Boiling Crawfish

[DrenalinJunkie]

Need a little help on how much boil to put into my 120 Qt pot.....

[Cajun Blake]

forrest

crawfish sacks usually weigh @ 35#

i now have "extra spicy" crawfish boil seasoning in 3 # bags that is the perfect amount for a sack


it's been my experience that a 120 qt pot will accommodate around 60 lbs or crawfish

an 80 qt pot is perfect for 40 lbs or a sack of crawfish

i usually fill my pot a little more than 1/2 full of water , turn up the propane and add seasonings

my 1 # bag pictured , as I also have 3 # bags - SACK SIZE

[Grillen Joe]

I guess thats my proble, I dont let them soak very long. I usually cook around 150 pounds and I only have 2 pots, so letting them soak takes too long for me to cook everything.

I have never let them soak and they turn out good. I let them steam in the cooler with seasoning. alot of family from louisiana cooks them the same way. Theres more than one way to skin a cat..lol My wifes friends from gulf employees credit union always wanted me to boil them up some bugs and thats the way we did it.. They will steam and soak up flaver for a while in a cooler..

[Lynda]

Crawfish was one of the freakiest things I was introduced to by my dear Cajun hubby. At the big family get togethers, they would all have a tray full of empty shells while I was still trying to peel my first half doz. That was then... now I'm putting them away like an honorary Texan, or is that ornery Texan - ha.

Diggin' the veg ideas too...

[Meatcutter]

I too like to let them sit in icechest and not in the pot. Cooked 600 lbs for Good Friday in Henderson La.

[krausejmk]

Did the same here for easter!

[Johnny Dangerr]

Sitting here Sunday evening eating a bowl of ox tail and rice covered with a bunch of Ragin Blaze on it remembering that last crawfish dinner.

Thanks again to all. The recipe is awsome..............

[imyomama]

ok, so i'm gonna try to make some crawfish this weekend .. If I understand right .. you boil the water and spices , drop them in for 5 minutes , then dump the whole thing in a cooler for 25 minutes ? hot water and all, would that melt the cooler ? ? just trying to figure out the process.. i'm only using a 30 quart turkey fryer and i'll need to feed 5 hungry people .. and my mother in law is from louisiana ..so the pressure's on... i'll cook them in batches .. so the dumping in the cooler will help allot ... please let me know about the dumping part .. I need to know !

[awatsonjr]

Man that looks good.

[G5-Maniac]

Iv been meaning to go buy a burner and pot this gives me more motivation now lol also goin to order us some Ragin Blaze

[texan16]

DO NOT DUMP THE WHOLE POT OF WATER INTO YOUR COOLER !!!!!!!!!!!!!! You should have a pot with holes in it that you put the crawdads in and then put that pot into your bigger pot that has the boiling water and seasonings in it. Once they are done lift out the smaller pot with the crawdads in it, let the water drip off and dump the crawdads into the cooler. OR you can just scoop them out and dump them into the cooler.

[imyomama]

DO NOT DUMP THE WHOLE POT OF WATER INTO YOUR COOLER !!!!!!!!!!!!!! You should have a pot with holes in it that you put the crawdads in and then put that pot into your bigger pot that has the boiling water and seasonings in it. Once they are done lift out the smaller pot with the crawdads in it, let the water drip off and dump the crawdads into the cooler. OR you can just scoop them out and dump them into the cooler.

my question was more directed toward the 25 minutes when they soak in the hot bayou after the boiling for 5 minutes.. Since I was going to have to do batches and only have one big pot for the fire .. I wanted to dump the pot into another container so they can soak while I get the next batch going ...

am I missing something?

[Tubby]

my question was more directed toward the 25 minutes when they soak in the hot bayou after the boiling for 5 minutes.. Since I was going to have to do batches and only have one big pot for the fire .. I wanted to dump the pot into another container so they can soak while I get the next batch going ...

am I missing something?

Think about how long it would take a fresh pot of water to start boiling...

Let 'em soak in the boiling pot.

[imyomama]

Think about how long it would take a fresh pot of water to start boiling...

Let 'em soak in the boiling pot.

based on my test yesterday , it takes 15 minutes to boil half the pot of water ..

so it will be 25 + 15 = 40 minutes between batches... it may take a little less depending on how warm the water stays after 25 minutes ..

I wish I could have seen someone doing this at least once (start to finish) before trying it out myself ...

[cksweat678]

We cook the crawfish for 7-8 minutes and then turn off the fire and let them soak for 20-30, longer they soak the spicier they get. Shrimp for only 3-4 mins. Good eats

Moose, whats all the Green? We usually put shrooms, sausage, lemons, and everything else but I never seen any green..

WHAT IS IT??