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Cleaning Crawdads/Crawfish?
Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:05 am
Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:05 am
Because Utah is the place you think of when we talk about crawfish...
A buddy of mine invited our family out for a day of fishing on his pontoon yesterday. When we came in to the marine for a potty break, we decided on a whim to throw the crawdad trap off the dock just to see what would happen. We came in a hour or two later to a full pot. They didn't want them so we decided to take them home. State law here says you must kill them before you transport them so we iced them down and took them home.
They are sitting on ice at home. My question is, what next? We'll cook them tonight, but how do we prep them before we drop them in hot water?
Thanks in advance!!
PS: We had a great day on the lake and caught several nice cutthroat. Didn't get any Kokanee salmon, they should be coloring up to spawn here soon. On they way home, my boy said to be and his mom, "Dad, can we buy a boat?"
A buddy of mine invited our family out for a day of fishing on his pontoon yesterday. When we came in to the marine for a potty break, we decided on a whim to throw the crawdad trap off the dock just to see what would happen. We came in a hour or two later to a full pot. They didn't want them so we decided to take them home. State law here says you must kill them before you transport them so we iced them down and took them home.
They are sitting on ice at home. My question is, what next? We'll cook them tonight, but how do we prep them before we drop them in hot water?
Thanks in advance!!
PS: We had a great day on the lake and caught several nice cutthroat. Didn't get any Kokanee salmon, they should be coloring up to spawn here soon. On they way home, my boy said to be and his mom, "Dad, can we buy a boat?"
This post was edited on 8/13/18 at 8:05 am
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Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:08 am to Lonnie Utah
what do you mean by cleaning them? peeling?
LINK
this video is how yankees and old folks peel them. if you push the tail in and twist before pulling it off it will release a few of the segments.
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this video is how yankees and old folks peel them. if you push the tail in and twist before pulling it off it will release a few of the segments.
This post was edited on 8/13/18 at 8:11 am
Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:10 am to celltech1981
if they dead, they aint gonna be any good boiled
Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:11 am to kook
if they have been on ice why would that be a problem?
Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:16 am to kook
What's the difference between a quick boiling water kill and ice killing? I think they would be fine. Hose 'em off and boil them suckers!
Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:18 am to Lonnie Utah
Just rinse the dirt off, I 100% would not kill them before cooking though.
If you do it again, put the ice in the bottom with a towel over it or cardboard and then put the crawfish on top or under it and dont seal the lid. They will stay alive for a while like this.
If you do it again, put the ice in the bottom with a towel over it or cardboard and then put the crawfish on top or under it and dont seal the lid. They will stay alive for a while like this.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:26 am to kengel2
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If you do it again, put the ice in the bottom with a towel over it or cardboard and then put the crawfish on top or under it and dont seal the lid. They will stay alive for a while like this.
There is a state law that says they have to be dead to be transported. The wildlife department doesn't want them getting into other waters.
The other alternative, which we were not prepared for, would be boil them onsite.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:28 am to kengel2
Their laws say they have to kill them before transporting from where they are caught. That's the intent putting them on ice. I doubt they would die if any do but if that's considered acceptable then that's fine.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:28 am to celltech1981
They are fine on ice. The problem with dead ones in the sack of live is you don’t know how long it was dead for and if it has spoiled. On ice is alright...
OP make sure you season the water, then boil. Y’all have crawfish seasoning up there?
OP make sure you season the water, then boil. Y’all have crawfish seasoning up there?
Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:28 am to Lonnie Utah
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There is a state law that says they have to be dead to be transported. The wildlife department doesn't want them getting into other waters.
So these are invasive Red Swamp Crawfish then?
Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:30 am to Lonnie Utah
The difference between Louisiana crawfish and those in a clearer 'cleaner' lake or river would be huge. The main reason to purge Louisiana crawfish is to get the muck off and out of them. I don't think this would be an issue in Utah.
I'd just rinse and boil them. This is assuming they came from a mostly sandy and clear body of water.
I'd just rinse and boil them. This is assuming they came from a mostly sandy and clear body of water.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:32 am to Sasquatch Smash
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So these are invasive Red Swamp Crawfish then?
I dunno, I just know what's in the regulation book.
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This is assuming they came from a mostly sandy and clear body of water.
Yeah, we could see the bottom 10-15 down.
Thanks everyone for the replies. I think we'll be better prepared the next time we go. We caught so many so quickly, that I'm sure we could get a big haul without too much effort.
This post was edited on 8/13/18 at 8:36 am
Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:40 am to NOLAGT
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Y’all have crawfish seasoning up there?
I have some Zatarains crab boil. I figure that's close enough for us... :)
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Their laws say they have to kill them before transporting from where they are caught. That's the intent putting them on ice. I doubt they would die if any do but if that's considered acceptable then that's fine.
FWIW, we had the pot in the lake about 2 hours. They went directly from the trap to the cooler. They were dead by the time we got home a couple of hours later.
This post was edited on 8/13/18 at 8:43 am
Posted on 8/13/18 at 9:13 am to Lonnie Utah
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Crawdads
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a potty break
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My question is, what next?
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how do we prep them before we drop them in hot water?
Send them things down to Louisiana before you do something silly
Posted on 8/13/18 at 9:42 am to Lonnie Utah
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They were dead by the time we got home a couple of hours later.
I bet if you let a few warm up you'll find they weren't really dead but only in a suspended state like a coma. Lol...... Put a few to come to room temp and they may still be alive.
Posted on 8/13/18 at 12:28 pm to Cajunate
Count 5 holes for water
Turn burners on
Put 1 container extra spicy crab boil zatarains, 1 liquid container, 6 lemons squeezed, half of cayenne, 3 seed bags then let water come to a boil
Drop onions potatoes garlic mushrooms with seasoning
When starts boiling, drop crawfish in and bring back to a boil. Let it boil for 5 mins. Turn off fire. Drop frozen corn and soak until crawfish fall
Ingredients:
1 container xtra spicy zat
1/2 bag of seasoning
3 seasoning bags
1 liquid bottle 16oz
Big bottle of cayenne
Turn burners on
Put 1 container extra spicy crab boil zatarains, 1 liquid container, 6 lemons squeezed, half of cayenne, 3 seed bags then let water come to a boil
Drop onions potatoes garlic mushrooms with seasoning
When starts boiling, drop crawfish in and bring back to a boil. Let it boil for 5 mins. Turn off fire. Drop frozen corn and soak until crawfish fall
Ingredients:
1 container xtra spicy zat
1/2 bag of seasoning
3 seasoning bags
1 liquid bottle 16oz
Big bottle of cayenne
Posted on 8/13/18 at 7:00 pm to Cajunate
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I bet if you let a few warm up you'll find they weren't really dead but only in a suspended state like a coma. Lol...... Put a few to come to room temp and they may still be alive.
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Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:08 pm to Lonnie Utah
Thanks everyone. They turned out great. Added some shrimp to the final pot because we didn't think we had enough for three people. The boy had one tail, and a couple of claws before he was done. He had more than his share of corn potatoes and sausage. lol. But he did help dump them in the pot and I was proud of him for that.
One more question for the experts. A few of the turned dark black when we cooked them (about 5 mins). I'm assuming that's just something that happens and they're still OK to munch?
One more question for the experts. A few of the turned dark black when we cooked them (about 5 mins). I'm assuming that's just something that happens and they're still OK to munch?
This post was edited on 8/13/18 at 8:10 pm
Posted on 8/13/18 at 8:18 pm to Lonnie Utah
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There is a state law that says they have to be dead to be transported
What they don't know won't hurt them. Not like you'll be giving up consent for a search for a traffic tix on your way home.
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