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Crawfish boil success
Posted on 4/6/09 at 8:12 am
Posted on 4/6/09 at 8:12 am
hey everyone. i had my birthday crawfish boil this past friday night. i wasn't expecting as big a turnout as we had but nonetheless 35lbs of crawfish was gone at the end of the night. i would say we did pretty good as we only had i think 4 or 5 that were dead. we also had burgers, hot dogs, and plenty of beer. everyone had fun and made it home safely. i suppose i'll throw in a picture of the chef which was me. i was getting the water ready to boil. i told someone to take pictures of the crawfish and stuff, but they got a little pre occupied with beer and socializing. 
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Posted on 4/6/09 at 8:38 am to RollTide MJ
Ballin' bama style... 
Posted on 4/6/09 at 9:54 am to Clyde Tipton
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Ballin' bama style...
I try
We ended up having over 30 people. Thank goodness I got enough burgers and dogs because the first pot of crawfish were gone before I could get the second pot done. I weeded out the sissies on the second pot though. I added more spices to them and let them soak longer and boy were they good and spicy. I only had a couple people eating on that pot because the others couldn't handle the spice. I really wish though that I had more pictures.
Posted on 4/6/09 at 9:57 am to RollTide MJ
Damn you look like a Gump!
J/K! Congrats man!
J/K! Congrats man! 
Posted on 4/6/09 at 10:00 am to RollTide MJ
quote:
I weeded out the sissies on the second pot though
That's the way to do it. Plus more seasoning makes you want to drink more beer.
Posted on 4/6/09 at 10:03 am to Neauxla
quote:
Damn you look like a Gump!
lmao
Posted on 4/6/09 at 1:04 pm to RollTide MJ
35 lbs for over 30 people? That's an insult!
Posted on 4/6/09 at 1:09 pm to RollTide MJ
your backkyard has better grass than tiger stadium.
Posted on 4/6/09 at 1:13 pm to RollTide MJ
cant get worse than my boil yesterday
I was asked to boil crawfish for a benefit - they had "everything you need" all I had to do was show up and get going
400lbs of crawfish
100lbs of sausage - (dont ask)
100lbs of shrimp
60lbs of potates (only about half of what shouldve been)
40lbs of corn (that didnt last long - dumbasses)
with.....TWO 42qt pots
TWO!!!!
42 quart!!!!!!!!
I must've done 40+ batches
It took me nearly 9 fricking hours
idiots
I was asked to boil crawfish for a benefit - they had "everything you need" all I had to do was show up and get going
400lbs of crawfish
100lbs of sausage - (dont ask)
100lbs of shrimp
60lbs of potates (only about half of what shouldve been)
40lbs of corn (that didnt last long - dumbasses)
with.....TWO 42qt pots
TWO!!!!
42 quart!!!!!!!!
I must've done 40+ batches
It took me nearly 9 fricking hours
idiots
Posted on 4/6/09 at 1:20 pm to bruslyboogie
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35 lbs for over 30 people? That's an insult!
well i did post that i had more people than i expected. i got 35 lbs because there was only supposed to be 6-7 people eating crawfish out of the 20 invited and the rest were going to eat burgers and hot dogs. but some people brought friends with them and so i ended up not having as much crawfish as i really needed.
see here is the problem. i did the same thing last year. i asked people before how much crawfish they would probably eat (in lbs) and then went and got two sacks (70lbs worth). then when it came time to eat, not as many people ate crawfish like they said they would and i ended up having nearly a whole sack left over and since they didn't eat they didn't help out money wise. so this year i decided to go smaller since i didn't want to get burned again. this year i ended up not having enough.
Posted on 4/6/09 at 1:30 pm to el tigre
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your backkyard has better grass than tiger stadium.
I wish that was my backyard. It's actually my gf's dad's camphouse. he owns a couple thousand acres around there. it has a lake on it, a duck hunting pond, 6-7 greenfields, a catfish pond, and more land to deer and turkey hunt on than i can shake a stick at.
Posted on 4/6/09 at 1:36 pm to RollTide MJ
quote:
but some people brought friends with them and so i ended up not having as much crawfish as i really needed.
4lbs per person is the minimum to go by, for a man more like 5 or 6lbs per person
quote:
not as many people ate crawfish like they said they would and i ended up having nearly a whole sack left over
boil, peel and freeze for etouffee/gumbo/salad
Posted on 4/6/09 at 1:38 pm to Uncle Stu
quote:
I must've done 40+ batches
It took me nearly 9 fricking hours
in 8+hours you couldn't call a friend with a pot setup you could borrow?
your the idiot, not their the idiot
Posted on 4/6/09 at 1:38 pm to RollTide MJ
IS that about an 80 qt pot??
Posted on 4/6/09 at 1:48 pm to supatigah
quote:quote:
not as many people ate crawfish like they said they would and i ended up having nearly a whole sack left overquote:
boil, peel and freeze for etouffee/gumbo/salad
yeah that's what i ended up doing. i gave a bunch of it away and then kept most of it.
Posted on 4/6/09 at 1:54 pm to BackWoodsTiger
quote:
IS that about an 80 qt pot??
it's a 60qt pot that i got from academy sports here in tuscaloosa.
i got the burner for it there also. i want to get one that stands taller as i do fish on it and my gf and i also do what we call "a can" in which we layer the bottom of a 30qt pot with small corn cobs and then throw, potatoes, carrots, sausage, red hot sausage, onions, garlic, crab boil seasoning, one can of beer, and shrimp into it. you then turn on the burner, let it start steaming good and then cook it for 45 minutes and eat. it's basically a crawfish boil without the crawfish.
Posted on 4/6/09 at 1:57 pm to RollTide MJ
quote:You sure your not wearing purple and gold??
"a can" in which we layer the bottom of a 30qt pot with small corn cobs and then throw, potatoes, carrots, sausage, red hot sausage, onions, garlic, crab boil seasoning, one can of beer, and shrimp into it. you then turn on the burner, let it start steaming good and then cook it for 45 minutes and eat. it's basically a crawfish boil without the crawfish.
That sounds really good1!Posted on 4/6/09 at 2:16 pm to BackWoodsTiger
quote:
You sure your not wearing purple and gold??
Yeah I'm quite sure. I am 100% Crimson and White.
I just enjoy cooking outside. My grandfather used to do fish fries all the time when I was younger and now that he is gone I like to do that as much as possible. I never had crawfish until about 2 years ago and then decided that I wanted to try and start doing that. I have gotten it down pretty good and now I want start doing different variations to kind of give it my own signature. My gf turned me onto the can recipe and we do that for tailgating sometimes because it's not a hard recipe. We just have everything already cut up, get out onto campus and setup the burner and the propane tank and the rest is just hanging out, drinking beer and waiting. my dad is about to give me a smoker that he is getting rid of since he got a new one, so i'm about to start to take a try at smoking stuff.
Posted on 4/6/09 at 2:20 pm to RollTide MJ
quote:Boston Butt slathered with mustard...have fun making your own rub. I lve doing pork loins also(pork loves garlic and rosemary)
so i'm about to start to take a try at smoking stuff.
Posted on 4/6/09 at 2:21 pm to BackWoodsTiger
quote:
That sounds really good1!
i'll try and type up the whole recipe and post it back on this topic later.
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