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re: Going to try crawfish... help.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 8:51 pm to Tigerdew
Posted on 3/5/18 at 8:51 pm to Tigerdew
Actually, you said plenty of people have tried it. You never said you did. Literally, this stuff doesn't happen to me.
Im definitely not doing anything wrong. Again, thanks for the laugh.
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Plenty of people have had them this way. All it does is make the top of the batch a greasy mess. There’s a reason that oil and water don’t mix. That doesn’t change in a crawfish pot.
Im definitely not doing anything wrong. Again, thanks for the laugh.
This post was edited on 3/5/18 at 8:54 pm
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Posted on 3/5/18 at 9:54 pm to TigerLunatik
Just for fun I googled butter in crawfish boil and the very first link is to a food network recipe by Bobby Flay where he calls the water broth and says to boil for 15 minutes. He better add a shite load of butter to get the meat out of those shells.
Posted on 3/5/18 at 10:08 pm to Tigerdew
15 minutes seems to be overkill, but I'd be willing to eat them if he's cooking. 3 minutes works perfectly for me.
Posted on 3/6/18 at 10:59 am to TigerLunatik
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I like to experiment when I cook, so it's just something I've come up with after doing it so many times.
I hear ya man. If you and your guests like the end product, that's all that matters. And I don't think 3 minutes is very excessive for a boil time. I usually cut the heat when I start seeing a gentle boil and the crawfish are floating, but there have been times where I got distracted and may have had a rolling boil for a few minutes, but I didn't notice a big difference either way.
I love to experiment too. I try doing a new vegetable / add-in each year. Last year was nopales (cactus) which was very good. I also made a hot pepper puree of serranos and habaneros and added that to my last batch...it gave the meat a really interesting flavor profile, as well as a different level of heat.
Posted on 3/6/18 at 11:10 am to SUB
Wow. That's something I would never have thought of or would ever really entertain doing myself, but I would love to taste that to sample what it would be like.
Posted on 3/7/18 at 1:32 pm to TigerLunatik
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who the hell has multiple friends that are allergic to shellfish?
They dont they just think his crawfish /chicken combo sucks
Posted on 3/7/18 at 2:05 pm to SUB
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I love to experiment too. I try doing a new vegetable / add-in each year. Last year was nopales (cactus) which was very good. I also made a hot pepper puree of serranos and habaneros and added that to my last batch...it gave the meat a really interesting flavor profile, as well as a different level of heat.
I did yuca once. That was...interesting.
I like Pineapple for sure. I've done artichokes, carrots, sweet potatoes. Always fun to try a few different things.
Posted on 3/7/18 at 2:09 pm to TigerLunatik
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knows a thing or two about cooking and he puts beer in his crawfis
I admit to saving all leftover beer from previous crawfish boil and dumping 10-12 beers in the pot.
Also, I add fresh jalepenos to my boil water rather than adding ground cayenne. It's cheaper and I find the spice is a little brighter.
And, if you're feeling bold, you can eat one of them
This post was edited on 3/7/18 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 3/7/18 at 2:20 pm to TigerLunatik
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when the water returns to a boil (steam will start coming from the pot no need to constantly check it), start the stopwatch for 3 minutes with lid on.
Posted on 3/7/18 at 2:43 pm to X123F45
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I add fresh jalepenos to my boil water rather than adding ground cayenne. It's cheaper and I find the spice is a little brighter.
Interesting. Another one I would like to taste, but probably wouldn't put in my stuff.
Posted on 3/7/18 at 2:56 pm to TigerLunatik
I've seen and heard of a bunch of people that do it. I've seen more people do serranos than jalepenos but yeah.
I really don't like the taste of jalepenos that much so I'm not sure if that taste would transfer to the crawfish, or just the heat.
And in lieu of say, a cup of cayenne, how many whole, fresh jalepenos would one drop in?
I really don't like the taste of jalepenos that much so I'm not sure if that taste would transfer to the crawfish, or just the heat.
And in lieu of say, a cup of cayenne, how many whole, fresh jalepenos would one drop in?
This post was edited on 3/7/18 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 3/7/18 at 3:06 pm to Fun Bunch
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I like Pineapple for sure. I've done artichokes, carrots, sweet potatoes. Always fun to try a few different things.
Whole pineapple is awesome. I've also done asparagus, brussel sprouts, and cauliflower
Posted on 3/7/18 at 3:09 pm to troyt37
Forget Louisiana recipes. Go Minnesota style. Boil them in clear water and just add butter afterwards. DELICIOUS!
Posted on 3/7/18 at 3:10 pm to cbonfanti
Probably a silly question, but would whole pineapple give any taste to the crawfish? Kid loves pineapple and I'm trying to decide how to fix it next time we boil.
Posted on 3/7/18 at 3:12 pm to TigerLunatik
I think pineapple does for sure. Gives it a slightly sweeter taste that is very noticeable. I just dump a whole can of chunk pineapple in at the beginning of the soak.
The pineapple itself is basically like the shrooms or brussel sprouts, just absorbs all that spice.
The pineapple itself is basically like the shrooms or brussel sprouts, just absorbs all that spice.
This post was edited on 3/7/18 at 3:13 pm
Posted on 3/7/18 at 4:18 pm to Fun Bunch
School me on the fresh pineapple please. How do you prepare it? When do you put it in the pot? Wanna try it next boil
Posted on 3/7/18 at 4:23 pm to Tino
Ummmmmmmmm...I'm lazy so I just buy canned chunk pineapple and dump it in when I start my soak (juice and all), like I would mushrooms, sausage, corn etc.
It would probably be a lot better to just cut up a fresh pineapple into chunks and throw them in, but I don't have time for that.
It would probably be a lot better to just cut up a fresh pineapple into chunks and throw them in, but I don't have time for that.
This post was edited on 3/7/18 at 4:25 pm
Posted on 3/7/18 at 4:35 pm to Tino
Take a whole pineapple and cut the top and bottom off then take a knife and punch holes in it all around. I put it in when I drop the crawfish
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