thanks for sharing!!!
Wow-- I live in Tennessee and we fish for Catfish on the Cumberland and it is quite common to hook a giant Gar. Typically, Ill just try to get em off the hook as fast as I can. I didn't realize they were edible - nice to learn!
girl I live up in Tennessee and they throw them out too. a pair of tin snips a sharp ax and a filet knife is all you need. I am actually watching this to find more ways to cook it. thanks
I'd like to try this........... AFTER you cook it, before I try it!! ..... It sure looks yummy!!
Going to catch me a gar right now !!! I want this for dinner tomorrow night !! Looks good and I swear I can smell it , lol :-)
you can sharpen the blades on your grinder. find a chunk of flat sandstone sidewalk. add a little cooking oil, then lay the round blade flat on the sand stone. rub it on that sandstone in a circular fasion. flip it over and do the other side. then wash it and put it back together. there ya go. i have a older one from the early 1900's. i keep it sharp and well oiled. works great now, will still work great another hundred years from now if upkept.
yes the picture was an alligator gar but the one we cleaned and cooked was the slim nosed ones you are talking about. The meat is pretty much the same
Had a friend invite us over for this same dish a while back and have been trying to find a recipe. Thanks for showing yours, can't wait to try it.
I’ve been wanting to try that thanks for that video very helpful
Awesome! I was so hungry watching this. I will never throw one back
Looks delicious awesome video 🙏
Wow that's looks good never had it but would love to try it an that picture of the fish was crazy never new they could get that big
There the second largest freshwater fish on the planet.
My friend jcbonzo. These are good Christian people who are doing what they see as their calling to show us how to survive and thrive on what we can do for ourselves with what we can raise, catch, shoot, etc. Dating sites are to be found elsewhere. Please do not disrespect this good family and their good works by seeing what they do outside from what they intend. They Mayeux kids are good testimonies to their parenting.
Gracious Lord but that looks good! Ya'll must be from Louisiana...they know how to make anything that walks, crawls, swims or fly taste good!
That looks delicious.
Wish they cooked like that in the Army.....ill be comin home to Alabama sometime soon......gota try me some of this.
hey! that's true, you know cooking, girl. I gave you a big like.
My boyfriend brought back gar filets from Baton Rouge. I'm trying this tonight!!
Mm-mm, those boulettes do look tasty.
The pic of that fish at the end would send me running if I hooked that thing. haha..Loved the vid and still can't get over how Ky had to skin that thing. Never knew gar was that thick skinned. And I believe that about anything would taste good cooked in onions, pepper and garlic. And that pie looked mighty tasty too. Personal note: Not sure about the black hair. The color you had your hair before made your eyes sparkle. Jealous about the fresh green onions this time of year.
My daddy always said you couldn't eat Gar, but it sure looks like good food to me! =) Too bad he could've tasted your cooking. Yumm! I did not realize Gar grew to be so big. Scary to go swimming in that river, might lose a leg!
The gar has been a survival staple since antiquity. The Native Americans here in Florida would use the scales of the alligator gar as arrowheads and the hide for breastplates. Worth note, if you happen to get one that's full of roe, don't eat the eggs as they are covered in a poisonous secretion.
Well ... I USED to have a crush on Miranda (LoL). I have never had gar. Our gar (we call them alligator gar) are only about as long as your arm and they dart around in the shallows, near low-water crossings, etc. They do not get much longer than my arm and they could not have enough meat to be worth the effort. I am sure we prolly have some bigguns, over in the swamps near the Louisiana Border (Texas) but I never have explored that area. Looks really good.
Its almost a shame how many of these fish I have caught and threw back. I never knew that they were good table fare. I am going to try your recipe and see what happens. Thank you for the upload.
You're welcome. no problem :)
That looks delicious!
You're doing a good job Wet Vac gar I make it just like yours but I put potatoes but my next time I will try breadcrumbs love like you know what you doing babe keep up the good work and I Like You video Cajun land Church Point Louisiana
Just saw this.. good video & you are both quite pretty. Good luck in your endeavours
Being from Oklahoma i cant say that i appreciate seafood much but i think i might actually try this...Thanks much for the good eaten tips.
I don't think this is seafood. It's fresh water fish.
It's same thing in my book. If it came out of the ocean i wouldn't eat it at all.
one thing its not from the ocean.. two its fresh water just like bass or catfish..3. your slow..
roseclipper This species is able to tolerate greater salinities that other gar species and feeds heavily on marine catfish when they are available. They inhabit sluggish pools and backwaters of large rivers, bayous and lakes. They rarely are found in brackish or salt water.
Definitely want to try these.
Scale Lily 💞 *I never heard of anyone throwing them back my friend, we eat them around here, God bless.* 😎
I tried it once with my brother and I remember the hide being such a pain. Ill try it with snips this time.
This is an outstanding video! Thank you for sharing. I can see that this technique could be used to other types of wild game as well.
by the way all your cooking look soo good
Thanks for the video. I'd love to have a plate full of what y'all are eating. Looks delicious.
Mule
Thank you for the video. I doubt I'll have gar in the near future, but I'll try with another type of fish. Thanks again.
How big was this fish? I've been catching them around 60- 90 inches. Family is from Donaldsonviille and haven't had Gar balls in many years. Wondering size what is to big to cook?
There is no size too big. They get over 6 feet long here. You’re grinding the meat so size doesn’t matter
Greetings from Michigan
Thank you
Gar also makes a cool biker nickname. =)
we always gave our gar away to anyone willing to take them,
obviously worth thinking twice about next time
,,great vid girls!
Now I will watch the Picante video, well done!
I also do this with boney fish
That looks wonderful why not come cook that for our house building party?!
no never had it with sausage mixed in but it's real good with crawfish in the boulettes
thanks for the video. Very informative
great video thanks for the info
My wife doesn't even know how to make a peanut butter sandwich, now I know I should had married you.!
Search for "Porkert" brand. They are made in Czechoslovakia and are tin plated cast iron. Best manual meat grinder I know of.
looks great
My goodness she is stunning
We're not terrible close to it but if it blows it would take out most of the gulf so there's no point worrying about it if you can't actually get away from it
Great job, never tried Gar! I love the new hair cut, I think I'm stalking your videos... ;)
sure thing
Is that sound bones running through the grinder, or is that just how yours sounds? I use my grandmother's old hand crank grinder and it sounds like it has rocks in it when I grind venison lol.
I have try that. I know a cajun up here on Illinois where I'm at. I'll see if he can make some. The gar up here arent that big.
Great video, now thats living :-)
I LOVE these haven't had them in years and wonder if you can even get gar in California : (
you can. Don't remember where we got it but you can probably find one at walmart
yea a lot of people use potato instead
She's really pretty too!
That reminds me of crab cakes.
Awesome, one of your best videos yet! Question: Can you cook other fish, like large catfish or carp, in this manner?
With just a little polishing, this girl could do her own cooking show on TV, or the internet.
Great receipt ,, Are you from the Breaux Bridge area?
Trey bien....merci beaucoup!
Holy hell ,did you see the size of that gar fish at the end. That might have been what I hooked that night that almost sunk my 14 foot boat.🤔
Love my gar boulettes to but they so hard to clean if you don't know how to clan gar
Love the cooking videos you should do way more
What time is Dinner served, I won't be late !
I use Celtic Sea Salt for cooking, I believe that it is the highest in natural minerals than all of the others.
I bless you all & your YT Channel. "Love & Above"
I wish I was able to catch an harvest my own food. I wont even touch the garbage at the store. Chinese Farm Raised Shrimp and Catfish, gross. This stuff is actually healthy for you and I bet it is really good in Cajun seasoning. Yum!
You're such cool people, I'd swear you were Australian! ; )
Wow! What awesome women! Very impressed ;)