Sir, after many years of watching and enjoying your videos, this was the first cook I actually tried to recreate. It came during a time of darkness, but my family had support and love. We all were so happy with the way I was able to (hopefully) cook this dish as well as you. Keep on keepin on, best wishes to you and Mrs. Shan. 🇺🇸
I grew up near the ocean in Maine. My dad used to pick up lobster on the way home from work a lot because it was cheaper than steak (years ago). I actually used to complain about having it so often because it’s not easy to eat and you smell like low tide for hours after. Now that I live in the south, I dream about lobster. I’m going back home next week, and my dad still likes lobster at least once a week.
i remember the days id take crayfish (west Aussie rock lobster) sandwiches to school for lunch, and swap for peanut butter or something else with my mates. We often used crayfish as bait for Dhufish or Bluebone Groper etc. They were worth more at market than crayfish. lol.
I live in Kennebunk. I lived in Florida for 13 years and returned home. Although I love the Gulf shrimp and crawdads, there is nothing to top fresh Maine lobster, clams and scallops off the boat. Enjoy your visit with your dad... and the lobster 🙂
Just about what I was thinking grew up in New Hampshire with plenty of lobster. Living in North Carolina missing those days. We had so many lobster I was upset having to clean all the ones no ones belly could take.
My Mom used to make this when I was a kid. She used Cod and substituted Sweet n low for the sugar. She boiled it just like you did, but after boiling she broiled it. She sprinkled paprika on top and brushed some more butter on, then broiled it a bit. We ate it dunked in melted butter. You reminded me of it, and now I have to make some! :)
I live near the ocean and I eat a lot of seafood. I was surfing youtube and came across this video. I wondered how this would compare to real crab or lobster, and was skeptical, to say the least. I went to the store and picked out 4 pounds of Haddock, which has a thick firm white meat. We followed your instructions and cooked one of the filets to try before cooking the others. Needless to say, the taste was incredible and we turned around and cooked all the fish right then. The wife and I sat there stunned and amazed at the taste and we ate all four pounds in one sitting. It was absolutely amazing, thanks for the recipe. This will save me tons of money as we have had a habit of spending $100 at a time for crab legs. I will still eat the crab, but now I don't need to buy as much.
Try buying "imitation crab" in vacuum packs (cooked & prepped already, looking like crab/lobster meat) It is so CHEAP, and has the sweet taste & perfect texture of crab or lobster claws. It is ready to eat as is, cold, or used in any recipe calling for crab/lobster meat. It is used a lot in Japanese cooking, and called "surimi". You will be amazed at the wonderful taste/texture of this inexpensive food!!!
Also the 'imitation crab' (basically pollock, mixed with egg white, sugar, & bits of other fish & shellfish, formed into a paste & cooked & served cold or can be cooked) is called not only "surimi" in Japanese stores, but "Kamaboko". Kamaboko is almost always the "crab" used in making "California Sushi", which uses "crab" & avocodo as the main sushi filling. Imitation crab is much cheaper than the real thing, & I actually prefer it to real crab/lobster! So next time you see/eat California sushi rolls, know you are likely eating pressed & formed pollock with other seafood/shellfish for flavor, & other binding agents. "Imitation" does not always mean the taste is sub-par compared to the 'real' thing.
@@scientifico Imitation crab, also known as surimi or kamaboko in Japanese stores, has the taste & texture & appearance of real lobster (claw meat) & crab. It is the 'crab' used in classic "California Sushi" which usually has this 'crab' & avocado & cucumber as the sushi filling. It is very popular in sushi restaurants, & many who do not like sushi actually find "California rolls" to be delicious! (Pollock is the main fish used to make the 'imitation crab".) It is usually very cheap, & already cooked, so can be eaten as is, or used in any recipe calling for use of crab or lobster, usually.)
@@niemaknox4784 Cut lemon into 2 pieces, put into pot of hard boiling water with the sugar- do not squeeze lemon. The only time squeezed lemon is used is when serving up the dish prior to sprinkling on desired spices.
I am vision impaired, almost totally blind, and I love to cook. My husband and I both love lobster and crab. Thank you so much for this recipe. I also want to thank you for doing an excellent verbal description along with this recipe. I can’t tell you how many food videos on UA-cam I cannot access because they are all music and no talk. I have subscribed to your channel because I appreciate the way you did your video with talking along with the pictures. Not all cooks can see, and I wish the other food video makers would think of this when they put up their videos on UA-cam. I wonder if I can very gently use the back of a spoon to touch the top of the water and tell whether the fish pieces have come up to the top. I will have to try that.
Barbara: Here's a possibility: First, establish how long it takes for the fish to float. If you use the same amount/initial-temperature of fish and same amount of boiling water each time, it should be done when the timer goes "ding!". Secondly, a steamer basket and appropriate-diameter pot should simplify getting all that fishy goodness out of the boiling water; an attached piece of stiff wire could serve as an extended handle to lift the basket out of the boiling water. I'll leave the challenge of handling the hot fish chunks up to you as I have run out of ideas. 🙂 Good luck! I wish you much fishy eating!
When I lived in Alaska in the 80s, I caught hundreds of pounds of halibut and cooked it every way you can think to cook fish, including boiling it for poor man's lobster. We did it fondue style for a house party and it was so fantastic. Lemon and butter is all they need.
The one thing you get with posdim that you don't git with lobster is possum innerds! An granny from the Bevetly Hillbillies always says they taste even better the next day.
Please dont kill opossums, they are good animals , can be very friendly as well, they also love to eat ticks and cant get rabies. I believe opossums will soon be a cat in the yard
Used to be an Assistant Seafood Manager before I joined the Army. Monkfish was called “Poor Man’s Lobster” due to its consistency when cooked. A very meaty fish. Tasty. Makes great fish and chips. Highly suggest trying it for those who haven’t. Very unpleasant looking meat until you cook it. There is also a fish called Loche in the North West Territories, Canada. Very similar to Monkfish and excellent fish and chips as well. Saw some other lobster stories from Nova Scotia being posted. Will confirm them to being true. My kinfolk were cattlemen and farmers. We used lobster for fertilizer. That was a practice well into the late 70s. Some of my friends came from fishing families. They were looked down at school for being poor when they brought lobster sandwiches instead of PBJ like everyone else. Great channel. Subbed and liking videos. Looking forward to trying some recipes as I break in a new Lodge skillet.
Awesome tutorial. I used to order this at our local bowling alley restaurant in our little town and it was the most amazing special on Fridays. I've been trying to figure out how they cooked it to perfection. So glad I came across your video, plus you cracked me up eating with the lobster fork from Red Lobster. I laughed so hard made me cry.
Hallibut is actually more expensive than lobster depending on how you look at it and how you are buying it. Last time i was selling it halibut was 24$ a pound. Fresh. Lobster tail was about 16 to 20 per pound for a frozen tail. The thing about lobster is that its usually less per pound than halbut but it doesnt fractionalize as well. You can buy a half pound of halibut. Its harder to buy a half pound of lobster. If you find just lobster meat, like someone cleaned a lobster out and sold the meat, that would be really expensive. Lagostino is a good option for that as the taste is really the same. Depends on where you are too Nd fresh vs frozen and what not.
Hey partner, you win! We just had this recipe for dinner & now my daughter who couldn't eat shellfish before realizes what she's been missing all this time. Thank you so much Cowboy!
Oh my lord... I have come across a truly special channel.. This is so wholesome and hilarious. I'll be binge watching all your videos over the next week
Hey kent, here is a little trick, if you have a couple of wooden stirring spoons, if they are long enough, lay them on the top rim of the pot a couple inches apart parallel to each other, like a 2 hand rail wooden bridge, the foam will rise up to the spoons, but it will not boil over, i don't know science wise why it works, but it does, from a rural ky. Irishman
Probably works the same way as laying your finger across the top of glass of Coke to prevent it from foaming over. I wonder if it will work on macaroni or rice?
Mr.Rollins I tried this and it was pretty good. I just wanted to tell you I'm from Maine and a little trick my Mom showed me to help the pot not boil over just lightly grease the top of the inside of your pot and this will help it so it will not boil over. Try it ot works wonderfull. Thanks for the cooking lesson.
Hey Kent. I've worked in restaurants for many years. One fish that's also known as "poor man's lobster" is called monkfish. We used to make about 4 oz. circular medallions and wrap them in bacon. This could be cooked in a cast iron skillet too. Love the videos keep 'em comin.
@@joelspinler I thought cod was an ocean fish.....'course I've lived in Idaho my whole life, and I've never been much of fisherman...so what I know about where a fish calls "home" is just about zip!!
@@cinderellsworth the ling cod that I caught as a teen was one of the craziest looking fish I have ever eaten and we cooked and ate it very much like in this video it brought back some good memories.
I’m thinking what you caught is burbot the only freshwater cod. Sometimes called ling(minus the cod). Great tasting Lingcod isn’t a true cod or even a ling. Lingcod is a west coast ocean fish in its own category . We caught a lot fishing north of Morro bay but the range is from the tip of Baja to coastal Alaska .
How times change. Growing up here in Nova Scotia, lobster was the poor man’s food. Thanks for sharing this, been a follower for awhile but just discovering this one now.
Thank you for another great recipe! If you want to try what we New Englanders call Poor Man's Lobster, get yourself a Monkfish fillet and toss that under the broiler for a couple of minutes, depending on thickness of the fillet. Your guests will be looking around to see where you hid the shells! Season with a little drizzle of oil or butter and maybe a little of that Lemon Pepper or some Old Bay.
Cod is an awesome fish. Flour, egg and crackle meal inch thick strips and fry in hot vegetable oil. They will sink to the bottom and rise to the top when done. Set on paper towel and salt lightly when done. Slice a lemon on the side of a plate and serve hot. That's some good eating my friend. Now I gotta try this recipe for Poor Man's Lobster soon. Thanks Mr. Rollins.
Update: I went to Walmart and got some frozen Haddock fish. It came out tasting just like Lobster, my family loved it. For a side dish I cooked rice and quinoa, with powdered ginger and a garlic clove. It was a 5 star meal for a 1 Star price
@@boonestead4812 Little hard (and possibly dangerous) to cut inch thick frozen fish into cubes and there's a chance the inside won't cook fully when the outside appears to be. Better off to quick thaw the fish in running (cold) water or a bowl of water drained and replaced a few times.
My mother's parents on the east coast ate lobster everyday during the depression because they were free. My mum used to complain about having it constantly and would beg my grandmother for a chicken or a liver pie to relieve the culinary monotony. I love the lobster trap you made. Brilliant.
I have heard from friends who have visited Alaska that fresh halibut up there in Alaska is so, so much better than any halibut available elsewhere. Sure wish we could get real, fresh caught, Alaskan halibut here in Mississippi.
KesselRunHero - well, it’s not quite as easy as that to get a good tasting catfish. Granted, catfish that is “on flavor” as they say in the industry is mighty fine eating when fried up just right in some good corn meal batter. But, catfish caught out of a river or lake is hit and miss. They are bottom feeders and take on the flavor of what they eat. Many catfish taste literally like dirt. Farm raised is best in my view.
Hey Ken, thanks for the great video on poor man lobster! I made a poor man’s lobster salad using cod loins on Saturday and it turned out phenomenal! We took a big bowl of it to our local winery out in the country and had a great afternoon. Wish you both could’ve joined us.
First time I have ever viewed one of your videos, and I subscribed! Your accent is so warm and sweet. Love your humor and jokes about your wife, whom you obviously love a lot. Gentle teasing shows that you love her a lot. Your kitchen is absolutely gorgeous! Love those hammered tin (?) sheets for the backsplash!
I used 'imitation crab" to make a fantastic thick & creamy chowder! (Main igred.in the 'crab' is pollock, but often in preparing the 'crab' one of the ingredients used in flavoring is a bit of real lobster, clams, shrimp, etc. so be careful if you have allergies to shellfish) The other secret in my chowder was the addition of Philadelphia cream cheese melted into the chowder, which both flavored it & added to the creamy rich texture.
@@karenkaneshiro9861 are you a REP for imitation crab? That stuff is disgust plus. You don't know what part of any fish you are eating. Please stop recommending garbage.
@@mystre3550 lol this video is literally about how to make a version of imitation crab. Be more specific and maybe we can find out what delicious fish part you ate.
Thanks for reminding me of this! My old Norwegian dad called this "boiled torsk". He would use Northern pike and I just happen to have two big bags of pike fillets in the freezer. This is going to be our Sunday diner.
@@daf62757 you are on the money brother, I miss him, great chef & entertaining to boot. I use to like when he would say folks would tell you the kind of wine to drink with your meal, but he would say the kind of wine to drink is the kind of wine you like, lol, Justin was a prize of a man/chef
I lived in NH seacoast most of my life, never heard of this? When me and my wife got together 18 years ago she told me the fastest way to get her into the bedroom was with a lobster dinner! Well, she is allergic to shellfish now so I am looking forward to trying this for her as she really misses them, and I miss her in the bedroom! thank you!
redski1960 small world, I have lived on the NH seacoast my entire life, funny how a video can being so many people together either far apart or next door neighbors...
I had a co-worker that had minor issues all along, but didn't know it was related to shellfish until later on in life, as he got older he was finally able to have doctors figure it out. then a few years ago he gave up all restaurants that serve seafood, thanks to eating out at a place that cooked shellfish for someone at same time they cooked his steak on same grill at same time, he was out of work around a week, & went to hospital to find out he was exposed to shellfish accidentally, he is now retired.
So you're saying that was absolutely the only way you could get her in the bedroom? Pitiful. I learned early on in my marriage all I have to do is pay her enough money. Afterwards she can go buy whatever she wants.
I live in Massachusetts and done this many times. Yes it works and tastes similar to lobster. Still, I prefer the real thing, but at $60 a pound recently for lobster meat this will do. Butter makes everything better.
I say this with all due respect (love Kent's videos) and that is I like the way he says the word, "boil." To my ears it sounds like he's saying --- "bowl." Kent's a good ol' boy. If I lived anywhere close to him I'd try to invite myself over to his house and ask him to cook me a meal. Any meal would be fine. He's great!!
I'm watching this in Maine. I think cod is more expensive than lobster most of the year around here. Of course, you get more meat per pound of cod than lobster. I'll have to try this.
We made this for dinner tonight. I don’t know that I’d say it tastes exactly like lobster, but it was very good. It was closer to the flavor of lobster than crab, but I’ll bet if you use a little more sugar then it would be a little closer to the flavor of crab, since crab is sweeter. And another great thing is that it doesn’t make your house smell like fish.
Just tried this today Kent. Very impressed!! I was cooking on a hot plate of sorts, so it didn't get to a full hard boil...but it did boil. And I didn't have lemons, so Just used lemon juice out of a bottle...worked fine. I used Cod as well. Very tasty bro! Glad I bought 2-2lb. bags!!
I learned of a similar recipe from a guide in Alaska. It calls for a 2 liter bottle of 7-up poured in to a big pot, bring to a boil and then add some 1 1/2 to 2 inch size Halibut filet chunks. Dip in drawn butter and you are eating something that tastes like sweet lucious Lobster. Good stuff man...!
Thank you for showing us this recipe. I'm going to try it with various types of fish. The only change I will make, is adding just a little bit of Bay Spice to the boiling water, and a pinch of garlic to the butter! Thanks for the video and happy New Year, God bless you and yours.
Very interesting with the sugar. Will definitely give it a try. I’m always on the lookout for interesting ways to cook fish. This might have to be added to my personal fish cookbook 👍🏽
"Take this cod, always pat it dry with a paper towel or something like that" then submerges it in water, lol. Great video, gonna try it when I catch a walleye out of Lake Michigan, Thanks !
@@horseman4now lol! I agree walleye is one of the best fish around. I do like this with cod, I use the recipe with old bay seasoning. I think it’s good.
Lucky me: I was just getting ready to fix coconut soup with chicken when I came across this video. Now my coconut soup is topped with lobster instead of chicken. I am eating good today.
I made this tonight !!🤯🤯🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤That was amazing!!! Thank you for sharing that recipe. It’s definitely going to be added to my kitchen goodies. If y’all haven’t tried this yet I highly recommend it. But buy two packs of cod 😆 one w four nice fillets was not quite enough for my husband and I lol
My dad and I use to fish for cod and ling and whiting off of Montauk Point, LI. Mr Kent, Miss Shannon…when I’m heading out that way in about 2 yrs when I retire, I will bring you some live Maine lobster, oysters, clams, mussels, cod,…. I will miss it dearly…but life goes on. I’ll comment to you when I’m heading that way, and I pray y’all are home. God Bless. 💖💖💖
Back in the day, (my day anyway) Monkfish was thought of as the poor man's lobster, as it mimicked both the taste and the texture of the genuine article. Today Monkfish costs as much, if not more than real lobster.
My mother and I ate and LOVED monkfish forty years ago when we were on WeightWatchers. It was cheap, and it was a good-tasting way to get our 5 fish meals in. I'm on WW - again, so I thought I'd check out monkfish again. Then I saw the price!!!!! 😲
the first time i fished out of glocuseter harbor a guy next to me caught a mink fish, i was like what the heck is that thing with vampire teethe, it was the second time i fished in the ocean, i live in the midwest, he explained that they eat oysters n clams n maybe lobster, and it was one of the best tasting fish out there, even better than Cod, i beileive him but gotta try monk fish, by the way fishing out of that harbour the restaurant would cook it up for you bred it give you a plate of frys n cole slaw for under 5 bucks, grab a cold brew and eat your fresh caught cod watching the boats come thru the harbour they haad a huge glass windows, talk about fine dinning n enjoying your fresh caught Cod to the fullest, me and my son will remember that day for ever
Up here in New England we consider “Poor Man’s Lobster” to be Monkfish Tail. Nasty lookin’ buggers but they share a similar texture and they actually eat Lobster too. All you have to do is lightly trim off the membrane if it grosses you out!
I can get lobster consistently cheaper than monkfish, in season can get lobster for $5.99-6.99/lb (when I lived in MA there were time and places could get it for as little as $3.99/lb). Never seen onkfish for less than 10.99/lb in the Nnortheast. Though I agree with you the the texture is very similar.
Being from MA the first 52 years of my life and moving to AZ about 15 years ago, we are in the same boat as you. No crab legs and no lobstah. This sounds delicious and we can't wait to try it. Thank you kindly.
DL Vox I remember back in the early sixties Halibut was inexpensive and mom would purchase to feed a family of eight. My grandma told me that many years ago goose was always served for Thanksgivings. Goose was the poor mans turkey. And now, turkey is cheaper than goose.
I remember on my 50th birthday my wife took me to red lobster for lunch and I had lobster. I wasn’t impressed to say the least. The next day I went to the river to do some fishing and hooked into a gar. I landed it and decided that I was gonna try to eat this thing. Well after some time I finally got this thing open and filleted cooked it up and to my surprise the meat was very similar to lobster. I haven’t been back to red lobster since.
I've tried gar. 2 back straps down the sides. I thought it was clean tasting but a little mushy. Maybe boiling it like this recipe will firm it up. And they are everywhere!
I LOVE your personality! I feel I've just gone and had lunch at a neighbor's house. I love Red Lobster so I'm trying this - maybe today. "Shannon's a little bit off"...… HA HA!
Mark says my mother Marit Svendsen, a real Norwegian, used to make Torsk which she called "poor mans lobster with cod baked in the oven and served with baby potatoes and melted butter. A green vegetable and you were in heaven Var so good. Ja tak!
Ya betcha. I been scrollin through the comments to see if there were any Norskis who also recognized this as Torsk. Lobster is just about as delicious as this.
@@jeffw1267 yep...then after they realized that tomatoes were not poisonous, in time they considered tomatoes as a aphrodisiac, hence the name, Love Apple... haaahaaa - George Carlin, on looking into a halved tomato - it looks like it's not completed!!!
Hey Cowboy Kent, I really enjoy your recipes and your candid cowboy ways! If you lay a long wooden spoon across the middle of that pot, it won't boil over. An old wise cook taught me that recently.👵👆
Grew up with “poor mans lobster”. It was cod steamed and then thrown in the broiler for a short time. It was served with drawn butter and baked spuds and a veg of your choice. Yum!!!
OMG! You are amazingly entertaining!! I am going to have to try this poor man's lobster lol. Why have fish a couple times a week and are always looking for new ways to make it. Thanks for sharing!
I've only heard freshwater ling or burbot was called poor mans lobster you soak the delicate fish over night in sugar milk fry it up. It so good. They look like a eel. Though they are in the fish family.
We have a dish up here we call TORSK. Boil cod chunks frozen for 3-5 minutes then broil it for 3-5 minutes. You can use eelpout if you're a true 'Sotan.
The first time I ever heard of "Poor Man's Lobster" a butcher was selling me some turbot. It was sure tasty. The next time I had turbot was trawling The Bering Sea. We had lots.
@@Cryptogally I think you will have to go to a fish market that's where I always use to buy it. I would sometimes see it on a menu. It is TASTY. Good luck
Hi KENT ... I realize this is an OLD VIDEO but maybe you'll get notified & get to read this ... I have 3 things I'd like to let you in on to make this an even better experience ... My late wife being a high quality Restaurant Cook herself , & a True Lobster Fan taught me to treat this just as though it really was Lobster ...1.) Beforehand buy a couple Tea Lite butter warmers .( ceramic tea lite candle holders with removable cups to hold the boiling butter to dip the " LOBSTER " in ) then clarify a couple sticks of butter ....2.) Beforehand , buy a really small crock pot ( personal size , bout 4 to 6 inches across ). Heat it up on high before starting to cook your Faux Lobster ... Once you pull a few pieces out & dry them off throw them into the mini crock pot to stay hot till you're ready to eat them ..3.) Let that butter come to a rolling boil before you start eating & your Faux Lobster will taste just like the real thing ...WARNING ::: You better have cooked up a LOT of FAUX LOBSTER coz if not you're gonna wish you had ......................... Ooooooooiieeeeeee , that stuff is good ...!!!!!🐟🐟🐟🐟🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞
Monk fish is hard to find and is almost as expensive as lobster here in Florida. It sure is good but I think they put a ban on them because the fishers have to drag the ocean floor to catch them and it destroys the delicate ecosystem.
Years ago we had a higher class restaurant that served real lobster, but also on the menu was poor lobster…it was to die for, well, thank you very much, you brought back that taste for me.
Sir, after many years of watching and enjoying your videos, this was the first cook I actually tried to recreate. It came during a time of darkness, but my family had support and love. We all were so happy with the way I was able to (hopefully) cook this dish as well as you. Keep on keepin on, best wishes to you and Mrs. Shan. 🇺🇸
This man just boiled his leftover fish for lunch and made a UA-cam video. 800k views lol. Cowboy Kent is the man
And now over a million just to watch a dude cook a big bug lmao p
Marketing 101
Or you can just eat prawns.
Now 1.3 million...
when you put it that way...🤣🤣🤣🤣
I grew up near the ocean in Maine. My dad used to pick up lobster on the way home from work a lot because it was cheaper than steak (years ago). I actually used to complain about having it so often because it’s not easy to eat and you smell like low tide for hours after. Now that I live in the south, I dream about lobster. I’m going back home next week, and my dad still likes lobster at least once a week.
i remember the days id take crayfish (west Aussie rock lobster) sandwiches to school for lunch, and swap for peanut butter or something else with my mates. We often used crayfish as bait for Dhufish or Bluebone Groper etc. They were worth more at market than crayfish. lol.
I live in Kennebunk. I lived in Florida for 13 years and returned home. Although I love the Gulf shrimp and crawdads, there is nothing to top fresh Maine lobster, clams and scallops off the boat. Enjoy your visit with your dad... and the lobster 🙂
I'm in AZ....quit your bellyaching! Dang.
Just about what I was thinking grew up in New Hampshire with plenty of lobster. Living in North Carolina missing those days. We had so many lobster I was upset having to clean all the ones no ones belly could take.
I have no problems smelling like low tide... that is someone elses problem ; )
My Mom used to make this when I was a kid. She used Cod and substituted Sweet n low for the sugar. She boiled it just like you did, but after boiling she broiled it. She sprinkled paprika on top and brushed some more butter on, then broiled it a bit. We ate it dunked in melted butter. You reminded me of it, and now I have to make some! :)
Broiling doesn't dry it out?
@@cleot185 Not when you baste on butter.
Thanks for sharing the sweet and low substitution. I was wondering if I could do that and your comment answered that question.
John im going to Do the Same Thing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Am I the only one that finds S&L disgusting? I understand the medical issues as to why, but that stuff is full poison.
I live near the ocean and I eat a lot of seafood. I was surfing youtube and came across this video.
I wondered how this would compare to real crab or lobster, and was skeptical, to say the least.
I went to the store and picked out 4 pounds of Haddock, which has a thick firm white meat.
We followed your instructions and cooked one of the filets to try before cooking the others.
Needless to say, the taste was incredible and we turned around and cooked all the fish right then.
The wife and I sat there stunned and amazed at the taste and we ate all four pounds in one sitting.
It was absolutely amazing, thanks for the recipe. This will save me tons of money as we have had a habit of spending $100 at a time for crab legs. I will still eat the crab, but now I don't need to buy as much.
Glad you enjoyed and glad we could help
I'm on a budget and I can't afford to waste money but does it really have the taste/texture of lobster?
Try buying "imitation crab" in vacuum packs (cooked & prepped already, looking like crab/lobster meat) It is so CHEAP, and has the sweet taste & perfect texture of crab or lobster claws. It is ready to eat as is, cold, or used in any recipe calling for crab/lobster meat. It is used a lot in Japanese cooking, and called "surimi". You will be amazed at the wonderful taste/texture of this inexpensive food!!!
Also the 'imitation crab' (basically pollock, mixed with egg white, sugar, & bits of other fish & shellfish, formed into a paste & cooked & served cold or can be cooked) is called not only "surimi" in Japanese stores, but "Kamaboko". Kamaboko is almost always the "crab" used in making "California Sushi", which uses "crab" & avocodo as the main sushi filling. Imitation crab is much cheaper than the real thing, & I actually prefer it to real crab/lobster! So next time you see/eat California sushi rolls, know you are likely eating pressed & formed pollock with other seafood/shellfish for flavor, & other binding agents. "Imitation" does not always mean the taste is sub-par compared to the 'real' thing.
@@scientifico Imitation crab, also known as surimi or kamaboko in Japanese stores, has the taste & texture & appearance of real lobster (claw meat) & crab. It is the 'crab' used in classic "California Sushi" which usually has this 'crab' & avocado & cucumber as the sushi filling. It is very popular in sushi restaurants, & many who do not like sushi actually find "California rolls" to be delicious! (Pollock is the main fish used to make the 'imitation crab".) It is usually very cheap, & already cooked, so can be eaten as is, or used in any recipe calling for use of crab or lobster, usually.)
So...I tried this recipe and let me tell you it’s absolutely amazing. The flavor is better than lobster. IMO. Thanks Mr Kent
Good eating it is
Marty Cloyd Do you squeeze the lemon in it or just slice and let simmer?
@@niemaknox4784 Cut lemon into 2 pieces, put into pot of hard boiling water with the sugar- do not squeeze lemon. The only time squeezed lemon is used is when serving up the dish prior to sprinkling on desired spices.
I am vision impaired, almost totally blind, and I love to cook. My husband and I both love lobster and crab. Thank you so much for this recipe. I also want to thank you for doing an excellent verbal description along with this recipe. I can’t tell you how many food videos on UA-cam I cannot access because they are all music and no talk. I have subscribed to your channel because I appreciate the way you did your video with talking along with the pictures. Not all cooks can see, and I wish the other food video makers would think of this when they put up their videos on UA-cam. I wonder if I can very gently use the back of a spoon to touch the top of the water and tell whether the fish pieces have come up to the top. I will have to try that.
Barbara we thank you both for watching and God bless you
Barbara:
Here's a possibility: First, establish how long it takes for the fish to float. If you use the same amount/initial-temperature of fish and same amount of boiling water each time, it should be done when the timer goes "ding!". Secondly, a steamer basket and appropriate-diameter pot should simplify getting all that fishy goodness out of the boiling water; an attached piece of stiff wire could serve as an extended handle to lift the basket out of the boiling water. I'll leave the challenge of handling the hot fish chunks up to you as I have run out of ideas. 🙂 Good luck! I wish you much fishy eating!
When I lived in Alaska in the 80s, I caught hundreds of pounds of halibut and cooked it every way you can think to cook fish, including boiling it for poor man's lobster. We did it fondue style for a house party and it was so fantastic. Lemon and butter is all they need.
When I saw that trap I thought he was gonna catch a possum and then say 'this is poor man's lobster'.
The one thing you get with posdim that you don't git with lobster is possum innerds! An granny from the Bevetly Hillbillies always says they taste even better the next day.
Please dont kill opossums, they are good animals , can be very friendly as well, they also love to eat ticks and cant get rabies. I believe opossums will soon be a cat in the yard
@@xxxgames4458 they gross lookin bro
XXX GAMES they actually can, but it’s still really rare. I think they can resist it or something?
...neighbors cat
This guy is the Bob Ross of cowboy cookin!
Thanks so much
"This happy little bowl of butter in the corner here, well that'll just be our little secret."
Yes I agree! I've been binge watching his videos the past couple days and I had the same thought!
We don't have failure we only have happy accidents! It all tastes good! Bob Ross repeats are showing over here this very minute!
@@AbleReason Everything was happy in Bob's world!
Used to be an Assistant Seafood Manager before I joined the Army.
Monkfish was called “Poor Man’s Lobster” due to its consistency when cooked. A very meaty fish. Tasty. Makes great fish and chips. Highly suggest trying it for those who haven’t. Very unpleasant looking meat until you cook it.
There is also a fish called Loche in the North West Territories, Canada. Very similar to Monkfish and excellent fish and chips as well.
Saw some other lobster stories from Nova Scotia being posted. Will confirm them to being true. My kinfolk were cattlemen and farmers. We used lobster for fertilizer. That was a practice well into the late 70s. Some of my friends came from fishing families. They were looked down at school for being poor when they brought lobster sandwiches instead of PBJ like everyone else.
Great channel. Subbed and liking videos. Looking forward to trying some recipes as I break in a new Lodge skillet.
Awesome tutorial. I used to order this at our local bowling alley restaurant in our little town and it was the most amazing special on Fridays. I've been trying to figure out how they cooked it to perfection. So glad I came across your video, plus you cracked me up eating with the lobster fork from Red Lobster. I laughed so hard made me cry.
Thanks for watching
Garlic butter and Old Bay is the best seafood seasoning
What, no garlic?? Can't have foix lobster without garlic in my opinion.
Green onion, garlic, butter and a pinch of sea salt.
@@Cream_CurdlR lmao
Nick I agree. Anytime I cook Lobster, I use Old Bay with Garlic and Parsley flakes in my drawn butter. Can't beat it.
Chris W. Eeeek! Garlic!
Back in the day, Lobster was considered Poor Man's food.
I saw that on" Food:fact or fiction". They were all over the shores stacked up.
@@maitreyas.4902 Yup prisoners on cape cod, had to petition to the state to get served different types of food other than lobster.
Supply and demand.
Used to feed them to prisoners. Its basically bug meat. Delicious bug meat, admittedly.
Overly large or poorly cooked lobster is disgusting. The prisoners had a point.
Halibut is just about as good as lobster, and almost as expensive! Glad you used cod. I'm totally going to try this!
Hallibut is actually more expensive than lobster depending on how you look at it and how you are buying it.
Last time i was selling it halibut was 24$ a pound. Fresh.
Lobster tail was about 16 to 20 per pound for a frozen tail.
The thing about lobster is that its usually less per pound than halbut but it doesnt fractionalize as well.
You can buy a half pound of halibut. Its harder to buy a half pound of lobster. If you find just lobster meat, like someone cleaned a lobster out and sold the meat, that would be really expensive. Lagostino is a good option for that as the taste is really the same.
Depends on where you are too Nd fresh vs frozen and what not.
And....
Just bought 2 pieces of Halibut @ 30.00 each! And I could have bought cod instead!! Dam!!
Hey partner, you win! We just had this recipe for dinner & now my daughter who couldn't eat shellfish before realizes what she's been missing all this time. Thank you so much Cowboy!
You are my new favorite youtube chef. Your Humor is contagious.
“What I call an Even Portion”
Thanks for watching
Oh my lord... I have come across a truly special channel.. This is so wholesome and hilarious. I'll be binge watching all your videos over the next week
Thanks of stoping by
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Sad. Why are you advertising on Kents channel...
i just did. the only recepie i didnt like is the one he didnt do...
@@cookingwithkingfletch3339 thats just rude.
Hey kent, here is a little trick, if you have a couple of wooden stirring spoons, if they are long enough, lay them on the top rim of the pot a couple inches apart parallel to each other, like a 2 hand rail wooden bridge, the foam will rise up to the spoons, but it will not boil over, i don't know science wise why it works, but it does, from a rural ky. Irishman
Probably works the same way as laying your finger across the top of glass of Coke to prevent it from foaming over.
I wonder if it will work on macaroni or rice?
Mr.Rollins I tried this and it was pretty good. I just wanted to tell you I'm from Maine and a little trick my Mom showed me to help the pot not boil over just lightly grease the top of the inside of your pot and this will help it so it will not boil over. Try it ot works wonderfull. Thanks for the cooking lesson.
I swear if any of yall stir this damn fish...
This just made me shoot beer through my nose laughing
im mad i just heard that in his voice lol
@@pnw_dev7934 I do my best
That belt is coming off.
That's a paddlin'
Hey Kent. I've worked in restaurants for many years. One fish that's also known as "poor man's lobster" is called monkfish. We used to make about 4 oz. circular medallions and wrap them in bacon. This could be cooked in a cast iron skillet too. Love the videos keep 'em comin.
Monk fish expensive tho
Ling cod is the best I think but ive only ever caught one in Montana east of Bozeman
@@joelspinler I thought cod was an ocean fish.....'course I've lived in Idaho my whole life, and I've never been much of fisherman...so what I know about where a fish calls "home" is just about zip!!
@@cinderellsworth the ling cod that I caught as a teen was one of the craziest looking fish I have ever eaten and we cooked and ate it very much like in this video it brought back some good memories.
I’m thinking what you caught is burbot the only freshwater cod. Sometimes called ling(minus the cod). Great tasting
Lingcod isn’t a true cod or even a ling. Lingcod is a west coast ocean fish in its own category . We caught a lot fishing north of Morro bay but the range is from the tip of Baja to coastal Alaska .
How times change. Growing up here in Nova Scotia, lobster was the poor man’s food. Thanks for sharing this, been a follower for awhile but just discovering this one now.
Thank you for another great recipe!
If you want to try what we New Englanders call Poor Man's Lobster, get yourself a Monkfish fillet and toss that under the broiler for a couple of minutes, depending on thickness of the fillet. Your guests will be looking around to see where you hid the shells!
Season with a little drizzle of oil or butter and maybe a little of that Lemon Pepper or some Old Bay.
Cod is an awesome fish. Flour, egg and crackle meal inch thick strips and fry in hot vegetable oil. They will sink to the bottom and rise to the top when done. Set on paper towel and salt lightly when done. Slice a lemon on the side of a plate and serve hot. That's some good eating my friend. Now I gotta try this recipe for Poor Man's Lobster soon. Thanks Mr. Rollins.
Sounds good
My wife started making this some time ago based on Kent's recipe, we were amazed at the taste! Great stuff!
Glad yall are enjoying
Update: I went to Walmart and got some frozen Haddock fish. It came out tasting just like Lobster, my family loved it. For a side dish I cooked rice and quinoa, with powdered ginger and a garlic clove. It was a 5 star meal for a 1 Star price
Glad you enjoyed
@Booger Balls let’s tell the world :)
I'm making this and thank u I had a feeling it would work he explains what and why SMART COWBOY
if you use frozen fish,can you cook it from frozen state,or does it have to be thawed?????
@@boonestead4812 Little hard (and possibly dangerous) to cut inch thick frozen fish into cubes and there's a chance the inside won't cook fully when the outside appears to be. Better off to quick thaw the fish in running (cold) water or a bowl of water drained and replaced a few times.
Raised in New England, I never thought I'd see such a great recipe from a man with that smooth southern accent. Lucky Shannon!
My mother's parents on the east coast ate lobster everyday during the depression because they were free. My mum used to complain about having it constantly and would beg my grandmother for a chicken or a liver pie to relieve the culinary monotony. I love the lobster trap you made. Brilliant.
I live in Alaska, we have fresh Halibut but no Lobster. We make poor mans Lobster a lot, have for years.
I have heard from friends who have visited Alaska that fresh halibut up there in Alaska is so, so much better than any halibut available elsewhere. Sure wish we could get real, fresh caught, Alaskan halibut here in Mississippi.
My father fished for years in Alaska out of Sitka. I was so spoiled with Alaskan halibut. Miss eating the fish and miss my Dad!
KesselRunHero - well, it’s not quite as easy as that to get a good tasting catfish. Granted, catfish that is “on flavor” as they say in the industry is mighty fine eating when fried up just right in some good corn meal batter. But, catfish caught out of a river or lake is hit and miss. They are bottom feeders and take on the flavor of what they eat. Many catfish taste literally like dirt. Farm raised is best in my view.
I would go for king crab over lobster.
KesselRunHero have you ever skinned a catfish?
Hey Ken, thanks for the great video on poor man lobster! I made a poor man’s lobster salad using cod loins on Saturday and it turned out phenomenal! We took a big bowl of it to our local winery out in the country and had a great afternoon. Wish you both could’ve joined us.
First time I have ever viewed one of your videos, and I subscribed!
Your accent is so warm and sweet.
Love your humor and jokes about your wife, whom you obviously love a lot.
Gentle teasing shows that you love her a lot.
Your kitchen is absolutely gorgeous! Love those hammered tin (?) sheets for the backsplash!
Thanks for watching
March 2, 2018. I made this poor mans lobster with Cod just like you showed me and it was FANTASTIC.
THANKS.
Thanks Charles and glad you enjoyed
I used 'imitation crab" to make a fantastic thick & creamy chowder! (Main igred.in the 'crab' is pollock, but often in preparing the 'crab' one of the ingredients used in flavoring is a bit of real lobster, clams, shrimp, etc. so be careful if you have allergies to shellfish) The other secret in my chowder was the addition of Philadelphia cream cheese melted into the chowder, which both flavored it & added to the creamy rich texture.
@@karenkaneshiro9861 are you a REP for imitation crab? That stuff is disgust plus. You don't know what part of any fish you are eating. Please stop recommending garbage.
@@mystre3550 lol this video is literally about how to make a version of imitation crab. Be more specific and maybe we can find out what delicious fish part you ate.
@@rastapasta774 😂😂😂 this video is about making POOR MANS LOBSTER. NOT IMITATION CRAB YOU DUMB FUCK.
Thank you! I’m Allergic to shellfish and love it I’m going to try this.
This man could turn radroach, mutant hound, heck even supermutant meat into a gourmet experience!! You are the man Mr. Rollins!
Thank you so much for watching
What about a deathclaw?
Nice
Cowboy Kent are you NCR?
Mirelurk? Yao Guai? Lakelurks?
Thanks for reminding me of this! My old Norwegian dad called this "boiled torsk". He would use Northern pike and I just happen to have two big bags of pike fillets in the freezer. This is going to be our Sunday diner.
Monk fish is truly the poor man's lobster. It's IDENTICAL in taste and texture. I had it for the first time in culinary school.
Tabatha Evans it's not cheap, therefore not a poor man's version.
I didnt like it, and made it from a recipe. But, from New England, its lobstah or nothing. 😉
I remember my mom making this when I was growing up and I totally forgot about it... thanks for reminding me. Yum yum!
Ol' Justin Wilson use to say " don't stir, when they float they most ready", lol, i miss him
When dey floats, dey most ready yah! I guar on tee!
Justin Wilson was the best!
Meee toooo🥺
He die?
@@daf62757 you are on the money brother, I miss him, great chef & entertaining to boot. I use to like when he would say folks would tell you the kind of wine to drink with your meal, but he would say the kind of wine to drink is the kind of wine you like, lol, Justin was a prize of a man/chef
Never heard of this in my life. But made it tonight..OMG! Do not tell anyone. They will never know!! Absolutely delish!! Thank you cowboy!!!
I'd eat an old leather boot if Cowboy Kent was on chuckwagon duty
Somehow Kent would make that shoe leather taste like the best meat out there.
Yes cowboy would
That would be poor mans bacon.
I do love me some surf... and nothing goes better with Lobster than a big thick filet o'beef!!
You got that right and rare is the way its cooked
Now my mouth is watering and I'm ready for steak...& Lobster and maybe even some King Crab...!!
I lived in NH seacoast most of my life, never heard of this?
When me and my wife got together 18 years ago she told me the fastest way to get her into the bedroom was with a lobster dinner!
Well, she is allergic to shellfish now so I am looking forward to trying this for her as she really misses them, and I miss her in the bedroom!
thank you!
redski1960 small world, I have lived on the NH seacoast my entire life, funny how a video can being so many people together either far apart or next door neighbors...
I had a co-worker that had minor issues all along, but didn't know it was related to shellfish until later on in life, as he got older he was finally able to have doctors figure it out. then a few years ago he gave up all restaurants that serve seafood, thanks to eating out at a place that cooked shellfish for someone at same time they cooked his steak on same grill at same time, he was out of work around a week, & went to hospital to find out he was exposed to shellfish accidentally, he is now retired.
@@MIKEL843 Yes, you can develop allergies later in life. www.allergicliving.com/experts/adult-shrimp-allergy/
So you're saying that was absolutely the only way you could get her in the bedroom? Pitiful. I learned early on in my marriage all I have to do is pay her enough money. Afterwards she can go buy whatever she wants.
I live in Massachusetts and done this many times. Yes it works and tastes similar to lobster. Still, I prefer the real thing, but at $60 a pound recently for lobster meat this will do. Butter makes everything better.
When I have a bad day, be it work or fishing. Yall bring me joy Ken! Thank you brother. N.M.
Glad we can help
This man is wholesome and reminds me of my dad 😭
Thanks Hannah
I say this with all due respect (love Kent's videos) and that is I like the way he says the word, "boil." To my ears it sounds like he's saying --- "bowl." Kent's a good ol' boy. If I lived anywhere close to him I'd try to invite myself over to his house and ask him to cook me a meal. Any meal would be fine. He's great!!
Thank you Steve for watching
I'm watching this in Maine. I think cod is more expensive than lobster most of the year around here. Of course, you get more meat per pound of cod than lobster. I'll have to try this.
I'm from Maine to I wonder if it's any good
I am going to try this for sure. Thanks Kent for all your videos and the laughs. You are the most entertaining cook..
We made this for dinner tonight. I don’t know that I’d say it tastes exactly like lobster, but it was very good. It was closer to the flavor of lobster than crab, but I’ll bet if you use a little more sugar then it would be a little closer to the flavor of crab, since crab is sweeter. And another great thing is that it doesn’t make your house smell like fish.
The stench of a crab in the house is horrendous 😂😂😂😂
We do something similar with perch and call it poor man's shrimp. Comes out just like shrimp cocktail.
Excellent videos and recipes. Greetings from the Czech Republic.
Thanks so much and we are glad you enjoyed
Just tried this today Kent. Very impressed!! I was cooking on a hot plate of sorts, so it didn't get to a full hard boil...but it did boil. And I didn't have lemons, so Just used lemon juice out of a bottle...worked fine. I used Cod as well. Very tasty bro! Glad I bought 2-2lb. bags!!
By the intro alone and the country vibe. I'm already loving this. It feels so wholesome😭
because it is wholesome....lol
The tin ceiling on your wall is great. And the knotty pine cabinets are grand as well.
God bless, and Merry Christmas.
Thanks and God Bless you and Merry Christmas
My friend just installed the same backsplash and its plastic from home Depot
It's tin on his soffit. The soffit is not apart of the wall. It makes the cabinets flush all the way to the ceiling.
+Eric Warner lol a soffit is the underpart of the overhang on the exterior of the home...its called a backsplash
@@mikehickman3635 look up what a kitchen soffit is.
Emmy sent me...and I subscribed! You remind me of the old-school PBS cooking shows - love your style!
Thank you for watching
Why am I here?. i am headed to emmy now. lol.
I learned of a similar recipe from a guide in Alaska. It calls for a 2 liter bottle of 7-up poured in to a big pot, bring to a boil and then add some 1 1/2 to 2 inch size Halibut filet chunks. Dip in drawn butter and you are eating something that tastes like sweet lucious Lobster. Good stuff man...!
there is something with that accent, its so mellow and kind.
Brickleberry ruined it for me :D
You look like Vincent Vega...
us country folks are good people lol
Going to have to try this. I love cod and lobster. Oh and I love your new beautiful kitchen.
Thank you for watching
Now that is some good eating....... And the newly remodeled kitchen I noticed right away. It looks awesome..... Love the tin!!!!!
Thanks Deborha
Thank you for showing us this recipe. I'm going to try it with various types of fish. The only change I will make, is adding just a little bit of Bay Spice to the boiling water, and a pinch of garlic to the butter! Thanks for the video and happy New Year, God bless you and yours.
Very interesting with the sugar. Will definitely give it a try. I’m always on the lookout for interesting ways to cook fish. This might have to be added to my personal fish cookbook 👍🏽
I could listen to him all day! He's cute and funny😆😁😂
"Take this cod, always pat it dry with a paper towel or something like that" then submerges it in water, lol. Great video, gonna try it when I catch a walleye out of Lake Michigan, Thanks !
Did this work with the wall eye? I have some outta lake mich too
Walleye is one of the best fish in the world! I wish I could find it at local restaurants.
@@glock907 Absolutely! Do NOT do this to a walleye! Perch, Great Northern - Heck, maybe try it on a bullhead - but NOT a glorious walleye!
@@horseman4now lol! I agree walleye is one of the best fish around. I do like this with cod, I use the recipe with old bay seasoning. I think it’s good.
Kent I watch you all the time,such a love for cooking ! Very inventive ! Bless you and your family !
Lucky me:
I was just getting ready to fix coconut soup with chicken when I came across this video.
Now my coconut soup is topped with lobster instead of chicken.
I am eating good today.
I'm one of the sceptical peeps that's going to have to try this to believe it. Thanks for the recipe Mr. Rollins
Hope you enjoy
I made this tonight !!🤯🤯🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤That was amazing!!! Thank you for sharing that recipe. It’s definitely going to be added to my kitchen goodies.
If y’all haven’t tried this yet I highly recommend it. But buy two packs of cod 😆 one w four nice fillets was not quite enough for my husband and I lol
My dad and I use to fish for cod and ling and whiting off of Montauk Point, LI. Mr Kent, Miss Shannon…when I’m heading out that way in about 2 yrs when I retire, I will bring you some live Maine lobster, oysters, clams, mussels, cod,…. I will miss it dearly…but life goes on. I’ll comment to you when I’m heading that way, and I pray y’all are home. God Bless. 💖💖💖
Back in the day, (my day anyway) Monkfish was thought of as the poor man's lobster, as it mimicked both the taste and the texture of the genuine article. Today Monkfish costs as much, if not more than real lobster.
My mother and I ate and LOVED monkfish forty years ago when we were on WeightWatchers. It was cheap, and it was a good-tasting way to get our 5 fish meals in.
I'm on WW - again, so I thought I'd check out monkfish again.
Then I saw the price!!!!! 😲
@@oldilocksc3651 love your name... I did wW with my mom too.. like to chat with you sometime
Lalania
Middletown CT
the first time i fished out of glocuseter harbor a guy next to me caught a mink fish, i was like what the heck is that thing with vampire teethe, it was the second time i fished in the ocean, i live in the midwest, he explained that they eat oysters n clams n maybe lobster, and it was one of the best tasting fish out there, even better than Cod, i beileive him but gotta try monk fish, by the way fishing out of that harbour the restaurant would cook it up for you bred it give you a plate of frys n cole slaw for under 5 bucks, grab a cold brew and eat your fresh caught cod watching the boats come thru the harbour they haad a huge glass windows, talk about fine dinning n enjoying your fresh caught Cod to the fullest, me and my son will remember that day for ever
Yeah, hipsters ruin everything.
I’ve eaten poor man’s lobster once a week for almost my whole life. Great way to cook fish it’s soooo good with butter
Always with a cup of sugar? With your experience, have you ever substituted for a diabetic guest?
Moving Forward obviously, you aren't consuming that whole cup of sugar!
Where does the sugar go if it's not in the fish? 🤔
Moving Forward some of it gets in the fish, of course, but the fish isn't absorbing the entire cup! It's getting small amounts of it.
@@mov1ngforward Maybe in the water?
Up here in New England we consider “Poor Man’s Lobster” to be Monkfish Tail. Nasty lookin’ buggers but they share a similar texture and they actually eat Lobster too. All you have to do is lightly trim off the membrane if it grosses you out!
I can get lobster consistently cheaper than monkfish, in season can get lobster for $5.99-6.99/lb (when I lived in MA there were time and places could get it for as little as $3.99/lb). Never seen onkfish for less than 10.99/lb in the Nnortheast.
Though I agree with you the the texture is very similar.
You mean a sea-robin? Catch them all the time off the pier here in CT
Being from MA the first 52 years of my life and moving to AZ about 15 years ago, we are in the same boat as you. No crab legs and no lobstah. This sounds delicious and we can't wait to try it. Thank you kindly.
That would probably be good with some Old Bay seasoning sprinkled on it too.
Nothing “poor” about Halibut. It’s $25 a pound where I live.
DL Vox I remember back in the early sixties Halibut was inexpensive and mom would purchase to feed a family of eight. My grandma told me that many years ago goose was always served for Thanksgivings. Goose was the poor mans turkey. And now, turkey is cheaper than goose.
Store bought... get that same amount at a restaurant and drop at least $100
I prefer COD better
Nothing poor about Cod either actually buying Lobster by the pound is cheaper then Cod and halibut
edward monroe and especially now. All the fisherman have been crushed. It’s a huge fishing industry bummer.
I remember on my 50th birthday my wife took me to red lobster for lunch and I had lobster. I wasn’t impressed to say the least. The next day I went to the river to do some fishing and hooked into a gar. I landed it and decided that I was gonna try to eat this thing. Well after some time I finally got this thing open and filleted cooked it up and to my surprise the meat was very similar to lobster. I haven’t been back to red lobster since.
I've tried gar. 2 back straps down the sides. I thought it was clean tasting but a little mushy. Maybe boiling it like this recipe will firm it up. And they are everywhere!
Crab legs has always been my favorite!
Your weren't impressed?? Im Impressed she took time out of her day to bring u anything?? There's thousands of guys better than u
U knw ....that havn't let themselves go? And aren't ungrateful douchbags
Got to say that I agree. In my opinion it was like overpriced fish sticks. Everyone should try it once so that they know, but once was enough for me.
Tried it tonight using Cod. Really nice tasting. Greetings from Scotland.
I LOVE your personality! I feel I've just gone and had lunch at a neighbor's house. I love Red Lobster so I'm trying this - maybe today. "Shannon's a little bit off"...… HA HA!
Fork: *regular fork*
Kent Rollins: FaNcY lObSteR fOrK
so youre telling me you made lemonade and then tossed some fish in it and called it a day?
😭😂
Looooool that it's what I see too
Haha. No. Sugar and lemon changes the texture of the fish to simulate crab/lobster
Best comment ive seen all year lmao
@@bellmeisterful no shit
Mark says my mother Marit Svendsen, a real Norwegian, used to make Torsk which she called "poor mans lobster with cod baked in the oven and served with baby potatoes and melted butter. A green vegetable and you were in heaven Var so good. Ja tak!
Ya betcha. I been scrollin through the comments to see if there were any Norskis who also recognized this as Torsk. Lobster is just about as delicious as this.
Interesting fact: Lobster originally WAS poor man's food. It's only in the past 100 or so years that it's become fancy.
Monkfish was poor man's lobster until price went up
People also used to think that tomatoes were poisonous.
@@jeffw1267 yep...then after they realized that tomatoes were not poisonous, in time they considered tomatoes as a aphrodisiac, hence the name, Love Apple...
haaahaaa - George Carlin, on looking into a halved tomato - it looks like it's not completed!!!
yes , the pilgrims fed it to slaves...............
Oysters were also considered poor man's food.
Monk fish was the poor man's lobster I grew up with
Hey Cowboy Kent, I really enjoy your recipes and your candid cowboy ways! If you lay a long wooden spoon across the middle of that pot, it won't boil over. An old wise cook taught me that recently.👵👆
If the foam is high enough in the pot, and there are too many bubbles for the wooden spoon to break, it can totally boil over. I've had it happen.
Grew up with “poor mans lobster”. It was cod steamed and then thrown in the broiler for a short time. It was served with drawn butter and baked spuds and a veg of your choice. Yum!!!
OMG! You are amazingly entertaining!! I am going to have to try this poor man's lobster lol. Why have fish a couple times a week and are always looking for new ways to make it. Thanks for sharing!
Our pleasure and hope you enjoy
I know right! food network should give him his own show yesterday
I'm 34 years old and when I was just a boy my Grandfather made this for me with perch! SO GOOD!!!
Sweet thats good memories
I've only heard freshwater ling or burbot was called poor mans lobster you soak the delicate fish over night in sugar milk fry it up. It so good. They look like a eel. Though they are in the fish family.
We have a dish up here we call TORSK. Boil cod chunks frozen for 3-5 minutes then broil it for 3-5 minutes. You can use eelpout if you're a true 'Sotan.
The first time I ever heard of "Poor Man's Lobster" a butcher was selling me some turbot. It was sure tasty. The next time I had turbot was trawling The Bering Sea. We had lots.
Me: hey honey, we’re having lobster.
Honey: it looks like hot dog.
Me: nope, it’s lobster.
Magic!!
It's a lobdog
Lol!!!. The hotdog identifies as a lobster.
Heck, at least throw in a can of chicken:
The other white meat ...err, I mean lobster meat.
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Poorman’s lobster in Alaskan is Burbout Fish from the lakes and rivers. The small cousin of the ocean going Ling Cod.
Thats all I've ever heard was called Poor Mans Lobster....Burbot
Same thing here in northern MN, except burbot are called eelpout.
@@sped17373 now......I've never had it. Does it really taste like lobster?
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“That’s me, this is her” as he spreads that 80/20, his and hers 😂
Thats how i be when me and my girl split food lol
Don’t forget the dogs! He’s a good and honest man. Lol
Yeah, I noticed that. Perhaps she's a tiny woman, and don't eat much? lol!
I'll take the big portion, thank you, and then some!
My motto is; If I do most of the cooking, Then I get to do more of the eating!!
I have always loved Monk Fish, the fish monger called it poor mans lobster.
Yeauuuppp. Me too.
I never see Monk fish at the stores.
@@Cryptogally I think you will have to go to a fish market that's where I always use to buy it. I would sometimes see it on a menu. It is TASTY. Good luck
the Monks eat monk fish
@@Cryptogally I find it (sporadically) at Whole Foods
1:57 Bowling water and Acid. You cowboys sure know how to party.
Here in Nebraska ever since I was a little boy my Grandpa used White Bass, and it was AMAZING!!!!
Love your Video.
"I got a stick of butter in there"
I don't think you'll catch any lobsters, but you might find me stuck in that trap.
Hi KENT ... I realize this is an OLD VIDEO but maybe you'll get notified & get to read this ... I have 3 things I'd like to let you in on to make this an even better experience ... My late wife being a high quality Restaurant Cook herself , & a True Lobster Fan taught me to treat this just as though it really was Lobster ...1.) Beforehand buy a couple Tea Lite butter warmers .( ceramic tea lite candle holders with removable cups to hold the boiling butter to dip the
" LOBSTER " in ) then clarify a couple sticks of butter ....2.) Beforehand , buy a really small crock pot ( personal size , bout 4 to 6 inches across ). Heat it up on high before starting to cook your Faux Lobster ...
Once you pull a few pieces out & dry them off throw them into the mini crock pot to stay hot till you're ready to eat them ..3.) Let that butter come to a rolling boil before you start eating & your Faux Lobster will taste just like the real thing ...WARNING :::
You better have cooked up a LOT of FAUX LOBSTER coz if not you're gonna wish you had .........................
Ooooooooiieeeeeee , that stuff is good ...!!!!!🐟🐟🐟🐟🦞🦞🦞🦞🦞
Use Monkfish instead! Drop in boiling water, take them out, then brush with butter and broil until lightly browned.
MONKFISH ALSO SUCKS
Monk fish is hard to find and is almost as expensive as lobster here in Florida. It sure is good but I think they put a ban on them because the fishers have to drag the ocean floor to catch them and it destroys the delicate ecosystem.
Years ago we had a higher class restaurant that served real lobster, but also on the menu was poor lobster…it was to die for, well, thank you very much, you brought back that taste for me.