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Red 'Dads
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Rating: 8.17 with 6 votes
Prep Time:: Less than 15 minutes
Cook Time: Less than 15 minutes
Cooking Method: Boiled
Meal Type: Side Dish
Main Fish: Crawfish
Ingredients
  • Fresh caught Crawfish (3 in.; about a dozen or two)
  • Old Bay Seasoning
  • Salt & pepper (optional)
Directions
First you gotta get fresh crawdads. You need a dip net, and go to any creek (that's not too polluted), and the way I fetch crawdads is to poke around rocky shallows (4-12" deep) and lift rocks that crawdads may be under. If you spot one under an upturned rock, slowly slide the net down till it's right behind the tail. Then tap the crawfish in front and it should dart right into the net. Scoop it out quickly; it will dart out once it realizes it's caught. Repeat this, and if it gets tougher to find them or if it was tough at first, go to another spot. Slight current doesn't affect the crawfish.

Once you have your dozen or so, you'll want to put 'em in a well w/ or w/ out water, but be sure they don't perish before cooking.

Take 'em back and drop 'em live in a large pot of boiling water. Add salt or pepper if desired; season the water with Old Bay. You can leabve them plain or season them however you want 'em. When they're bright orange, let 'em cook for a few minutes. Then take 'em out and serve as a side dish or however.

ENJOY

Other Notes
You can season them after cooking if desired. *The prep. time includes fetching the crawdads.
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J.E.B. | Posted: July 30, 2004

Yes, and to take the meat out I separate the body from the tail and the claws. To get the stuff outta the claws, you just crack them carefully and pull the meat out. Do the same with the tail.

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