How to eat crayfish? Doing it is easy and fun. People who decide to try boiled crayfish for the first time , but do not know how to do it, can enjoy the pleasant taste of seafood by reading our instructions.
How to eat crayfish:
- They are eaten with a claw. Break it off and remove the shell. Eat meat. Also do the second claw.
- Lift the carapace up and separate. It has meat and entrails. Eat everything that is soft and light in color. The rest is inedible.
- On the side of the shell there may be meat and white formations - calcium. You can eat them too.
- Separate the tail and set aside.
- Clean and divide it into two parts. Eat everything except a thin black thread.
How to eat crayfish according to etiquette
They are served at the table in a boiled form with salt and herbs. Before cutting, make sure you have a special knife. With this device and chop the carapace. Bring claws to your mouth and suck meat. Grasp the tail. Separate it from the body with rotating movements. Using a knife, separate the carapace. Eat your neck with your hands. Remove the meat from the rest with a knife, and eat with your hands. When the meal is finished, rinse your hands in a special bowl. Drink the broth in which the crayfish was prepared. Now you know how to eat crayfish. You can begin to prepare them.
Tasty cooking of seafood is not easy. You can spoil the dish with salt or seasoning, so cook strictly according to the recipe. In addition, choose fresh and high-quality products!
A few tips:
- Make sure they are fresh seafood. Mussels must be alive. Buy lobsters, crabs and crayfish alive.
- Prepare the dish within a day from the time of purchase of seafood.
- Do not defrost frozen foods. Dip them in the pan in this form.
- Cook the lobster.
- Steam the crab, so they are tastier.
- Mussels are also steamed for a few minutes.
- Throw out the spoiled mussels. Those instances that did not open after cooking are considered to be such.
- Pour crab and lobster generously with butter.
- Stew shrimps and scallops in a sauce, such as wine or garlic. In extreme cases, steam them, but so that they are not fresh, add seasonings and fresh herbs.
Seafood in garlic sauce
It is necessary:
- seafood (kilogram);
- garlic;
- butter;
- dill;
- parsley;
- basil;
- hops-suneli;
- Bay leaf.
Boil seafood until cooked in boiling salted water with spices. Melt the butter and crush the garlic into it. Pour the finished treat with garlic oil and serve hot. You can sprinkle it with fresh finely chopped greens. Serve as an independent dish, or as part of a fish platter. This recipe is suitable for mussels, shrimp, crab, crayfish, squid, lobster. Do not serve scallops with garlic sauce.
Crayfish in white wine
You will need:
- two glasses of water;
- a glass of white wine;
- crayfish;
- a lot of dill;
- salt pepper.
Mix water with wine and seasonings. Bring to a boil and put the main product in the pan. Cook until cooked.
Crayfish in cucumber pickle
It is necessary:
- water;
- cucumber pickle;
- sour cream;
- crayfish;
- salt;
- pepper;
- dill.
First boil the crayfish in water with seasonings and salt. Then drain the liquid and add the same amount of cucumber pickle. Boil it. At the end of cooking, add a few tablespoons of fat sour cream.
Crayfish in milk
It is necessary:
- crayfish;
- milk;
- salt;
- water;
- pepper;
- dill.
To begin, soak the crayfish in warm milk for about an hour. Then boil them in water with seasoning, when they are almost ready, drain the water and pour the milk. Boil the crayfish for a few more minutes in milk. Serve with milk, sour cream or mayonnaise. How are crayfish cooked in this way? In the same way as those that are cooked in plain water. Just the goodies prepared according to this recipe will be softer and more tender, and it is better not to use them with alcoholic beverages.
Now you know how to cook seafood. You can always choose a suitable recipe for the occasion and delight guests with a delicious dish.