CRAWFISH BOIL, R&D 4 different ways. Which one is victorious?
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- Опубліковано 28 гру 2023
- WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR 2024. Crawfish season will be gearing up and so are we. I am here for all your questions but I wanted to share this from last year. Hopefully you can learn something or at least have some questions.
THE VIDEO IS TERRIBLE but its all about learning what not to do, right.
In the early spring of 2023, the start of crawfish season, I wanted to try a couple things. Basically rule out some things not to do. We used our Shrimp & Crab Blend (formally Seafood Blend) in all of these tests measuring our water & seasoning.
As much as you may know, these crawfish are finicky. There is a big difference between a good boil and a GREAT BOIL!
I will share a couple of tips:
MEASURE YOUR WATER!!!! There is a huge difference between 7-10 gallons and you should have enough seasoning to season that much water.
Use Compass Point Blend Seasoning
Use Lemon or Orange oil if you like citrus. Lemons and oranges cost a lot of money plus they leave a slime or coating that prevents seasoning penetration. Add lemon or orange oil last during the soak.
Put your sausage in last, after 10min of soak, keeps the oil/fats away from sticking to your crawfish so you get maximum flavor inside your crawfish.
DO NOT use Vinegar and Butter in your boil, it doesn’t do anything.
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I use the freshwater boil just cause even after the water runs clear sometimes it still has that muddy taste and when you boil in that clean water it cleans better than when you clean em in the basket
So I use a seasoning called Dat Cajun Chitt....been using it for 4 years now....and people say its expensive, but we also dont believe in adding anything to the boil....if you're adding spice,vegetables, lemons etc....you need to change boil spices
We can’t agree more. Simplicity is best. It’s cheaper to buy good seasoning than buying all the other stuff to season cheap seasoning which is mainly salt.
I find it amazing how small crawfish are. I am an Aussie, in Australia we have "Yabbies" Yabbies grow about 4 times bigger. Big enough to eat only claws. We also have freshwater crayfish. "spiny crayfish" or "Murray crayfish" grow about 6 to 8 times larger than what you show. Then we also have the "Tasmanian freshwater crayfish" which gets to about 20 times what you show, but you can't eat them....unless you like jail.
It’s crazy how different they are in other countries. We normally get the medium large mix since the big ones are generally tough. Just our preference. Thanks for watching.
@@compasspointblend check out "Robbie Fishing" here on youtube if you are interested in Yabbies. He catches quite a few (although small).
We will check it out. Thanks
At the same time instead of spending 15-20 bucks per bag on seasoning some people like to use a cheap base season and add to it the flavors they like to dial it in.
I understand that. Can I ask from the base seasoning and all the others and how much do you end up spending?
We dial it in once by measuring everything and adding the best seasoning. Crawfish is something you do not dial in.
We offer 6# of seasoning per bag that seasons 10 gallons of water instead of 6 gallons plus the flavor is amazing and low sodium.
have you ever tried the steaming method? Use 1 pot with like 2 inches of water to steam the crawfish and then once they're done transfer them to a seasoned pot to soak. I saw it in a video and its amazing how disgustingly dirty the water from the steam is
I have and I find using the boiling method actually gets more debris off the crawfish. The crawfish are so tightly packed the boiling water moves them around so you get more dirt off when they expel it I have found.
I am going to try this next weekend
Which method do you use?
I use the traditional method most of the time. This year I will be boiling in fresh water then soaking method for us at home. Takes a little more time but the outcome is much better. Stay tuned and make sure you are subscribed, here soon I will be breaking everything down in steps. A simple master class if you will.
I've tried that method a couple of times, but for some reason the fresh water boil left a fishy taste in the crawfish that even the soak didn't kill. I probably did something wrong; willing to try it again though.
@@rodoyok that sounds like the swamp crawfish. They get that fishy taste since they are eating pogies from the traps in the swamps. Rice field crawfish will not taste like that.
Just received 3 bags of your crawfish boil. Looking forward to trying it. Where can I find that liquid boil you used, or did you make that yourself?
I made that myself. Was trying something different and it didn’t work like I had hoped. I find simplicity is best. The 2 pot method is by far the best. I am not opposed to liquid crab boil but I just don’t use it.