Crayfish boiled (photo).
How to cook crayfish, step by step recipe with photos.
How to cook crayfish, how much salt? Brine for boiled crayfish.
How to cook live crayfish. How long does it take to cook crayfish? Can you boil dead crayfish? How to store boiled crayfish?
I'll tell you in the recipe for boiled crayfish. The recipe was brought from the banks of the Volga. This is how crayfish are cooked in Volgograd.
What do you need.
- Crayfish live 3 kg..
- Salt to taste.
- Bay leaf 4 pcs.
- Black peppercorns 20 pcs.
- Lemon 1 pc.
- Dill seeds (can be replaced with dill stalks)
How to choose crayfish. Crayfish can be of any size - small, medium or large. The time it takes to cook the crayfish depends on the size of the crayfish. How long to cook crayfish? small we cook crayfish 25 minutes, medium we cook crayfish 35 minutes, large we cook crayfish 45 minutes. Cancer during this time nourishes the broth and will be delicious. It is believed that cancer should be thrown into the water, blushed - ready. It is not right.
Crayfish should only be alive. Dead crayfish can not be boiled, crayfish spoil very quickly in water after they die. If you are not sure that the cancer died a few hours before cooking - ruthlessly throw it away dead crayfish otherwise ruin the whole dish. If you know for sure that the cancer was alive a few hours ago, then tear off its head and weld its neck. Cancer first of all spoils the head. Do not store live crayfish in water, they will die quickly, store in a cool place, crayfish will live for several hours.
I had small crabs this time. In their own way, they are good, small crayfish are easy to clean, the palate and tongue do not hurt after them.
Moment. Before as cook crayfish, it’s not bad for them to brush the place where the legs are attached to the body. This operation is carried out under running water. In this place, silt and dirt accumulate in crayfish when they crawl along the bottom.
The main thing in crayfish this is the right one bouillon. The final taste of crayfish depends on the broth. We take the largest pot. For three kg of crayfish, I took a 12 liter pan.
Fill two thirds with water. We throw dill, bay leaf, peppercorns, squeeze the lemon.
Very important for crayfish cooking how much salt we add to the broth. The broth should be heavily salted. I put one tablespoon of salt with a big mountain on two liters. I put 5 tablespoons of salt in such a pan.
Crayfish brine bring to a boil. Turn off. Let it brew for 10-15 minutes. Bring to a boil. Dip the crayfish into the broth.
How crayfish boil, reduce the heat, cover with a lid and cook over low heat.
That's how we cook crayfish properly. After 25/35/45 minutes we get the crayfish.
We spread the crayfish in a deep dish.
Can't say that crayfish- gorgeous snack for beer. Correctly boiled crayfish children eat with pleasure. Crayfish are a decoration of any table. In addition to all this - crayfish are useful. If you didn’t eat the crayfish, then put them in the refrigerator, they will lie for several days.
Eat crayfish on health.
What else I want to add. I read all comments from readers. Some things I agree with, some I don't. My opinion - cook crayfish you need at least 15 minutes, then hold it in brine for another 3-5 minutes. Another feature - lately, I salt the brine for cooking crayfish with sea salt. The taste of cancer is more refined.
