Archive for July 29th, 2008
Recipe of the Week – Crab Boil
(from the Fish Entrée Collection at emealsforyou.com)
before cooking
after cooking
I am not a fish person; I do not eat fish, shell fish, fresh fish, any fish, I don’t even like to fish. So you ask…why the crab boil post? Well it’s summer, people are on vacation and this recipe or party, I should say, represents all things summer. Start off with a bunch of seafood, veggies and some Cajun sausage, get a really big pot with a burner, invite some friends and laisez les bon temps roulez (let the good times roll).
Hosting a crab boil is more like hosting an event, not just a dinner but something special. Plan to eat outside, preferably on a picnic table covered with brown paper. Although we did this in March one year, in our dining room. I thought my wife would die when two of my friends, loosened up a little by alcohol, threw the contents of the pot onto the dining room table, luckily with some shrimp just hanging ten on the very edge of the table. No knives, spoons or forks are allowed; everything is eaten with your fingers adding to the festiveness of the occasion. One time we had the crab boil when our good friend’s parents were in town from South Dakota. Her father, a gruff but lovable farmer, kept asking where his silverware was. He finally got the hang of it and told stories of the crab boil for many years at his morning coffee gathering before heading out to the fields.
This is not an inexpensive meal; but when viewed as a whole night’s entertainment it makes sense. Okay for those of you paying attention… I make some ribs on the grill for myself.
We serve the Picnic Caesar Salad from the Salad Collection at emealsforyou.com
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