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Crawfish Seasoning
Posted on 8/28/23 at 11:54 am
Posted on 8/28/23 at 11:54 am
I grew up in Thibodaux, and primarily used Zatarains (bags and/or liquid), Salt & cayenne pepper to season a crawfish boil along with onions, garlic, etc. In the mid-1970s, I went to a crawfish boil that some friends from New Orleans were having. They seasoned their water for the boil with salt, "Chinese pepper" which I think was cayenne more or less, and some ground up mixture of spices that was a green powder.
I've done many web searches trying to figure out the ingredients in the green powder, and I can't find anything. I'm wondering if anybody on this board might know what was in the ground up green powder. And, no, it was not ganja.
I've done many web searches trying to figure out the ingredients in the green powder, and I can't find anything. I'm wondering if anybody on this board might know what was in the ground up green powder. And, no, it was not ganja.
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Posted on 8/28/23 at 12:00 pm to WaltO
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Zatarains (bags and/or liquid), Salt & cayenne pepper to season a crawfish boil along with onions, garlic
You were doing it right. Chinese pepper can be found, it looks just like cayenne. Adding it can’t hurt, but you don’t have to. Crab boil, cayenne, and salt is all you need to make perfectly good crawfish.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 12:02 pm to WaltO
We officially have off-season crawfish threads now. 
I'm excited
I'm excited
Posted on 8/28/23 at 12:10 pm to Deactived
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We officially have off-season crawfish threads now
yesterday Lafayette set a record of 110 degrees. Unfortunately, early season crawfish prices will be $6.85/lb live
Posted on 8/28/23 at 12:28 pm to WaltO
Sorry baw. I've never heard of a green powder crawfish boil seasoning. Do you know roughly how much was used? A lot (pounds?) or just a little bit (less than a pound)?
This post was edited on 8/28/23 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 8/28/23 at 12:31 pm to SUB
Threw some gumbo file in there?
Posted on 8/28/23 at 12:32 pm to Got Blaze
The crawfish mafia would make the five families of New York blush
Posted on 8/28/23 at 1:21 pm to Gaston
Cajunland bottles it now.
As far as a green powder, I use a good amount of celery seed sometimes, but it’s not a powder.
Most all in one boils will get you really close. I tinker with stuff, but the difference is minimal. I laugh at the people that boil in Sunny D and other stuff.
Currently, I’m searching for some jumbo raw peanuts to boil.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 2:10 pm to Deactived
quote:That reminds me. Who has the best King Cake?
We officially have off-season crawfish threads now. I'm excited
Posted on 8/28/23 at 2:26 pm to WaltO
There’s a new one we tried called Bayou Marine. Talk about good.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 2:33 pm to WaltO
Celery salt or ground celery seeds maybe? Possibly some ground up bay leaves.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 3:58 pm to sleepytime
quote:I use it in my boils.
Celery salt
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