This is not just a fish tale about the one that got away.
Fisherman Raphael Biagini fought for ten minutes to bring this giant fish out of a lake in the south of France.
The orange koi carp weighs a whopping 30lb and is believed to be one of the largest of its kind ever caught.
Other fishermen knew about this fish and told him they had spent six years trying to catch the legendary 'giant goldfish'.
Mr Biagini, said: 'To begin with, we couldn't tell what was at the end of the line, but we knew it was big.
'The fish was a good fighter, but not enough to win.'
After a quick photo the goldfish was returned, not to the fryer, but back into the lake.
But if he had wanted fry it, here's a simple recipe:
But if he had wanted fry it, here's a simple recipe:
Deep Fried Carp Fillets Recipe
Serves/Makes: 6 Ingredients:
- 2 pound fresh carp fillets
- 1 cup milk
- 1 cup biscuit mix or pancake mix
- 2 teaspoons salt
- Oil (for deep frying)
- Lemon wedges
- Remove the skin of the carp and take out all the brownish-redish-colored part of the meat, the "mud vein" discard.
- Chunk up the rest of the carp fillets. Place carp fillet pieces in a shallow dish. Pour the milk over them and let it stand for half an hour, turning the fillets over once during that time. Stir the salt into the biscuit mix.
- Take carp fillets out of the milk and pat them into the biscuit mix, covering both sides.
- Fry carp fillets in deep fryer or in medium hot oil in fry-pan for 5 - 10 minutes until cooked through and browned on both sides. Use tongs or slotted spoon to turn them.
- Drain on paper towels. Serve with lemon wedges.
ENJOY!
