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Whats your tried and true crawfish boil method?
Posted on 4/12/22 at 6:31 pm
Posted on 4/12/22 at 6:31 pm
Boil for 3 minutes, ice to kill boil and at least a 30 min soak has turned out well for me.
What you got?
What you got?
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Posted on 4/12/22 at 6:35 pm to mpar98
Bring to boil. Crawfish in. Bring to boil again. Cut flame and throw frozen corn in. Soak until the crawfish sink.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 7:27 pm to mpar98
But when do you add the lemons?
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:15 pm to BallsEleven
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Bring to boil. Crawfish in. Bring to boil again. Cut flame and throw frozen corn in. Soak until the crawfish sink.
Pretty much. I don’t even let it come back to a full rolling boil. They soak for about 30.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:40 pm to mpar98
Cook em till they float, soak em till they sink
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:54 pm to mpar98
Boil water with seasonings, throw crawfish in, shut off fire at first sign of bubbles, soak with lid off.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 8:59 pm to mpar98
Not sure why anyone keeps it boiling. Can kill it as it starts really foaming and drop them in, they are done instantly.
Posted on 4/12/22 at 9:16 pm to Tigers0891
Drop in a rolling boil. Lid on. Count 3 minutes once steam escapes the top. Cut the fire , remove lid. Cool pot and begin tasting at 20 minutes. Stir them a few times during the soak.
This post was edited on 4/18/22 at 6:48 pm
Posted on 4/12/22 at 10:18 pm to Tigerpaw123
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Cook em till they float, soak em till they sink
It really is that simple.
Posted on 4/13/22 at 6:43 am to OTIS2
No one has mentioned, but stir the pot early and often.
Posted on 4/13/22 at 7:10 am to mpar98
Don’t put too much water in the pot to start. Figure out how much you need to just cover the crawfish when you drop them in.
Boil til they float, soak til they sink. Test the small ones along the way.
Boil til they float, soak til they sink. Test the small ones along the way.
Posted on 4/13/22 at 7:51 am to Tigerpaw123
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Cook em till they float, soak em till they sink
Can't go wrong doing this. No need for ice and they're never overcooked.
Posted on 4/13/22 at 8:04 am to SixthAndBarone
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But when do you add the lemons?
Lemons? When does the watermelon, passion fruit and oranges go in?
Posted on 4/13/22 at 8:52 am to mpar98
Got a buddy that uses 2 pots.
Pot 1 he puts all of his seasonings in, boils it for a few minutes to get the water right, then pulls that pot off to the side.
Pot 2 is just plain water. Gets water to boil, drop in crawfish, kills it once it starts to boil again. Then transfers cooked crawfish to soak in Pot 1 for 30min.
He and his old man been boiling like that for years, he says it stays very consistent with his seasoning and taste that way
Pot 1 he puts all of his seasonings in, boils it for a few minutes to get the water right, then pulls that pot off to the side.
Pot 2 is just plain water. Gets water to boil, drop in crawfish, kills it once it starts to boil again. Then transfers cooked crawfish to soak in Pot 1 for 30min.
He and his old man been boiling like that for years, he says it stays very consistent with his seasoning and taste that way
Posted on 4/13/22 at 8:55 am to Tigers0891
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Not sure why anyone keeps it boiling.
There can be lots of differences in setups (burner output, pot size, amount of crawfish in the pot) for crawfish boils. My gauge for doneness is if the crawfish are all floating at the top (i.e. "cook till they float..."). Here are some examples of setups that I've used:
- Low power burner + full basket of crawfish (60qt) = done when water bubbling. When I used a 10 psi single jet burner, it took a while to get the water back to boiling (even bubbling) after dropping a full basket of crawfish. Since it slowly heated everything up in the pot, they were done (all floating at the top) before coming back to a full boil.
- High power burner + full basket of crawfish(60qt) = done after boiling a minute. After switching to a high power regulator on my single jet, it gets the water boiling very fast after dropping a full basket of crawfish, however they aren't yet all floating at the top until at a full boil for a minute (or less).
- High power burner + full basket of crawfish (100qt)= done after lots of bubbles. See first bullet above.
- High power burner + half basket of crawfish (any size pot) = done after boiling a couple minutes. Since you aren't adding much crawfish, the water may come back to a boil very fast or never stop boiling. It wouldn't make sense to say that they are "done" if the water is boiling within seconds of dropping them.
This post was edited on 4/13/22 at 9:09 am
Posted on 4/13/22 at 9:34 am to mpar98
depends if you are talking veggies or just crawfish/seafood.
I boil my veggies separately. Seasoning like I would for crawfish. It takes 30 min count down with a rolling boil for potatoes, onions, lemons, garlic. At 15 min I add Sausage. At 10 min remaining I add corn and mushrooms. At 7 min remaining I add brussel sprouts, okra, green beans, cauliflower.
On crawfish I get my seasoning spicy enough that it burns my throat and very lemony. I get a rolling boil going and add crawfish. Get it back to a rolling boil for a min then cut the heat off. I let sit for at least 30 min or until the desired flavor is attained.
Turns out perfect every time.
I boil my veggies separately. Seasoning like I would for crawfish. It takes 30 min count down with a rolling boil for potatoes, onions, lemons, garlic. At 15 min I add Sausage. At 10 min remaining I add corn and mushrooms. At 7 min remaining I add brussel sprouts, okra, green beans, cauliflower.
On crawfish I get my seasoning spicy enough that it burns my throat and very lemony. I get a rolling boil going and add crawfish. Get it back to a rolling boil for a min then cut the heat off. I let sit for at least 30 min or until the desired flavor is attained.
Turns out perfect every time.
This post was edited on 4/13/22 at 9:42 am
Posted on 4/13/22 at 10:06 am to mpar98
My daughter asked me to write down "my way" of doing it and send to her so that she can try to do it herself.
So,here is what I sent her:
Crawfish Boil
Ingredients
30-35# sack of crawfish
12-Lemons, halved
12-Onions, halved
1-1/2 containers of Cajun Land seasoning
16oz Zat’s liquid crab boil
5 bunches of garlic
2lbs smoked sausage
Bag of small red potatoes
2 containers of mushrooms
Bag of frozen corn
Cayenne pepper
Fill up 100qt pot to the ½ way point
Add seasoning, lemons, garlic, liquid crab boil and onions to pot
Add as much cayenne as you like (taste test the water)
Bring to a boil
Add potatoes and sausage, boil for 8-10 minutes, then remove potatoes from pot
Add crawfish to boiling water and place the lid on the pot
At first sight of steam, cut the fire off and remove the lid
Add frozen corn and mushrooms
Soak until the crawfish sink (approximately 30-40 minutes)
So,here is what I sent her:
Crawfish Boil
Ingredients
30-35# sack of crawfish
12-Lemons, halved
12-Onions, halved
1-1/2 containers of Cajun Land seasoning
16oz Zat’s liquid crab boil
5 bunches of garlic
2lbs smoked sausage
Bag of small red potatoes
2 containers of mushrooms
Bag of frozen corn
Cayenne pepper
Fill up 100qt pot to the ½ way point
Add seasoning, lemons, garlic, liquid crab boil and onions to pot
Add as much cayenne as you like (taste test the water)
Bring to a boil
Add potatoes and sausage, boil for 8-10 minutes, then remove potatoes from pot
Add crawfish to boiling water and place the lid on the pot
At first sight of steam, cut the fire off and remove the lid
Add frozen corn and mushrooms
Soak until the crawfish sink (approximately 30-40 minutes)
Posted on 4/13/22 at 10:22 am to Doug_H
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Got a buddy that uses 2 pots.
Pot 1 he puts all of his seasonings in, boils it for a few minutes to get the water right, then pulls that pot off to the side.
Pot 2 is just plain water. Gets water to boil, drop in crawfish, kills it once it starts to boil again. Then transfers cooked crawfish to soak in Pot 1 for 30min.
He and his old man been boiling like that for years, he says it stays very consistent with his seasoning and taste that way
This would definitely work, but I just don't feel like messing around with 2 pots. I would think this would be the best way to do multiple batches.
Posted on 4/13/22 at 10:24 am to SUB
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- High power burner + full basket of crawfish(60qt) = done after boiling a minute. After switching to a high power regulator on my single jet, it gets the water boiling very fast after dropping a full basket of crawfish, however they aren't yet all floating at the top until at a full boil for a minute (or less).
- High power burner + full basket of crawfish (100qt)= done after lots of bubbles. See first bullet above.
- High power burner + half basket of crawfish (any size pot) = done after boiling a couple minutes. Since you aren't adding much crawfish, the water may come back to a boil very fast or never stop boiling. It wouldn't make sense to say that they are "done" if the water is boiling within seconds of dropping them.
Are you certain they aren't "done" immediately when they come back to a boil, or are you just guessing?
Posted on 4/13/22 at 10:32 am to Epic Cajun
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Are you certain they aren't "done" immediately when they come back to a boil, or are you just guessing?
I think of it this way. If I drop 1 crawfish in a big pot of boiling water...is it immediately done because the water never stopped boiling?
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