SGH, ThatGrimGuy, Randy the Gumbo Person, Me and some other folks - Crawfish Boil Competition

Ozzie_Isaac

Dang!  Looks killer from here!  Good luck guys.

gmac

I don't want to hate you but....

theyolksonyou

I could get behind that omelet and that brew

blind99

looking good.  those crawfish don't stand a chance

saluki2007

You guys suck

Sammi

Standing by....will be watching this thread.

buzd504

I'll see you in an hour or so.

DMW

Wish I was closer, have fun guys.

bhedges1987

Looks like a good time.  Keep the pics comin.

I would love to try some crawfish sometime.  Never tried it in all my years.  Never even seen it on a menu where I live. At least I don't think.

RRP

what's in all those puffy purple bags sitting in the sun? Almost looks like crawfish - but surely not - but are they??

saluki2007

Yes ron those are the crawfish. Do you know of anything like this around here. I miss going to crawfish boils. When I lived in memphis I went all the time. I have not found any resturants around here that serve them either. 

YukonRon

That is the way to set these events up. 
Food, beer, friends, fun. Hit all the important things. Good luck, and represent!

RRP

saluki2007 said:

Yes ron those are the crawfish. Do you know of anything like this around here. I miss going to crawfish boils. When I lived in memphis I went all the time. I have not found any resturants around here that serve them either. 

The China Village Buffet on Camp St in EP offers crawfish along with shrimp and a crab salad on the appetizer table. They are served cold on ice. I always try 1 but never 2.

nolaegghead

nolaegghead

bluebird66

Man, I wish I could be there!

buzd504

nolaegghead said:

Woohoo!  I'm on the internet!!  I must be famous!!


(thanks @nolaegghead and @sgh for the hospitality!!)

caliking

Looks a fun time in (or around) NOLA... As if we should expect anything less. 

But what happened to the hooters girls???

RRP

Help me here - cook whole with no cleaning, hold by the head, eat the tail, pitch the rest. Move on to next one. Right?

buzd504

caliking said:

Looks a fun time in (or around) NOLA... As if we should expect anything less. 

But what happened to the hooters girls???

Oh they're there. 

buzd504

RRP said:

Help me here - cook whole with no cleaning, hold by the head, eat the tail, pitch the rest. Move on to next one. Right?

Purge/rinse them first, then cook.  Pinch the tail and remove the head.  Suck the head and discard.  Peel and eat the tail.

RRP

buzd504 said:

RRP said:

Help me here - cook whole with no cleaning, hold by the head, eat the tail, pitch the rest. Move on to next one. Right?

Purge/rinse them first, then cook.  Pinch the tail and remove the head.  Suck the head and discard.  Peel and eat the tail.

"purge" meaning jut? With all the steps you describe then there is more effort involved in eating them than I thought! Thanks for the explanation to this land lubber! Also about those big puffy purple bags of them - were they still alive at that point? If not how fresh do they have to be to be safe?

Wardster

They are alive, when kept cold they go a bit dormant, like blue crabs.  No gutting them, just rinse them real well.  Cook 'em whole.  It is a lot of effort, but it's fun.  Would take a loooooong time to get full.  It's more of a social thing, IMO.  Just like blue crabs..

RRP

If thousands are consumed then does that mean these are farm raised to meet the demand? See? I are cornfused up here! 

Dondgc

RRP said:

If thousands are consumed then does that mean these are farm raised to meet the demand? See? I are cornfused up here! 

Yes Ron many are farm raised. 

johnnyp

This event looks like a great time. Thanks for sharing

Thatgrimguy

Enjoyed it boys!! Sorry I couldn't stay longer! Wife drama.

texaswig

I can't believe yall hangout with that red haired dude. He's trouble. 

Jeepster47

buzd504 said:

caliking said:

Looks a fun time in (or around) NOLA... As if we should expect anything less. 

But what happened to the hooters girls???

Oh they're there. 

@buzd504 ... come now, you know the rules ... pics or it didn't happen!

GregW

Many, Many years ago at my first job, I worked at a research company who had a contract to develop an automated machine to separate the meat from the crawfish tail. We went as far as having it patented.

I left the company shortly after the machine was patented.
I don't know if it was ever put to commercial use. I do know it takes a lot of crawfish to make a pound of tail meat.

I know the brand of tail meat sold at Walmart has an American sounding name, however it comes from China. 

Is there any commercially available crawfish tail's produced in America?