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After Boil Frozen Crawfish Tails
Posted on 4/29/19 at 3:33 pm
Posted on 4/29/19 at 3:33 pm
We took the leftover crawfish and popped the tails off (Still in the shell) and put them in gallon ziplock bags and stuck them in the freezer. How long will the tails stay good this way? Disclaimer: I've already made ettoufee, omelets, and crawfish pies with some of the leftover, just had a lot left.
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Posted on 4/29/19 at 3:50 pm to TigerSaint1
I would just watch for ice crystals and freezer burn. I've noticed stuff starts to change flavor once you start seeing a that.
Posted on 4/29/19 at 3:51 pm to TigerSaint1
If you got em sealed nice and tight you should have a few months until freezer burn sets in
Posted on 4/29/19 at 3:58 pm to thatoneguy
Vacuum seal then when ready fry them up
Posted on 4/29/19 at 4:02 pm to Dale Doubak
Yea, I dont have a vacuum sealer. Need to get one, just want to pay a fortune for it.
Posted on 4/29/19 at 4:09 pm to TigerSaint1
I kinda did this over the weekend with about 3lb's but I peeled them and double sealed with ziplocks and put into the freezer.
Posted on 4/29/19 at 4:12 pm to t00f
I'm either thinking of doing this and double sealing, or put them in some water and freeze them.
Posted on 4/29/19 at 4:21 pm to TigerSaint1
Sometimes we do last minute dishes with crawfish tails and it's nice to pull some tails out. Spicier than the frozen ones at da Rouses.
Posted on 4/29/19 at 4:45 pm to TigerSaint1
Is there an advantage to keeping them in the shell?
Posted on 4/29/19 at 4:48 pm to bigberg2000
I never keep them in the shell. I know it’s tempting when you’re full and your fingers are raw, but it’s kinda like putting off cleaning dishes after dinner.. you’ll completely regret that you did it when it comes time to use them.
Posted on 4/29/19 at 4:55 pm to TigerSaint1
quote:
Yea, I dont have a vacuum sealer. Need to get one, just want to pay a fortune for it.
Keep an eye out at Sam's or Costco. Mine was under $200. Amazon is good too. It's probably the best thing in my kitchen.
Posted on 4/29/19 at 4:56 pm to LouisianaLady
Yeah I figured it was probably done out of laziness.
Posted on 4/29/19 at 5:05 pm to bigberg2000
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Yeah I figured it was probably done out of laziness.
Lol, yes and no. My family asked what they could do to help, I told them if they could just finish peeling the tails I would take care of the rest of cleanup. By the time I got done with everything they were already put up in the freezer with the shell still on. I guess I will have to make my directions a lot more clear next time.
Posted on 4/29/19 at 5:06 pm to TH03
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Keep an eye out at Sam's or Costco. Mine was under $200. Amazon is good too. It's probably the best thing in my kitchen.
Brand?
Posted on 4/29/19 at 5:24 pm to TigerSaint1
FoodSaver
Posted on 4/29/19 at 6:37 pm to TH03
quote:yeah, you can get a good quality one for under $100 on Amazon. Even a high quality model under $200 is well worth the money as long as you have a decent amount of freezer space
Keep an eye out at Sam's or Costco. Mine was under $200. Amazon is good too. It's probably the best thing in my kitchen.
Posted on 4/29/19 at 7:21 pm to TigerSaint1
Not to pile on here, but defrosting them, and then peeling them, is gonna be a huge pain in the arse.
Posted on 4/29/19 at 7:50 pm to TigerSaint1
Even if properly vacuum sealed they’ll get funky pretty quick. Especially if you put a bunch of fat in with the tails. A lesson I learned the hard way after pealing about 25 lbs and putting up last year. I would eat within 6 months.
This post was edited on 4/29/19 at 7:51 pm
Posted on 4/29/19 at 8:03 pm to LSUballs
They will all be eaten within 1-2 months. Between pasta, bisque, crawfish cakes, dips, crawfish poboys they will not go wasted in this house.
Posted on 4/29/19 at 10:17 pm to TigerSaint1
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