OT: Cajun Wolverines/Foodies Crawfish boil help.
I'm throwing a party for the Michigan/Michigan State game and I'm planning a crawfish boil which doesn't seem like rocket science. Looking to cook about 20 LB's for about 10-12 seafood eaters. But, it seems like theres a wide variation of seasonings and techniques. Has anyone had any expience or knowledge you can pass on?
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October 16th, 2016 at 3:42 PM ^
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/stove-top-crawfish-bo…
It always works great for me
October 16th, 2016 at 3:42 PM ^
how many pounds do you cook?
October 16th, 2016 at 3:45 PM ^
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October 16th, 2016 at 3:46 PM ^
you can vary recipes. and 3 lb's is maybe enough for 2 people. Thanks for clarifying though.
October 16th, 2016 at 4:06 PM ^
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October 16th, 2016 at 7:42 PM ^
...are less seafood, and more pondfood/ditchfood/swampfood. Occasionally streamfood, but in any case the ones that are harvested commercially and that you would eat aren't cultivated in saltwater.
October 16th, 2016 at 4:17 PM ^
Nope, 5-10 pounds per person would be reasonable, 1.5# is not nearly enough. And this is a non-sarcasm tone.
October 16th, 2016 at 3:47 PM ^
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How much salt do you use? how many pounds of crawfish do you normally cook at a time? and how many pounds per person do you yield? thanks
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Awesome! Thanks!
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A pot of jambalaya (chicken & Andoulle sausage) is getting made for all the non-seafood fans.
October 16th, 2016 at 3:54 PM ^
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October 16th, 2016 at 3:56 PM ^
But I don't have thread-starting privileges.
Did anybody else just see the McDonald's commercial during the Lions game that talks about needing to find new things to hate, like...
-Dog Strollers
or
-Football players who unnecessarily stress the word "The".
I wonder if it was unintentional, or if they made that commercial specifically for Michigan.
October 16th, 2016 at 7:32 PM ^
But I don't think a little shade thrown on OSU will cause problems almost anywhere.
October 16th, 2016 at 7:44 PM ^
...someone really hates Citadel.
October 16th, 2016 at 4:27 PM ^
Zatarains is all I have ever used for seasoning a good boil. Good luck with the cookout and laissez les bon temps rouler!!!
October 16th, 2016 at 4:27 PM ^
Yes, Zatarains is a must, but I like to mix the two. 50/50 Zatarains/Old Bay, but always the Z liquid Heat smoke and poured out on a large table covered with newsprint. Reminds me of evenings at bayoo camps by Calcasieu Lake. mmmmmm
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And to make it REALLY Southern, sit around and trash the North and talk about how great the South is and how you still think the "war of Yankee aggression" came out the wrong way. Geesh. (You cant talk to a white native of Charlston without hearing about the civil war within ethe first 5 minutes of the conversation.)
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October 16th, 2016 at 5:56 PM ^
October 16th, 2016 at 6:35 PM ^
were Shermans on her mother's side. I got really drunk at a party in Tuscaloosa one night and decided to dish.
October 16th, 2016 at 7:15 PM ^
followed by "Bless their heart"
October 17th, 2016 at 8:52 AM ^
Been marooned around the south for almost a decade, you'd have thought the Civil War ended 15 years ago, not 150 years ago! It blows their mind that up north the Civil War crosses people's mind for about 2 days in middle school and that's it.
Ironic thing is that those white native Charlestonians probably went up north to get edumacated or thier family fortunates were made in PA and OH. You'll really have to dig or get them drunk to find that out though.
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October 16th, 2016 at 4:18 PM ^
I've always used Big Fisherman's seafood boil [www.bigfisherman.us].
In addition to all the standard veggies, I like to add whole mushrooms. They're great for soaking up the heat of the boil.
October 16th, 2016 at 4:50 PM ^
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October 16th, 2016 at 5:33 PM ^
+1 on the mushrooms. They absorb that flavor like no other. Don't forget the whole garlic cloves too.
Crawfish will probably be very small/hard this time of year since they're out of season.
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suck the heads.
I lived in NOLA for five years, I have to say I have only eaten crawfish outside the state of Louisiana once...and deeply regretted it.
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couple years back. The company provided the spice bag and purging instructions.... Think the company was Louisiana Live Crawfish Direct or something similar. I just added corn and potatoes..... was good to go.
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