Crawfish or Crayfish if your from the north

[Shervin]

Celebrating 3 years of solid growth on Sunday by cooking up 120lbs of Crawfish.

I got there about 60lbs late as I was told but no worries as their was another 60lbs to go, that's Louis getting the Crawfish ready for the pot

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They were kept live in a cooler and prepped with salt and fresh water for about a half hour before they went into the pot.[IMG]http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu206/*********/3%20Year%20Anniversary/CIMG5142.jpg[/IMG]
This is Chris the Chef[IMG]http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu206/*********/3%20Year%20Anniversary/3YearAnni4.jpg[/IMG]

And just a little later we had yet another table of yummy craw...[IMG]http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu206/*********/3%20Year%20Anniversary/3YearAnni6.jpg[/IMG]

and boy did it keep coming...[IMG]http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu206/*********/3%20Year%20Anniversary/CIMG5137.jpg[/IMG]
and coming...[IMG]http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu206/*********/3%20Year%20Anniversary/3YearAnni.jpg[/IMG]
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We had a great time last night well into the morning even had a few out of towner's stop by and participate in the gorging festivities talk about perfect timing.

[Tarks]

Man that looks good. A few years back a friend of mine ordered 50lbs from Louisiana for a dinner party. It cost him a fortune to ship up here to Canada but was well worth the money.

Yup "Crayfish" up here. Although, its not popular to eat them here but some people do. They must be a different species than down there. Sometimes when we are fishing we will catch them with wieners. They love wieners!

[Jonesee]

You can tell the way they are poured on the table you guys have been there before and know what to do...

Tis the season for crawfish. Two weeks ago we killed off 90 pounds at a friend's party and a week ago we did in 50 pounds between 7 of us.

Try grilled oysters sometime is addition to the crawfish.. Throw oysters on the grill, shuck the top shell off when it pops. Doctor them up with butter or garlic buitter or your favorite pepper sauce cook them however well done people like and serve right off the grill!!! and it goes without saying some never make it to the grill...

[Hermit]

I like em better than lobster.

[Tarks]

I love lobster too but the grand dady of them all is Alaskan King Crab. Delish!

[Shervin]

Originally Posted by Jonesee

You can tell the way they are poured on the table you guys have been there before and know what to do...

Tis the season for crawfish. Two weeks ago we killed off 90 pounds at a friend's party and a week ago we did in 50 pounds between 7 of us.

Try grilled oysters sometime is addition to the crawfish.. Throw oysters on the grill, shuck the top shell off when it pops. Doctor them up with butter or garlic buitter or your favorite pepper sauce cook them however well done people like and serve right off the grill!!! and it goes without saying some never make it to the grill...

Honestly my first time eatin Crawfish but my buddies had it down to a science, we would go through a batch of 20- 30lb's at a time. Chris (in the blue) actually came down from Mississippi and if it weren't for him I'd still be sctraching my head.

[wolfman]

anyone know a good place to order live crawdads from?

[Shervin]

Bienvenue : Cajun Crawfish - Authentic Cajun @ your door! there are a bunch of other places but this is the only one I've heard mentioned before

[Cypress]

Damn, they look good. I have a big boil next weekend I am going to.

[Jonesee]

Originally Posted by Shervin

Honestly my first time eatin Crawfish but my buddies had it down to a science, we would go through a batch of 20- 30lb's at a time. Chris (in the blue) actually came down from Mississippi and if it weren't for him I'd still be sctraching my head.

He did it the right way. 30 lbs a shot, pour them on the table and stand there and eat your way through it while the next 30 lbs gets ready. It is eating made for socializing. Once you've done it you know what I mean about that. The oysters I mentioned are the same way.

Shervin, that website is REALLY REALLY expensive and those a farm raised. Crawfish should be going for $1.50 to $2.50 per pound. I recommend looking through the Sliidell, LA phone book and just pay them to send them to you. 1. The price will be better and 2. you will get wild crawfish rather than farm raised. If you don't mind farm raised I suggest Joe Patty's Seafood in Pensacola, Fl. I know they ship worldwide. They will be $2.50-$3.00 a pound at Patty's. The sausage, garlic, corn and potatoes you can get anywhere. If you can't find the seasoning up north, Patty's can send it too. And Patty's can send you a box of fresh oysters to grill also...

The key to crawfish is not to overcook them. They get hard to peel if you do. And remember, peel the tail, suck the head and move on to the next. Until you are good at it, it is the best food in the world you will starve to death eating.


Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!!!!!!
(let the good times roll)

[themoneycollector]

Crawfish are some of my favs. I prefer them over shrimp and crab.

I agree they take some getting used to yanking the tail off just right and peeling, but once you got it down, you can go through 8-10 lbs in no time.

[mrreindeer]

Awesome! And Congrats on the growth....financial kind, I hope.

We had a boil ourselves back in New Orleans ahead of the Jazz Fest a couple weeks back!

Thanks for sharing the pics & I'll throw in some of ours for the thread!

45 lbs. of our 90 lbs.



Hand-Stands!



Here's lookin' at you, kid!



I'm on the left.



Mmmmmm.

[Rasagul]

Mmmm a nice table filled with mudbugs and a cold dixie sounds good

[Shervin]

Originally Posted by Jonesee

Shervin, that website is REALLY REALLY expensive and those are farm raised. Crawfish should be going for $1.50 to $2.50 per pound. I recommend looking through the Sliidell, LA phone book and just pay them to send them to you. 1. The price will be better and 2. you will get wild crawfish rather than farm raised. If you don't mind farm raised I suggest Joe Patty's Seafood in Pensacola, Fl. I know they ship worldwide. They will be $2.50-$3.00 a pound at Patty's. The sausage, garlic, corn and potatoes you can get anywhere. If you can't find the seasoning up north, Patty's can send it too. And Patty's can send you a box of fresh oysters to grill also...

The key to crawfish is not to overcook them. They get hard to peel if you do. And remember, peel the tail, suck the head and move on to the next. Until you are good at it, it is the best food in the world you will starve to death eating.


Laissez Les Bons Temps Rouler!!!!!!
(let the good times roll)

Correction that was a response to wolfmans question. I simply did a google search (I admit I am lazy) but I asked my bud today where he got them from and he replied Rosey Baby - regardless thanks for the reco dude!!!

[Shervin]

Those pic's are awesome Reindeer!!!