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re: Go-to crawfish boiling method?

Posted on 6/7/21 at 9:55 am to
Posted by thatoneguy
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2014
603 posts
Posted on 6/7/21 at 9:55 am to
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then shut off heat, add mushrooms and a 16oz bottle of Zatarains liquid and soak until it's right.


What's the logic in adding liquid so late? I always add it same time as the bag
Posted by urtoosmall
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
556 posts
Posted on 6/7/21 at 1:00 pm to
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Here's my gimmick.

Take your lemons, onions, celery(if you use it) and blend them all up in a food processor or blender.

Go ahead and try it with the lemons and tell me it doesnt put more citrus flavor in the crawfish.


I've done this for a couple of boils and have been very happy with the result.
Posted by BigDawg0420
Hamsterdam
Member since Apr 2010
7506 posts
Posted on 6/7/21 at 3:52 pm to
1. Fill pot almost half way with water and light burner.
2. Add tub of Cajunland and 1/4 bottle of liquid boil.
3. Cut up sack of lemons and oranges. Squeeze into water.
4. Cut up onions and garlic. Add to pot.
5. Bring to rolling boil.
6. Add crawfish, sausage, mushrooms, potatoes.
7. Bring back to boil.
8. Test crawfish after minute or so. If they peel right, cut burner off. (At this point I hook up the Boil Boss and cool the pot down)
9. Add frozen corn, jar of minced garlic, and stick of butter.
10. Let sit for 30-45 mins.
11. Pull, drain, and pour on table.
12. Profit.
Posted by TheEnglishman
On the road to Wellville
Member since Mar 2010
3310 posts
Posted on 6/7/21 at 4:36 pm to
I cook my veggies and sausage separately.

100qt - 1 third full of water with a container of zats powder, 1 quart lemon concentrate, 6 lemons +-, small thing of liquid boil, and a couple bags of the crab seasoning bags. Bring to a boil and taste.... should burn your throat and be quite lemony. Keep a separate container of Zats, lemons, and crab boil bags for each batch after the veggies.

Start a timer for 30 minutes (hold at boil level on burner)
Add - potatoes, garlic, lemons, onions
at 15 minutes
Add - Sausage
At 10 minutes
Add Corn and mushrooms
AT 7 minutes
add cauliflower, brussel sprouts, green beans... stuff that cooks quickly
Remove once the timer is done and serve...

Add the other container of Zats, some more lemon juice, and the remaining few crab boil bags... bring to a boil

Add your sack of crawfish and bring to a boil.... Once boiling shut of the burner... let it sit for 20-30 minutes to taste... drink a few brews... tell a few lies... Serve.
This post was edited on 6/7/21 at 4:44 pm
Posted by heatom2
At the plant, baw.
Member since Nov 2010
13107 posts
Posted on 6/8/21 at 8:15 am to
Honestly, I don't have a great theory on why, but it's the way I've always done it.
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