Crawfish Season!

white_s2k · 01-24-2009, 09:41 PM

Anyone else ready for crawfish season?? Local place here in Dallas already has it in, so I'm planning a boil for Super Bowl. Anyone got any special tips/techniques for how you like to make yours?

icehog3 · 01-24-2009, 11:20 PM

I have never cooked them myself, but have eaten more than my share....good stuff!

Smokin Gator · 01-25-2009, 03:41 AM

For me the key is to use the "Swamp Fire" brand of seasoning. Well that and purging the little suckers!!!

Partagaspete · 01-25-2009, 04:53 AM

Let them play a few days in clean water to clean out their system. I use Old Bay.

One thing I do differently than most is I steam them so the seasoning is on them as you eat. Kinda like Maryland style blue crabs.

T

Martin · 01-25-2009, 06:55 AM

Thanks for the pic, it's 9 am here n freakin cheerios just ain't gonna cut it now

boonedoggle · 01-25-2009, 07:08 AM

Use plenty of Cayenne pepper. C'est ci bon!

01-25-2009, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Smokin Gator

Well that and purging the little suckers!!!

Salt the hell out of em

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Originally Posted by boonedoggle

Use plenty of Cayenne pepper. C'est ci bon!

also, don't forget the lemon, corn, potatoes, and garlic.

now you went and got me all hungry.

shvictor · 01-25-2009, 07:23 PM

I can't believe I've never had them. They look very tasty

Kreth · 01-25-2009, 07:38 PM

When I was working down in Manhattan several years ago, I used to go to a tiny place called the Delta Grille that had a fantastic Crawfish Etoufee. Yum!

Yazzie · 01-25-2009, 07:45 PM

Man I love these. Go to an annual boil every year where they do it up to the nines....They have 6 or 7 stations (Tables covered with Newspaper) and they biol em up in huge posts with all kinds of potatoes, garlic, mushrooms, etc...

Dump em out in the middle of a station and you just stand there and go to town on em... Need lots of cold beer to wash em down

ucla695 · 01-25-2009, 08:02 PM

I've never made them myself, but I'm a fan...Cajun style in Nola.

01-25-2009, 08:22 PM

I'm a big fan of mud bugs. I have not had any in a couple years, in 2007 I went TDY to Bolixi, MS and that was the last time I had them. Tasty lil buggers.

rack04 · 01-25-2009, 08:24 PM

One of my absolute favorite eats. I can't wait to go to Crawfish Festival again this year.

01-25-2009, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ucla695

I've never made them myself, but I'm a fan...Cajun style in Nola.

The first time I made them was for a friend's birthday about 11 years ago. Let's just say I've never boiled them indoors since then. It was nearly a month before I could walk in and not get overwhelmed.

You gotta dip them, gettem all covered up in Louisiana Hot Sauce. Kind of like dipping shrimp in butter.

shvictor · 01-25-2009, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Darrell

I'm a big fan of mud bugs. I have not had any in a couple years, in 2007 I went TDY to Bolixi, MS and that was the last time I had them. Tasty lil buggers.

We should have a Crawdad festival herf. Isleton has it every year on Fathers day weekend.

Mark C · 01-26-2009, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Partagaspete

Let them play a few days in clean water to clean out their system. I use Old Bay.

One thing I do differently than most is I steam them so the seasoning is on them as you eat. Kinda like Maryland style blue crabs.

T

Steamed AND Old Bay? Smart man. You must not be a gulf shore native

bonjing · 01-26-2009, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by shvictor

We should have a Crawdad festival herf. Isleton has it every year on Fathers day weekend.

I went last year and had a blast. also came home with about 6 trays of extra crawdads and about 5 pounds on my gut

Mugen910 · 01-26-2009, 11:12 AM

I'm not a fan but when I visit SoCal the GF and I head to a place called "The Boiling Crab"

I love the way they make it!

ucla695 · 01-26-2009, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by TheJ

The first time I made them was for a friend's birthday about 11 years ago. Let's just say I've never boiled them indoors since then. It was nearly a month before I could walk in and not get overwhelmed.

You gotta dip them, gettem all covered up in Louisiana Hot Sauce. Kind of like dipping shrimp in butter.

Whoa. I had no idea. Thanks for the heads-up. There's nothing worse than lingering food smells in the house. Especially fish and similar things.

Hot sauce!!!

white_s2k · 01-26-2009, 11:35 AM

I made the same mistake of cooking it inside the first go around. Now I have a stand that you just hook a propane tank up to that works great. Just placed my order for Super Bowl, 30 pounds and Im calling dibs on atleast 5!
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Kreth Ronin smoker Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Jeff Location: Oneonta, NY Posts: 3,620 Trading: (14)	Re: Crawfish Season! When I was working down in Manhattan several years ago, I used to go to a tiny place called the Delta Grille that had a fantastic Crawfish Etoufee. Yum!

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Yazzie Have My Own Room Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Longhorn Country Posts: 1,674 Trading: (10)	Re: Crawfish Season! Man I love these. Go to an annual boil every year where they do it up to the nines....They have 6 or 7 stations (Tables covered with Newspaper) and they biol em up in huge posts with all kinds of potatoes, garlic, mushrooms, etc... Dump em out in the middle of a station and you just stand there and go to town on em... Need lots of cold beer to wash em down

01-25-2009, 08:02 PM	#11
ucla695 Neither here, nor there Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Pool Posts: 3,696 Trading: (5)	Re: Crawfish Season! I've never made them myself, but I'm a fan...Cajun style in Nola.

01-25-2009, 08:22 PM	#12
Darrell Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Crawfish Season! I'm a big fan of mud bugs. I have not had any in a couple years, in 2007 I went TDY to Bolixi, MS and that was the last time I had them. Tasty lil buggers.

01-25-2009, 08:24 PM	#13
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01-26-2009, 11:35 AM	#20
white_s2k The Dude Abides Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Josh Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,052 Trading: (20)	Re: Crawfish Season! I made the same mistake of cooking it inside the first go around. Now I have a stand that you just hook a propane tank up to that works great. Just placed my order for Super Bowl, 30 pounds and Im calling dibs on atleast 5! Posted via Mobile Device

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