Crawfish boil help (2 Viewers)

[buzd]

the key to garlic is peeling the few layers of skin off. My wife eats em by the handful (insert Al Bundy here LOL ) and likes them mushy, so they go in at same time as potatoes - just as i start the fire.

AS to the ice- i do that. and i find it does just the opposite...seals in the spices because the cold "closes" the pores and retards additional cooking.

Last two boils i forgot ice so i simply hosed pot off. I tasted the difference- not as spicy. But alas, im the only one in the house that likes em hot, so i get what i get and dont throw a fit lol.

and for giggles we did brussel sprouts - wasnt terribly bad either.

I love the garlic too - and mushy. I agree - cook the crap out of it.

Brussels sprouts are fine - I'm kind of over the fixins. Let everyone else have them. More crawfish for me.

 

[dtc]

Dropping a gallons worth, 8 lb, of ice into are large stockpot isn't really going to dilute the flavor. If you are really worried about it, freeze some from your boil.

2 liter coke bottles work great.

 

[someone]

Grill your sausage. The grease from the sausage makes the crawfish taste crappy and makes your leftovers all taste rancid.

I would disagree. Some people like adding vegetable oil to make the peeling easier. I don't do that, but adding the sausage accomplishes that goal.

Also, mushrooms do great in a boil. I add them a few minutes before cutting the flame. Warning: you can't put enough mushrooms in there and they will become the most popular item of your boil.

Also, I like to use a lot of celery salt.

 

[dtc]

I'd take it one step farther and not add the sausage at all. Why throw sausage in the boil at all? It loses all its flavor and tastes like crap. I would grill it too and serve it as an appetizer. Why ruin good sausage by boiling it? It's a waste of money.

Exactly what I was saying. Grilled sausage is good. Boiled sausage is communist food and we're not making cabbage here.

 

[dtc]

I would disagree. Some people like adding vegetable oil to make the peeling easier. I don't do that, but adding the sausage accomplishes that goal.

Also, mushrooms do great in a boil. I add them a few minutes before cutting the flame. Warning: you can't put enough mushrooms in there and they will become the most popular item of your boil.

Also, I like to use a lot of celery salt.

Celery salt = good.

vegetable oil is for frying.

Fry your sausage. Don't boil your oil.

I should make t-shirts that say "don't berl your erl"

 

[andrew76021]

Exactly what I was saying. Grilled sausage is good. Boiled sausage is communist food and we're not making cabbage here.

Done 30 boils in the last 6 years, always put andouille and pecan crusted jalapeno sausage in mine. Not one complaint on it doing anything to the boil but make it better. I also always try different veggies, carrots this year, to my boils.

My extras are corn, potatoes, garlic, onions, lemons, mushrooms, brussel sprouts, and sausage.

 

[El Caliente]

Prices have gone right through the floor.

I like to track the economy by checking gas prices (use GasBuddy) and crawfish prices (the crawfish app), and man, it’s eye popping the prices of these two goods.

The week that gas was .89/gl in New Orleans, crawfish went for $1.03/lb. Today regular gas in NO is $1.05/gl, and crawfish is .99/lb. Wild times.

 

[Andrus]

Prices have gone right through the floor.

I like to track the economy by checking gas prices (use GasBuddy) and crawfish prices (the crawfish app), and man, it’s eye popping the prices of these two goods.

The week that gas was .89/gl in New Orleans, crawfish went for $1.03/lb. Today regular gas in NO is $1.05/gl, and crawfish is .99/lb. Wild times.

And I haven't used a quarter of a tank in my truck over the last month. I guess I will have to burn some to go pick up a couple sacks of crawfish.

 

[El Caliente]

I haven’t checked to see if there are any other crawfish apps out there, I only found “the crawfish app” a few years back and have used it ever since.

It’s hard to find a “crawfish guy” here in Houston, so I use the app and hope that it’s giving me the lowest price in the area.

 

[El Caliente]

 

[egautr1]

Wow, that's some good prices! might have to do some this weekend.

On another note, has anybody tried Rouse's new Crab Boil? I can't find a picture of it but they are making/selling their own kind now. I tried it a few weeks back and man, it's got some spice bruh!!

I found it has more black/cayenne pepper and less salt than the Zat's. I like to mix the different kinds of seasonings and usually I use a mixture of zat's, LA crab boil, and cajunland. But the rouse's brand has some nice kick! Just wondering....

 

[efil4stnias]

Wow, that's some good prices! might have to do some this weekend.

On another note, has anybody tried Rouse's new Crab Boil? I can't find a picture of it but they are making/selling their own kind now. I tried it a few weeks back and man, it's got some spice bruh!!

I found it has more black/cayenne pepper and less salt than the Zat's. I like to mix the different kinds of seasonings and usually I use a mixture of zat's, LA crab boil, and cajunland. But the rouse's brand has some nice kick! Just wondering....

no but i will now. i love me some kick.

My first go to blend was Fishermans Cove blend. used that for YEARS. they sold it in a ziploc bag lolol marked 40lb and 25lb

 

[buzd]

no but i will now. i love me some kick.

My first go to blend was Fishermans Cove blend. used that for YEARS. they sold it in a ziploc bag lolol marked 40lb and 25lb

captain Sid’s does the same thing and it’s not bad but not spicy enough.

 

[BigOdin504]

captain Sid’s does the same thing and it’s not bad but not spicy enough.

Agreed
I like capt sids dry spice pack but I add liquid crab oil with it and yum!

As for soaking time, grab a beer (abita strawberry or the blood orange saison from 2nd line are my go to beers for boiling right now) and taste test every few minutes after the 1st 1/2 hour. Eat when they teach the desired taste.

 

[egautr1]

Agreed
I like capt sids dry spice pack but I add liquid crab oil with it and yum!

As for soaking time, grab a beer (abita strawberry or the blood orange saison from 2nd line are my go to beers for boiling right now) and taste test every few minutes after the 1st 1/2 hour. Eat when they teach the desired taste.

That's good advice right there. I love the Abita Strawberry with some super spicy crawfish or crabs.
Strawberry beer + Boiled crawfish=
Strawberry beer by itself=

Speaking of spices, anybody ever try the Slap Ya Mama crab boil??
I really like it as it adds more heat but I will warn you there is something in it that makes it foam up when you add it to water and boil over. So if you use it just add it slowly and only use like a small bag mixed with other seasonings. Anybody ever experienced this???