re: Crawfish covered in seasoned salt, WTF?

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My friend married a girl from Basile and her family were crawfish producers... they did a steam method which involved the crawfish in a chest with seasonings. I didn't see it done, but my friend (from Bunkie) said they kicked serious arse. Said the meat was way more tender since they weren't boiled.

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I have a hard time believing that you understand what they did. I don't see how you can just "steam" crawfish in an ice chest without boiling them first.


I've had quite a bit of crawfish in my lifetime, boiled both ways (sprinkled vs soaked). They've been good and bad using both methods. I prefer soaked, but I've had some damn good steam / sprinkled ones. The point is, both can be good if done right. People in LA get so up tight about this, probably because some people actually sprinkle tony's on top of crawfish after they are on the table. Now that's the stupidest thing I've ever seen.