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Looking for the best way to boil crawfish
Posted on 4/14/12 at 9:08 am
Posted on 4/14/12 at 9:08 am
I have a basic understanding but I'm unclear on seasoning. Should I use both liquid and dry seasoning?
60 qt pot
30 lbs crawfish (2 batches)
potatoes
corn mushrooms
cauliflower
I will clean and purge first.
I've read to bring the water back to a rolling boil when I put the crawfish in then cut off the fire and let soak for 15 mins.
What's the best method? TIA!
***NO TWO POT METHOD***
60 qt pot
30 lbs crawfish (2 batches)
potatoes
corn mushrooms
cauliflower
I will clean and purge first.
I've read to bring the water back to a rolling boil when I put the crawfish in then cut off the fire and let soak for 15 mins.
What's the best method? TIA!
***NO TWO POT METHOD***
This post was edited on 4/14/12 at 9:09 am
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Posted on 4/14/12 at 9:13 am to luvmesumlsu
Bring the water back to a boil before shutting it off. Mushrooms and cauliflower have no business being in the pot at all.
Posted on 4/14/12 at 9:15 am to luvmesumlsu
i use 8 cups dry, 1 small bottle of liquid, couple cups salt, 1/8 cup cayenne, 1-2 qts lemon juice for 1 sack in 80 qt pot.
get all seasonings to rolling boil. add crawfish, bring back to a boil for a couple minutes, kill heat. longer it soaks - better they will be. you will need to cool the water tho - so they dont keep cookin. i usually add a couple bags of ice. (this will add water to your pot if you are boiling multiple batches - will need to adjust seasonings and water level accordingly). Some people say spraying the pot cools it, but i dont find it works as well as ice. If you have some gallon jugs of frozen water - those work best. I have some in our freezer for fishing.....large apple juice jugs.
add sausage to your boil. adding a lb of butter when you soak will help "grease" them up too....helps the tail meat slide out of the shell.
get you a boiling bag for your veggies/etc ... you can seperate it all. hardware stores have them. i have a couple.
Good luck. Boiling is a passion for me. Always a good time with freinds/family.
btw, i love mushrooms in a boil.
get all seasonings to rolling boil. add crawfish, bring back to a boil for a couple minutes, kill heat. longer it soaks - better they will be. you will need to cool the water tho - so they dont keep cookin. i usually add a couple bags of ice. (this will add water to your pot if you are boiling multiple batches - will need to adjust seasonings and water level accordingly). Some people say spraying the pot cools it, but i dont find it works as well as ice. If you have some gallon jugs of frozen water - those work best. I have some in our freezer for fishing.....large apple juice jugs.
add sausage to your boil. adding a lb of butter when you soak will help "grease" them up too....helps the tail meat slide out of the shell.
get you a boiling bag for your veggies/etc ... you can seperate it all. hardware stores have them. i have a couple.
Good luck. Boiling is a passion for me. Always a good time with freinds/family.
btw, i love mushrooms in a boil.
This post was edited on 4/14/12 at 9:17 am
Posted on 4/14/12 at 9:17 am to bossflossjr
Boss who did you book for that company boil?
Posted on 4/14/12 at 9:21 am to bossflossjr
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bossflossjr
I appreciate it man!
Posted on 4/14/12 at 9:26 am to yellowfin
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company boil
I was getting a referrals for a buddy. Told him I wasnt interested in boiling that much. He used Sammys. Surprising competitively priced he said
This post was edited on 4/14/12 at 9:30 am
Posted on 4/14/12 at 9:44 am to bossflossjr
Boss doing work. Boss, throw in a can of OJ concentrate...trust me. And, the mushrooms are the bomb.
Posted on 4/14/12 at 10:00 am to bossflossjr
quote:
add sausage to your boil. adding a lb of butter when you soak will help "grease" them up too....helps the tail meat slide out of the shell.
get you a boiling bag for your veggies/etc ... you can seperate it all. hardware stores have them. i have a couple.
Do you add your sausage and veggies after you boil your crawfish?
Posted on 4/14/12 at 10:13 am to luvmesumlsu
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purge
Don't bother.
Posted on 4/14/12 at 10:22 am to GonePecan
Never boiled crawfish, want to learn. It seems like something you'd be better off experiencing than reading a book or watching youtube videos.
What would be a good festival or something to travel to LA for a weekend to learn how to do it right, enjoy some music, walk around make some friends have a few brews and such?
What would be a good festival or something to travel to LA for a weekend to learn how to do it right, enjoy some music, walk around make some friends have a few brews and such?
Posted on 4/14/12 at 10:36 am to CtotheVrzrbck
If you want to learn come watch me. Dammit. I've told y'all the best way over and over again here.
Louisiana powder
Zats liquid at soak.
Throw whatever veggies u want.
Boil garlic, onions, celery and lemons in water with powder for 15 minutes. Add non purged crawfish. Purging a waste of salt and time.
Bring crawfish barely to a boil. Shut off and add liquid, corn shrooms etc. let them soak. Thank me later
Louisiana powder
Zats liquid at soak.
Throw whatever veggies u want.
Boil garlic, onions, celery and lemons in water with powder for 15 minutes. Add non purged crawfish. Purging a waste of salt and time.
Bring crawfish barely to a boil. Shut off and add liquid, corn shrooms etc. let them soak. Thank me later
Posted on 4/14/12 at 10:38 am to CtotheVrzrbck
I'd probably go with the crawfish festival
Breaux bridge, la
Breaux bridge, la
Posted on 4/14/12 at 10:40 am to luvmesumlsu
To add to boss' work:
We soak them for an hour, but at least 30 min. Also, after they finish soaking, pick up the basket of crawfish, put your stirring spoon/paddel into the pot and put the basket back in (basically hang the baske out of the water) and pour another 16 oz lemon juice over the crawfish before serving.
We soak them for an hour, but at least 30 min. Also, after they finish soaking, pick up the basket of crawfish, put your stirring spoon/paddel into the pot and put the basket back in (basically hang the baske out of the water) and pour another 16 oz lemon juice over the crawfish before serving.
Posted on 4/14/12 at 10:46 am to yellowfin
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I'd probably go with the crawfish festival
That or come to LA on any weekend afternoon in the spring, drive to some neighborhood, park your car, follow your nose and join in. They'll be glad to have you.
Posted on 4/14/12 at 10:52 am to GonePecan
He can come to my house, I'll teach him
Posted on 4/14/12 at 11:30 am to yellowfin
No one has mentioned Chackbay dry seasoning yet. It, with Zats liquid, make a great seasoning combo. If you can't get it, use a healthy amount of Tony's Twice As Hot Red pepper...you'll have better crawfish for sure.
Posted on 4/14/12 at 11:33 am to luvmesumlsu
quote:
I will clean and purge first.
Purging is the key!
Posted on 4/14/12 at 11:38 am to 4LSU2
# 1 rule - Don't over cook them.
I don't care how long you boil, soak or season.
The longer you want to soak, the less you boil.
How long you boil depends on your burner, your pot, the size of the bugs, if you add ice ect.
After soaking 10 minutes start testing the smallest bugs you can find. When they are done, pull um. Hell add more seasoning then if you need to. Don't overcook them.
I have never heard anyone complain about under cooked crawfish.
I don't care how long you boil, soak or season.
The longer you want to soak, the less you boil.
How long you boil depends on your burner, your pot, the size of the bugs, if you add ice ect.
After soaking 10 minutes start testing the smallest bugs you can find. When they are done, pull um. Hell add more seasoning then if you need to. Don't overcook them.
I have never heard anyone complain about under cooked crawfish.
Posted on 4/14/12 at 11:40 am to CITWTT
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Mushrooms and cauliflower have no business being in the pot at all.
Says you..
Mushrooms are in every pot I boil.
And after Finns the other day, I'm thinking of throwing meatballs in to.
Posted on 4/14/12 at 12:14 pm to Napoleon
Some guy in Mobile who was boiling crawfish for one of the bars Wednesday night put asparagus and brussel sprouts. Over cooked the shite of the crawfish. Bouncer told me the guy was "banned" from crawfish boiling contests in Louisiana cause he was so good. I didnt agree.
Keep to the basics: potatoes, corn, sausage. I like mushrooms so I probably wouldnt argue that.
Keep to the basics: potatoes, corn, sausage. I like mushrooms so I probably wouldnt argue that.
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