Few will meet men who do not like to drink beer and eat boiled crayfish. Yes, and some women will enjoy such an easy feast. Therefore, this entire article will be devoted to these arthropods. Why? Because their popularity can only be compared with New Year’s Olivier salad. Having prepared crayfish for a party where there will be a beer, you will never be mistaken. No one will leave disappointed, and the neighbors, upon hearing the beckoning aroma, can join you in order to taste a great dish.
Reasons for the popularity of crayfish
These arthropods are an important product that brings invaluable benefits to humans. In addition to excellent taste, crayfish are a good source of protein, which is very necessary for the formation of cells in the human body. They also contain many important trace elements, such as magnesium, iron, phosphorus, calcium, potassium and vitamins B, C, D, K, E.
Meanwhile, they almost completely lack cholesterol. And low calorie content, 76 kcal per 100 grams, allows you to consume crayfish during diets. There are many different recipes for making our arthropods, but the best are, without a doubt, boiled crayfish.
The easiest crayfish cooking recipe
Minimum ingredients: crayfish, bay leaf (four pieces) and salt. For cooking, take live crayfish. We put a pot of water on the fire and wait until the water boils. Salt, and a lot - at least three to four tablespoons for 12-15 crayfish. Add bay leaf, mix. The most unpleasant moment begins - we send to the pot of boiling crayfish boiling water. They blush very quickly. Cook our dish for 10-15 minutes. A great lean dish - boiled crayfish - is done. We get out and serve. Now consider a few other recipes. But first, explain how to choose crayfish for beer.
Crayfish selection
First, let's see if they can be cooked dead. The answer is no. Eating this, you can easily get serious poisoning. And no one, of course, wants this. In the body of a dead cancer, an active decomposition process immediately begins, and toxic substances are formed.
At the same time, it is the sick individuals who cannot be eaten the first to die, they will not bring benefits. Therefore, the very first and basic rule when buying arthropods is this: to choose only those cancers that move. You need to pay attention to size: meat of a larger cancer will be more delicious. It is best to catch them in winter and early spring, during the molting season. At this time, the meat will be the most delicious and nutritious.
Making crayfish in a beer broth
If you are interested in how to cook crayfish deliciously, try to do this by mixing the favorite drink of men with water in a saucepan (in a one to one ratio). There is no particular secret here, you just need to lower the arthropods into the resulting boiling liquid, which are ready to be welded. They are served on the table with a decoction. In the same way, boiled crayfish in kvass can be prepared. There is only one wish. If you want to get a tasty dish, take a sour bread drink for cooking.
Boiled crayfish: recipe with milk
To prepare such a dish, you have to spend some time on this business, it will not work quickly. But as a result - the most delicate dish with a unique taste. So, if the recipe standards are observed, and you resist the method of quick cooking in plain water, then in the final you will get an excellent snack having a variety of shades of taste. Most of the time will be spent soaking crayfish in milk - three hours. Previously, it is necessary to boil and cool to a temperature of 20 ° C. Now about how to cook crayfish.
Recipe for cooking with milk:
- Rinse and cook in the standard way - in well-salted water with dill.
- When the crayfish become bright orange with a red tint, drain the water, pour the milk into the same container. It is possible what has already been used for soaking. Bring to a boil and turn off the heat.
- An excellent gourmet meal is ready. You can get and serve, do not forget to decorate with greens.
Crayfish with lard and mustard
If gourmets are interested in how to cook crayfish tasty in another way, then we will consider the following recipe - crayfish, cooked with mustard and bacon. With this option, the process of eating will be more enjoyable, since the smell of river mud will disappear.
- Bring salted water to a boil and add bay leaf, sugar, dill, pepper and a whole onion to it.
- Dip into this broth of crayfish and bring to a boil again.
- Add the lard in small pieces and squeeze out three tablespoons of mustard and the juice of one lemon. Mix everything thoroughly until the mustard dissolves.
- Throw dill and cook under the lid for about ten minutes.
- We serve ready arthropods to the table with a decoction.
The result was magnificent boiled crayfish. A photo of this dish also confirms this.
An interesting way to bake crayfish in the oven
Let's talk about one slightly exotic way of cooking arthropods - baking them in the oven. This cooking time process is similar to simple cooking - it will take you 15 minutes, after which you can please the guests with a new snack. How to cook boiled crayfish, the recipe of which is available in any cookbook, we already know. Let's bake them now. To do this, take a baking sheet, pour vegetable oil on it and place on it crayfish, previously prepared: washed, dried, salted. Add spices and send raw foods to the oven, which should be cold. Gradually bring the temperature to 200 degrees. 15-20 minutes pass - and the wonderful delicious dish is ready. No one will get up from the table until all the crayfish are eaten.
Cook crayfish in cucumber pickle
If you run out of cucumbers, do not pour the brine. You can use it to make fresh crayfish. Many people like this unexpected way of using cucumber pickle so much that they then only use it.
We will also consider how
to cook crayfish. A recipe using pickle from cucumbers first involves boiling them, as usual, in water. After they blush well and “inform” us of their readiness, we replace the water in the pan with brine. Bring to a boil, add five tablespoons of sour cream and leave to cook for another eight minutes. We take out the finished product and serve it on the table, it is possible together with the brine, or it is possible separately, hot.
How to store crayfish
Consider how freshwater data is stored both fresh and boiled. Best of all, of course, they are immediately prepared and eaten. But the situations are very different, so we will pay a little attention to both options. Live individuals can be stored in the vegetable section of the refrigerator for a maximum of three days. Do not forget to look at them from time to time and get rid of the dead.
How to store boiled crayfish? Also, there is only one difference - they should be in the same broth in which they were prepared. It is possible to store both live and boiled crayfish in the freezer. When you decide to eat them, immediately throw in boiling water without first defrosting.
Useful Tips
After cleaning the crayfish do not need to throw away their shells. They can be drained, add cream and various seasonings, and you will get incredibly tasty, refined and original sauce. In addition, cleaning them is very simple. To do this, unscrew their heads and remove the shell from the tails. In order for our freshwater meat to be tender and juicy, it is necessary to strictly follow the recipes, especially time. Also, if you want boiled crayfish to be cooked correctly, a photo of the process will be a good help. So do not forget to look at the recipe.