HELP- Calling all Cajuns.......

[Poboy kartman]

It's crawdad, crayfish, mud-bug season here. .....when you can get them live at the grocery stores. .....

So I just cooked some up....and they weren't that good....

So I'm looking for some advice to make them better.....

I think the first mistake I made was using sea salt to give them a bath.....in the past they would have puked up the water....this time the water looked the same....and when I sucked the heads they tasted a bit off.....

Also- these weren't that bad....but the heads were strong and the tails a bit bland....so any help on cooking instructions would be appreciated. ...

Finally- you don'thave to be Cajun to reply....just a mud-bug aficionado. ...

 

[KartFab]

Disclaimer: I don't know how to cook crawdads, but have cooked crab. They turned out best when I steamed them, not boiled. I added some old-bay seasoning to them as well. To reheat, threw in the oven and baked. Good luck! (your going to need all the luck you can get with my advice lol)

 

[Poboy kartman]

Well actually they came out pretty well. ....I just let them soak a little longer and they were pretty dadgum tasty......

However- there is always room for improvement. .....well not exactly. .....

I can't ever get around crawfish. ...without thinking about Bozo's Grocery in Pascagoula Mississippi. ....My ex's hometown and we took a trip there back in the 80's. What they can do with crawfish can only be compared with what Michelangelo could do with paint.....So the bar is set very high. ....

I just Googled them up....and I'm not sure if they are still in business or not....but they were still getting rave reviews on their seafood last year......

I can't remember exactly. ...but after eating there....I asked to speak to the owner and set up a deal for a bulk purchase. Now it was either 30 or 50lbs.- that part is fuzzy......Whether he got the ice or I did....fuzzy. ....but we set it up so that the morning I was headed back for Ft. Worth. ..they were cooked and iced down and ready to go. .....We agreed on $1 a pound and man.....did I eat good for awhile. ......

As far as the way they did it.....55 gal drums with their own secret blend of spices and vegetables. .....They had like a 5'×10' stainless steel table they would dump them on and you would just fight the next guy to get the big ones first......