Ate crawfish for the first time this season last night

[UglyCasanova]

I love this time of year! Had crawfish last night with the family. Really, really good, but I can't wait till the prices go down and the sizes go up. :beer:

 

[UglyCasanova]

Nobody likes crawfish?

 

[StevenYoo]

how do you eat them? do you peel them like shrimp?

 

[loup garou]

Can't wait, it's gonna be a good season! My mom brought me my first king cake of the year yesterday...its almost gone.

 

[irishScott]

If it swims or crawls underwater, it's teh sh!t.

<------------------Seafood Fanatic

 

[Cheesemoo]

I moved to Florida a couple years ago. MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN I miss being able to easly get crawfish. And hopefully a king cake will be shipped to me shortly.

 

[SpanishFry]

cool! we'll have our company crawfish boil in another month.

king cakes are in the office every day it seems.. good times. also received the email the other day letting us know the office will be closed for Mardi Gras

 

[Chryso]

Did you boil them yourself?

 

[Fingolfin269]

Heading back to New Orleans Memorial Day weekend and can't wait to visit the Acme for crawfish again. I tried a few different places but there is just something about the seasoning they use that makes them awesome.

 

[monk3y]

I would buy crawfish if I knew how to prepare them myself.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: monk3y
I would buy crawfish if I knew how to prepare them myself.

buy big vat of crawfish online.
buy big turkey fryer
fill turkey fryer with water
add a whole big can of tony sacherese seasoning
let it come to a boil
add corn, potatoes, peanuts, etc
add mud bugs
dump on picnic table covered with news paper
eat.

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
Heading back to New Orleans Memorial Day weekend and can't wait to visit the Acme for crawfish again. I tried a few different places but there is just something about the seasoning they use that makes them awesome.

acme is fscking expensive.

 

[EvilYoda]

I can't even remember the last time I had crawfish...

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: StevenYoo
how do you eat them? do you peel them like shrimp?

bite the head and suck the tail!


I'm missing out on Mardi Gras this year, making a trip to Ireland that I can barely afford instead. I made it to 3 straight Mardi Gras while a friend went to school, 03-05 and want to get back to making it a regular trip but i'm back in school now. Unfotunately one of my favorite hole in the wall restaurants, Dunbar's, didn't reopen after Katrina.

Any home recipe? I'm not sure what quality of crawfish I would find in Ky, but I would'nt mind trying a boil.

 

[LS20]

the spicier the better

with potatohs and corn in the mix. yeah

 

[Chryso]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: monk3y
I would buy crawfish if I knew how to prepare them myself.

buy big vat of crawfish online.
buy big turkey fryer
fill turkey fryer with water
add a whole big can of tony sacherese seasoning
let it come to a boil
add corn, potatoes, peanuts, etc
add mud bugs
dump on picnic table covered with news paper
eat.

A turkey fryer is way too small. An 80 quart stock pot is better.
Only fill pot halfway with water. The crawfish will displace much of the water.
I prefer to add the potatoes a little before the crawfish because they take longer to cook.
Do not add corn until crawfish are done cooking and you are beginning soak phase for opposite reason of potatoes.

 

[Chryso]

Originally posted by: StevenYoo
how do you eat them? do you peel them like shrimp?

First you pull the tail away from the body.
Peel away a couple of the shell segments from the tail.
Pull out the tail meat and eat.
If claws are big enough you eat them too.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
Heading back to New Orleans Memorial Day weekend and can't wait to visit the Acme for crawfish again. I tried a few different places but there is just something about the seasoning they use that makes them awesome.

acme is fscking expensive.

I'm a tourist. If anyone can point me to another New Orleans locale that serves crawfish that taste as good as those please feel free to do so. I tried a couple of other places (can't remember the names) and none came close.

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Fingolfin269
Heading back to New Orleans Memorial Day weekend and can't wait to visit the Acme for crawfish again. I tried a few different places but there is just something about the seasoning they use that makes them awesome.

acme is fscking expensive.

I'm a tourist. If anyone can point me to another New Orleans locale that serves crawfish that taste as good as those please feel free to do so. I tried a couple of other places (can't remember the names) and none came close.

I don't know the name of the place, but I can find out if you're interested. My friends(Tulane Students) would make a trip to a grocery store in the "ghetto" , that usually sold out it's daily crawfish output pretty fast and would bring back a few coolers full.

Any tips on where to get crawfish outside of NO? Online where? Or just my local grocery store, I know I used to catch them in streams up here, but where will I find a good price/quality?

 

[Dedpuhl]

http://www.cajungrocer.com/fresh-foods-crawfish-live-c-1_15_19.html

I've spent a lot at that place and I just moved from LA 6 months ago. I've never ordered crawfish from them, though. Supposedly, they're one of the best.

 

[Oil]

Can't wait until everyone starts having crawfish boils here in Baton Rouge

 

[Chryso]

Originally posted by: Turin39789
Any tips on where to get crawfish outside of NO?

You can get them almost anywhere in south La.
Or did you mean outside La rather than just outside NO?

 

[GRIFFIN1]

The problem I have with eating crawfish is that it takes a lot of effort for a very small amount of food. My fingers usually give out before I get full.

 

[Viper0329]

I had some before Christmas. I was surprised at the size for that early in the season. So far, the season has been excellent. Getting a little scarce though because so many people have started buying them earlier. The population isn't quite there yet.

But man I can't wait for my next boil

 

[Chryso]

Originally posted by: GRIFFIN1
The problem I have with eating crawfish is that it takes a lot of effort for a very small amount of food. My fingers usually give out before I get full.

With practice you get better at peeling.

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: Chryso

Originally posted by: Turin39789
Any tips on where to get crawfish outside of NO?

You can get them almost anywhere in south La.
Or did you mean outside La rather than just outside NO?

yea, sorry. Outside of NO, as in Kentucky