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Has anyone boiled crawfish & found them to taste
Posted on 5/26/09 at 11:30 pm
Posted on 5/26/09 at 11:30 pm
like oil/oily or with some sort of funny taste? Does it matter where they came from? Nothing else in the boil tasted funny so it was from the crawfish before they were boiled.
This post was edited on 5/26/09 at 11:31 pm
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Posted on 5/27/09 at 7:21 am to Cali 4 LSU
I'm not sure about oily, but Basin crawfish taste different. Most farmers are converting to rice now and most crawfish are coming from the river. The meat is softer and the crawfish are greener.
Posted on 5/27/09 at 8:05 am to Cali 4 LSU
butter (too much) in the boil.
Posted on 5/27/09 at 8:38 am to Cali 4 LSU
quote:you have to post your boiling recipe before we can help you...
Has anyone boiled crawfish & found them to taste
like oil/oily or with some sort of funny taste?
Posted on 5/27/09 at 11:00 am to Chicken
Thanks guys. Here is what was put in the boil (as we usually do): crawfish are rinsed till water runs clean, in pot is liquid & powder crab boil, cayenne pepper, onions, garlic, potatotes, corn, lemons, DD sausage, and small amount of vinegar (after crawfish are added). I think that's everything...I don't cook them my brother-in-law does. They always turn out delicious but this time only the crawfish had a slight taste of Quaker State...? It was strange.
Posted on 5/27/09 at 11:02 am to Cali 4 LSU
Did he clean the pot before?
If it only happened this one time I wouldn't be too concerned. If it happens again it may be metal from the pot if the burner got too hot.
If it only happened this one time I wouldn't be too concerned. If it happens again it may be metal from the pot if the burner got too hot.
Posted on 5/27/09 at 11:09 am to Cali 4 LSU
Did he maybe put a bunch of hot sauce in the boil? That and maybe too much butter or boiling with sausage could be what occured.
Posted on 5/27/09 at 11:10 am to Catman88
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hot sauce in the boil? That and maybe too much butter or boiling with sausage could be what occured.
Which of those taste like Quaker State though?
Sounds like perhaps a localized problem, from where the crawfish originated.
Posted on 5/27/09 at 11:14 am to Catman88
No, we didn't add butter and he cleans the pot "spic & span" after every boil and rinses it before the boil. We took them back to the place we got 'em and let them eat some...they tasted it too and the only explanation was possibly where the crawfish came from. Nothing else in the boil (galic, potatoes, sausage) tasted like that. I thought you wonderful peeps would know...ya'll know everything else in the world! 
Posted on 5/27/09 at 11:19 am to Cali 4 LSU
Sorry missed the oil comment.. Never heard of anyone putting vinegar in the boil.. But if that hasnt tasted like that before I doubt that was it. Might be pond crawfish that came from a pond that has some oil sepage. Where did they come from? Many of those rice fields that are flooded also have oil pumping near by.
Oh BTW I have seen many blue crawfish. Last few times I have boiled there were 1 or two of them.
Oh BTW I have seen many blue crawfish. Last few times I have boiled there were 1 or two of them.
This post was edited on 5/27/09 at 11:20 am
Posted on 5/27/09 at 11:19 am to Powerman
quote:Yep, I was curious if the pot was used to fry fish or something the last time it was used.. But, to give an "oily" taste, there would have to be a ton of it left in the bottom.. eta. never mind, just saw cali's reply..
Did he clean the pot before?
This post was edited on 5/27/09 at 11:21 am
Posted on 5/27/09 at 11:20 am to Ole Geauxt
I do find liquid crab boil can give a oily feel to the crawfish but not in the motor oil variety.
Posted on 5/27/09 at 11:22 am to Y.A. Tittle
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Which of those taste like Quaker State though?
How should I know?
Posted on 5/27/09 at 11:25 am to Ole Geauxt
He puts a splash of vinegar in the pot to help the crawfish peel easier.
I think they were from the spillway. Some may have been from another area. It was quite strange b/c the larger crawfish tasted more like motor oil and the smaller ones...not so much. That's just it, not all of them tasted that way. I think it was something the crawfish ate...it was in the meat.
I appreciate everyone's help!
I think they were from the spillway. Some may have been from another area. It was quite strange b/c the larger crawfish tasted more like motor oil and the smaller ones...not so much. That's just it, not all of them tasted that way. I think it was something the crawfish ate...it was in the meat.
I appreciate everyone's help!
Posted on 5/27/09 at 11:28 am to Y.A. Tittle
quote:
Which of those taste like Quaker State though?
Sounds like perhaps a localized problem, from where the crawfish originated.
I agree. I can only explain that the taste was the same as what motor oil smells...obviously I've never consumed motor oil but, yep, that would be what it tastes like!
Posted on 5/27/09 at 11:30 am to Cali 4 LSU
Sounds like you may have had a mixture of pond crawfish and spillway crawfish. Were some dark red with spiny claws while the other were lighter in color with smooth claws?
Posted on 5/27/09 at 11:35 am to Catman88
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Sounds like you may have had a mixture of pond crawfish and spillway crawfish. Were some dark red with spiny claws while the other were lighter in color with smooth claws?
Yes, I think they were mixed. The place we bought them said they get 'em from all over. They did say spillway and mentioned another area (I can't remember). There were definitely some spiny claws.
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