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1st crawfish boil
Posted on 3/30/09 at 8:10 am
Posted on 3/30/09 at 8:10 am
I christened my new equipment this weekend.
I bought the 100 qt pot like everyone suggested.
Everyone complemented the crawfish except my wife
She complained because of no juice in heads to suck.
What was wrong? Not enough water in the pot?
I bought the 100 qt pot like everyone suggested.
Everyone complemented the crawfish except my wife
She complained because of no juice in heads to suck.
What was wrong? Not enough water in the pot?
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Posted on 3/30/09 at 8:17 am to LSU9102
Cue the nasty jokes. 
Honestly, I've never heard that problem before. How long did you soak them?
Honestly, I've never heard that problem before. How long did you soak them?
Posted on 3/30/09 at 8:28 am to LSU9102
tell her to eat the fat out of the heads and stop complaining. That is way better than the juice anyways.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 8:31 am to JustSmokin
I am wondering the same thing!!!!! I went to a boil yesterday and was disappointed for the same reason. The meat was wonderful and they were seasoned perfectly...but no fat!
Posted on 3/30/09 at 8:36 am to nikinik
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but no fat!
no fat or no juice?
Posted on 3/30/09 at 8:38 am to TinyTigerPaws
you have to shock them with cold water or ice jugs or something so that they sink, before you serve them. That means they soaked up the spicy water or "juices".
Floating crawfish will be "dry".
Floating crawfish will be "dry".
Posted on 3/30/09 at 8:47 am to coloradoBengal
The vast majority, including restaurants, do not add ice or anything. The crawfish will sink on its own as it soaks and the water cools. I don't think it's the reason for "dry" crawfish.
If it was, most people/places would be serving dry crawfish.
If it was, most people/places would be serving dry crawfish.
This post was edited on 3/30/09 at 8:49 am
Posted on 3/30/09 at 8:49 am to coloradoBengal
quote:
you have to shock them with cold water or ice jugs or something so that they sink, before you serve them. That means they soaked up the spicy water or "juices".
Floating crawfish will be "dry".
I've never done this and my crawfish always turn out juicy. I just cook mine until almost done, trun off the heat, and let em soak. 10 minutes MINIMUM.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 8:55 am to BayouBlitz
They were juicy...just no fat at all. When you pulled the tail from the head, there was literally no fat.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 9:00 am to JustSmokin
thanks for everyone's responses.
i soaked them 25 minutes.
i soaked them 25 minutes.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 9:12 am to coloradoBengal
quote:
so that they sink, before you serve them. That means they soaked up the spicy water or "juices".
Floating crawfish will be "dry".
+1
I normally "push" crawfish down thats out of water a couple of times during the soaking process. My heads always have juice.
The sack I boiled last weekend was FULL of fat.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 9:13 am to nikinik
quote:
just no fat at all.
that's a problem with the crawfish. I had some last night that were pretty damn tasty with LOTS of fat and I'm not really all that big of a fan.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 10:17 am to JustSmokin
quote:
The crawfish will sink on its own as it soaks and the water cools. I don't think it's the reason for "dry" crawfish.
Right, but why are they sinking? It doesn't matter if it was by ice or by time.. sinking crawfish sink because ... AIR goes out of them and WATER goes in.
If the guy says he soaked them 25 minutes and they were still floating, then they didn't cool in that 25 minutes enough for the air to go out and the water to go in. Its not rocket science.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 10:58 am to coloradoBengal
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coloradoBengal
Is it normally...
Bring it to a boil, drop in bugs, bring it back to boil, turn off heat, sit for 20 minutes?
Posted on 3/30/09 at 12:26 pm to mametoo
quote:
Is it normally...
Bring it to a boil, drop in bugs, bring it back to boil, turn off heat, sit for 20 minutes?
That sounds about right. The water should be very spicy and almost too salty when you taste it.
But how fast it cools is going to depend on whether you shock it, what the temp is outside, what the shape of the pot is, is it covered well, etc. etc.
All I know is, if they floating, they ain't fully of water or "juice" as people call it.
ETA: I know every one has made that first batch after drinking too much beer that just didn't have the right amount of spice. You can sprinkle seasoning on them directly on the table while they are still hot and it will melt and you will save the batch.
I have cousins in Ville Platte that ALWAYS season this way, and when done right, its quite tasty. I have never gotten the knack of it myself so I stick with a traditional boil and soak.
This post was edited on 3/30/09 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 3/30/09 at 12:43 pm to coloradoBengal
I'm pretty sure this has everything to do with the particualr subspecies of crawfish you've got, and not how your boil them.
Big hard crawfish later in the season also don't have as much fat or as much juice in the head.
Big hard crawfish later in the season also don't have as much fat or as much juice in the head.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 1:25 pm to Jimbeaux
Hahahaha. Sound like ronnie's boudin crawfish, dry as hell. After the crawfish is boiled, u need to put half bag ice in it and soak for about 4 min.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 2:30 pm to Mattluvsu
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After the crawfish is boiled, u need to put half bag ice in it and soak for about 4 min.
Consider dumping a few frozen water bottles in it instead. Use smaller bottles instead of 2-liter jugs so that more surface area of the ice encased in plastic will contact the hot water.
Even though a half a bag of ice only partially dilutes the water, swing for the fences. Dilute NONE of it and get the same effect by using small frozen water bottles.
The plastic will not melt in the water because it is being cooled from the inside. After the inner ice melts, you can even reuse them a few times.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 2:41 pm to EatnCreaux
Thats great. Haven't heard that one before.
Posted on 3/30/09 at 3:02 pm to EatnCreaux
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EatnCreaux
i just throw the bag of ice in there, bag and all, the bag has never melted for me or busted, and you don't have to remember to freeze water bottles.
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