Crawfish?

[Troublehook]

Any easy recipes? My friend/neighbor has a cabin on a shallow river that is full of crawfish and i want to be daring, and try to eat some next time he takes me

[almosthaddabite]

They're easy to cook, just toss them in boiling salt water. We just treat them as you would shrimp.

[Finns]

In the spice section of your larger grocery store look for "Old Bay Seafood One-Step Shrimp & Crab Boil". Follow directions. Yum!

Finns.

[New Yankee]

Trouble- make sure those that you intend to cook are live - those with tails that don't move when touched go to the trash. Then, get a wash bucket with a salty brine in it, we used one box of salt for a 30-40 gal wash tub, so figure from there (that is for 35-45 lbs of crawfish). Fill the tub with water and disolve the salt. Then put your mud bugs in and let them sit for 5-10 minutes. The brine cleans them out (ie their lower tract and if you watch carefully you'll see them upchuck - not being sick, it is what cleans them out).

Then, use crab boil seasoning in your water and dump them in for about 5 minutes on a medium slow boil. The shell will turn a deeper red. Then bring the beer and newspapers to turn them out on the picnic table and enjoy!

[ddsbyday]

Just like he said. They will look just like little lobsters.(just as good too!) The only problem is they are just like sunflower seeds. So good but so much work.

[Walterwontfalter]

What's the right way to eat them? (shell them)

[Troublehook]

Thanks guys, and what parts of them do you eat? I know for sure the tails, but i bet you eat more than that.

[efgh]

If you ever happen to get to new Orleans, the cray fish capital of the world, the natives will rip off the tail and eat it, then smash up the intestants with their index finger and suck them out, I have been to friends that live there and witnessed this and never could do that, they tell me I am missing the best part, UGG.

[Troublehook]

I think ill stick with the tails

[New Yankee]

Pop the tails off and peel off two or three of the shell rings from the end or body side, then squeeze the tail between your index finger and thumb from the tail end while grabing the exposed meat with your teeth and the meat will slide out. The hard core will 'suck the heads' of the yellow fat which does have a good flavor.

[Troublehook]

Thanks for the eating tip.