July 4 Seafood Boil!

[kit s]

Smokin, I have to ask. Do you ever get an imprint of part of the newspaper on any of the food - kinda like when kids press silly-putty over a comic?

Chris

Lol...Chris don't think anybody checked....well at the few boils I been to....doubt it though maybe the table might have some ink bleed on it...but even that would probably wipe off.

 

[SmokinVOLfan]

Smokin
Man that looks so good...another finger food group (in my opinion)...ya craws are good to, but nothing wrong with your boil....love the way it is done in the south...dump in center of table and let the feeding frenzy begin...like!
Oh and another thing great about meals like this....usually there is no lack of good ole bs...

Lol you are def right on the good ole BS. Hoping to have some crawfish too this next time

 

[greatfx1959]

you hope LOL..............roll tide i always enjoy that game

 

[SmokinVOLfan]

you hope LOL..............roll tide i always enjoy that game

Man I'd just like to beat f'in Vanderbilt at this point. People wonder why I drink so much and my hair is falling out. We been rebuilding since 1999 lol

 

[Bearcarver]

Last night cleaned up all the firework mess, cleaned the giant pot and strainer, got all the coolers and chairs and everything put back up and finished up the evening with a nice cold one.
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Love me a nice Cold PBR!!
or 2 or 8.

Bear

 

[SonnyE]

First off yes start with 2 boxes of PBR. Gotta get in the right mindset before you begin:

Dump some PBR in with the water, cut two whole lemons in half drop them in, and I added about a can and a half of old bay per pot(50 qt pot)

Per pot(there were 2 of them) it was about 3 pounds of shrimp, 2 pounds crab legs, 1.5 pounds of sausage, 3 ears of corn(cut in half), a sack of red potatoes, a pound or so of shrooms, and a few jalapenos.

I encourage you to try the jalapeno's...it gives them wonderful flavor and they aren't as spicy as you would think.

Sounds like you need to convince the old lady to let you get a bigger pot!

Umm, Old Bay comes in a lot of different can sizes. :confused: Can you give me some idea of ounces? (I have a tiny 2.68 ounce can. Kind of embarrassing really) :oops:
I have a 4.5 pound bag of Louisiana Brand Boil I thought I'd use. I was at a mud bug boil, but only as an attendee.
So all this is really new to me... brand new. I've got frozen crab halves, appetite, and desire. Them mud bugs tasted like Lobster to me.
Don't even have a proper pot. :eek: But my BIL might, or my Uncle Syris might. Uncle sez he bets he does have a proper pot on the ranch. But he's down with pneumonia. Providence that I called the old fart, I'm going to go see his butt afore he croaks on us. There was a reason I gathered a freezer full of crabs. It was so I'd call Uncle Sy.
I've got the butter figured out (Clarified, plain and some garlic). So I'm building up steam for a BBQ and Boil Feast.
If I've learned anything, there's a first time for everything.

 

[SmokinVOLfan]

Umm, Old Bay comes in a lot of different can sizes. :confused: Can you give me some idea of ounces? (I have a tiny 2.68 ounce can. Kind of embarrassing really) :oops:
I have a 4.5 pound bag of Louisiana Brand Boil I thought I'd use. I was at a mud bug boil, but only as an attendee.
So all this is really new to me... brand new. I've got frozen crab halves, appetite, and desire. Them mud bugs tasted like Lobster to me.
Don't even have a proper pot. :eek: But my BIL might, or my Uncle Syris might. Uncle sez he bets he does have a proper pot on the ranch. But he's down with pneumonia. Providence that I called the old fart, I'm going to go see his butt afore he croaks on us. There was a reason I gathered a freezer full of crabs. It was so I'd call Uncle Sy.
I've got the butter figured out (Clarified, plain and some garlic). So I'm building up steam for a BBQ and Boil Feast.
If I've learned anything, there's a first time for everything.

Sorry for the late reply Sonny. I am at work not sure of the exact size of the container but it wasn't the smallest one or the biggest should be the one right in the middle. I would prefer more but some people didn't like the food that spicy!

 

[SonnyE]

Sorry for the late reply Sonny. I am at work not sure of the exact size of the container but it wasn't the smallest one or the biggest should be the one right in the middle. I would prefer more but some people didn't like the food that spicy!

It's OK, Sm0kin, that's the nature of forums. Came back to it when you can.
I got a mid sized can in Washington I think was ~6 ounces. Much more robust than my little local can. But it appears Old Bay comes in a wide variety of sizes. So I tend to err towards getting a larger supply, then measuring out.
I'm just curious as I'm only beginning to get into this boil thang. And basically because I found a new-found fishin sport target I can beat these California wacko's over the head with.
I have a new Crab Trap, a CrabHawk crab catcher, and several crab snare's I made, and can fish off a pier for practically free (Parking fee's) and no license needed. Our 6 year old Grandson is just dying for Grandpa to take him fishing. And the bag limit is 30 crabs per person, per day. So there is a real possibility for success and at least a ton of fun for him and his two little Sisters. Barring getting pinched, of course.
So Grandpa is gathering all he can to enjoy a good boil with the freezer full of crabbie halves I brought from Washington.
And your boil is a live wire towards that end. It's a perfect example of what I'd love to do.
Had I known Old Bay could be used as a boil seasoning, I probably would have opted for it. :rolleyes: