Wow!!!
Well we passed good time yesterday! Did the 5 sacks at my friends house who has a terrific setup, as you can see form the pics.
you can take a whole head of cabbage, put it In a crawfish sack and leave it in for two boils and it is awsome. You can also put eggs in the boil, you will be amazed at the flavor/spice they absorbI've got 50 pounds coming via 1st class plane ride from New Orleans on Saturday morning. Got the garlic, lemons, onions, mushrooms, potatoes, sausage, brussel sprouts, artichokes, and corn ready to go. Got some chicken to boil for the non shellfish eaters and a keg of beer in the kegerator all ready to go.
Cooking it all in zaterians pro boil, so flavor should be spot on
Just need to get Saturday here so I can get the bugs
I've seen all kinds of stuff in there; celery stalks, heads of cauliflower, artichokes, carrots.................you can take a whole head of cabbage, put it In a crawfish sack and leave it in for two boils and it is awsome. You can also put eggs in the boil, you will be amazed at the flavor/spice they absorb
I am with you foam.The only new school things I put in mine are sausage and said mushrooms (check the photos). Lemons, onions, garlic, taters, corn, mushrooms and sausage. I am not after flavoring all kinds of other stuff (cauliflower, cabbage, etc) I am worried about what all that other stuff does to my crawfish flavor! I have some friends that like to put jalapenos in and we almost come to blows about it. Talk about imparting a strong flavor. I like jalapenos on my nachos and other mexican dishes, but damn sure not my crawfish! And I damn sure don't need the heat from the japs. That's what cayenne is for, dang it!!!
You want really good, although its not old school, mushrooms. They soak up all that boil and are really good. All those things you list are just new ideas and all are good in the boil. Potatoes, onions, and corn are dang hard to beat. AND the boiled garlic!