Crawfish boil

[carolina girl]

I did some research on here and read alot. Being from Baltimore, we don’t boil much.

Someone suggesting adding mushrooms to the boil. Genius!

They were better than the crawfish.

Thanks

 

[Dirk Van Schmaldlerson]

No. That is all.

 

[Aunt Betty]

Just shove the crawfish over this way. "All of them" she said..

 

[oleww]

Peanuts. Asparagus, corn, hotdogs…. Whatever. Trick to cooking all the additional junk is to cook it done without it soaking up too much seasoning.

Also, I don’t put sausage in with my crabs or crawfish. The sausage makes it greasy. On good days, I have two pots going. One for seafood, the other for veggies.

Thanks for the update. Anytime I see “boil” instead of “steam” I know you are living right.

 

[carolina girl]

I have had boiled crabs. Terrible

I used to steam shrimp til I was turned onto boiling them. Never steam again.

Crawfish are new to me. I followed the suggestions to a T and they were incredible.

Next time though, Ill leave the lemon out. I didn’t like it (I know, get a rope)

Nothing but steam, for crabs though

 

[Fasteel72]

Try the shrimp on the grill, spray butter and creole seasoning 2 min on each side over the coals.

 

[carolina girl]

I have.

Try crab on the grill. Pop the tops, clean them and fill the carapace with butter and mince garlic. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Top with Parmesan cheese when off the grill

 

[carolina girl]

Peanuts. Asparagus, corn, hotdogs…. Whatever. Trick to cooking all the additional junk is to cook it done without it soaking up too much seasoning.

Also, I don’t put sausage in with my crabs or crawfish. The sausage makes it greasy. On good days, I have two pots going. One for seafood, the other for veggies.

Thanks for the update. Anytime I see “boil” instead of “steam” I know you are living right.

I did exactly that. I cooked them separate and added at the end.

 

[tripper]

Try the shrimp on the grill, spray butter and creole seasoning 2 min on each side over the coals.

^^ this

 

[OTL91]

The more citrus the better. We also add 1 or 2 bunches of chopped cilantro to the pot. Slice all lemons, limes, oranges instead of halving (increased surface area). In addition to butter add a bottle of Italian dressing (helps with flavor and ease of peeling). Ravioli is unreal out of a crawfish pot and we also put chunks of pineapple in.