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re: Lemon squeezing in crawfish boil
Posted on 4/19/10 at 2:42 pm to Catman88
Posted on 4/19/10 at 2:42 pm to Catman88
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Lemons do serve a purpose. It the ONLY acid in their entire pot which is never a bad thing in cooking to have. It also adds a touch of flavor that is barely noticable. The only way any sane person would likely be overpowered by it would be if 10% of the liquid in the pot was lemon juice and the seasoning contained lemon flavor which many do.
Finally, some rational thoughts about lemons.
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Posted on 4/19/10 at 2:49 pm to EMILIO
The yellow lemons look good contrasted with the bright red Crawfish when you dump them out I think is the biggest reason, and I always do it (but i think the main reason I do it is b/c my dad did)cutting up a few lemons and putting in a 120 quart pot i really don't think changes the flavor up much
Posted on 4/19/10 at 3:04 pm to Tigerpaw123
Lemons are a must. The only time I ever thought the lemon flavor was to strong was when the cook used large amounts of lemon juice from a bottle. This was at the St. Bernard Crawfish Festival years ago.
100 qt pot with 35 pound sack needs 6-8 lemons halved, squeezed, and dropped into the water before the crawfish go down. Without the lemons, the boil will not taste the same.
100 qt pot with 35 pound sack needs 6-8 lemons halved, squeezed, and dropped into the water before the crawfish go down. Without the lemons, the boil will not taste the same.
Posted on 4/19/10 at 3:17 pm to Jimbeaux
I've also heard that the acid from the lemons helps with the peeling???
Posted on 4/19/10 at 3:23 pm to Rattler
quote:Maybe. I don't think I've had many boiled crawfish witout lemons in the boil, so I really couldn't compare.
I've also heard that the acid from the lemons helps with the peeling???
Posted on 5/7/10 at 11:57 am to TexasTiger34
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feelings aren't hurt, i'm laughing my arse off at you thinking you're the Chef Folse of crawfish boiling
Actually according to Chef John Folse he uses 6 lemons quatered in a pot to cook a 50lb bag of crawfish...
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