Crawfish Boil!

tbrtt1 · Apr 20, 2014

Father-in-law brought in a couple sacks of crawfish from Lafayette this weekend. Since I am the official crawfish boiler in both mine and my wife's families I was more that happy to oblige. Boiled em up with corn, potatoes, onions, garlic, lemons, sausage, mushrooms and or douse a healthy dose of seasoning!

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kc5tpy · Apr 20, 2014

Hello. OH! WOW! Makes me miss home. Thanks so very much for posting. Keep Smokin!

Danny

leah elisheva · Apr 20, 2014

How wild! That's so fun to see! I bet you had a fabulous time! Cheers! - Leah

rschwartz · Apr 20, 2014

My God that looks awesome. Can't wait for warmer weather here in NC. Im ready for fresh blue crabs and shrimp.

smoking b · Apr 20, 2014

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tbrtt1

Apr 20, 2014

That looks great!!!

Rafter H BBQ · Apr 20, 2014

Wow, that looks very fun & tasty ! A crawfish boil & cold beer ! :drool

dirtsailor2003 · Apr 21, 2014

Super Tasty looking, can't wait for bug season to hit here!

chef willie · Apr 21, 2014

Oh heavens......have not been to one of those in years since my Cajun buddy crossed over the swamp. Brought back a flood of memories...thanks.....Willie

jeepdiver · Apr 21, 2014

Will be flying in a sack or two at the end of may for a mile high boil. Getting sick of seeing friends and family posting pics of all the good boils back in MS this year, so decided to do something about it cost be damned

tbrtt1 · Apr 21, 2014

JeepDiver said:
Will be flying in a sack or two at the end of may for a mile high boil. Getting sick of seeing friends and family posting pics of all the good boils back in MS this year, so decided to do something about it cost be damned

Good for you. Mind if I ask what it costs to get a sack out there? No prob if you don't want to say. I'm just curious. Hell, I get peeved at what they cost living in SE Texas since they were so cheap all the years I was growing up and living in BR and Lafayette. Still a little cheaper back home but not by much. Crawfish have gotten too popular!!

backwoods bbq · Apr 21, 2014

tbrtt1,

last year we bought crawfish (130 pounds) at 2.49lb sometime in may I believe. That took us one night to finish all that. Then I drove back to Amarillo (where I currently live) and a week later I bought 30 pounds at 1.99lb at our local Albertsons. It was strange how 600 miles NW from Toledo bend (Huxley Bay) it was cheaper. I feel your pain on the price for east texas and SE texas. sometimes you just have to get lucky and be at the right place at the right time. Both crawfish orders were same size and tasted GOOD! This is why I am going to start my aquaponics system and grown them myself.

jeepdiver · Apr 21, 2014

tbrtt1 said:
Good for you. Mind if I ask what it costs to get a sack out there? No prob if you don't want to say. I'm just curious. Hell, I get peeved at what they cost living in SE Texas since they were so cheap all the years I was growing up and living in BR and Lafayette. Still a little cheaper back home but not by much. Crawfish have gotten too popular!!

Last week when I looked on Louisianacrawfish they were around 4.20 a lb shipped for 40-80 lbs. Should drop a bit more this week since Easter is over

jeepdiver · Apr 21, 2014

Price is crazy esp remembering then for less than 50 cents a lb, but sometimes you have to do what you have to do

tbrtt1 · Apr 21, 2014

JeepDiver said:
Price is crazy esp remembering then for less than 50 cents a lb, but sometimes you have to do what you have to do

Yep I hear ya. I lived in Lafayette for 10 years in the 90s and towards the end of the season when they were getting rid of em to drain the ponds and plant the rice they would be $10-15 a sack! They get a little hard in June but they are big then too.

When I was a kid they were 20-25 cents/lb.

Have a great boil. Even at that price its good to do it once a year anyway.

tbrtt1 · Apr 21, 2014

Backwoods BBQ said:
tbrtt1,

last year we bought crawfish (130 pounds) at 2.49lb sometime in may I believe. That took us one night to finish all that. Then I drove back to Amarillo (where I currently live) and a week later I bought 30 pounds at 1.99lb at our local Albertsons. It was strange how 600 miles NW from Toledo bend (Huxley Bay) it was cheaper. I feel your pain on the price for east texas and SE texas. sometimes you just have to get lucky and be at the right place at the right time. Both crawfish orders were same size and tasted GOOD! This is why I am going to start my aquaponics system and grown them myself.

Yeah its supply and demand. Probably not too many folks in Amarillo boil em and the Albertson's had some to get rid of.

Growing your own? Now thats the way to go!

chestnutbloom · Apr 21, 2014

That is a sweet boil. I have only had the pleasure to be at one boil but I will never forget (or stop telling people) about how amazing it was....

eman · Apr 21, 2014

we were paying $90 - $100 a sack For easter. Sign this morning was $60 a sack.

chef jimmyj · Apr 21, 2014

Looks great! We had them for my Birthday a few years ago...JJ

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My youngest girl Melissa goofing around...

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jeepdiver · Apr 22, 2014

eman said:
we were paying $90 - $100 a sack For easter. Sign this morning was $60 a sack.

6 weeks of Friday boils and all of the Catholics down there have had their fill and are back to steak for a while

tbrtt1 · Apr 22, 2014

JeepDiver said:
6 weeks of Friday boils and all of the Catholics down there have had their fill and are back to steak for a while

Nah, just getting started now that the prices come down after Easter! Plus they are hitting the stride getting bigger.

Doing a 5 sacker in a couple weeks for 40 people. Can't wait. Will have 2 pots going. Those second and third batches are epic since the first batch makes a stock for the subsequent batches. Any experienced crawfish veteran will always "snack" on the first batch and get full on the second batch!!! AAAAYYEEEEEEEE cher!

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