Crawfish Boil

[chisoxjim]

My buddy owns a bar in Wrigleyville, and does alot of pig roasts and crawfish boils for fun events. This is the 2nd crawfish boil I have helped out with.

1,800 lbs of bugs flown in from Louisiana. 20 cases about 90 lbs each case. Took my truck and a rental to go fetch them from Fed-Ex. My job is purging the bugs before they go to the pots to get cooked. In the mix is andoullie, hot dogs, garlic, corn, potatoes, lemon, spices, etc.

Crawfish season looks to be good, some large bugs for sure.

Just a few pics as I was pretty busy eating, drinking, working, smoking.





purging:



my buddy Danny with a big bug:



soak:



Hangin' with Bill Murray @ the boil :



We did half the crawfish Saturday when I was there, then the rest Sunday.

thanks for looking.

[northern greenhorn]

Man looked like a great time, I met Bill Murray when they were filming Groundhog Day, pretty cool guy.

[GOT14U]

Love it !!!!!!!

[chisoxjim]

Man looked like a great time, I met Bill Murray when they were filming Groundhog Day, pretty cool guy.

yeah it was fun, a bit of rain as folks can see by my wet shirt. But the bugs were big and good.

[ALX]

Thats a feast for sure Jim.....Great job man....

[chisoxjim]

alot of work, but worth it.

I only probably ate a couple punds of the bugs, too busy working to sit and eat.

[ALX]

alot of work, but worth it.

I only probably ate a couple punds of the bugs, too busy working to sit and eat.

I know the feeling...at comps i usually take a stroll at 3 am and never have a clue what else(entertainment etc.) is happening rest of the time...

[Fishawn]

How cool & fun

[Kingudaroad]

I have no clue to why I am posting in a thread like this.

I know why..... Cause that is one awesome looking crawfish boil Jim!!

[sweet_magnolia]

Wow! That is a lot of crawdads!!!

[chisoxjim]

I know the feeling...at comps i usually take a stroll at 3 am and never have a clue what else(entertainment etc.) is happening rest of the time...

heck yeah, always happens like that. Comp's, parties, etc. I spend so much time talking, cooking, partying, I forget to eat.

[northern greenhorn]

heck yeah, always happens like that. Comp's, parties, etc. I spend so much time talking, cooking, partying, I forget to eat.

There's a pork chop in every 12 oz can

[erain]

holy cow, thats alot of bugs... 2 pickup loads!!!

[Wingman]

Damn that is a mess of bugs there. What a fun thing to be a part of. Thanks for the post and I will go away hungry. I love those things!

[Mark R]

There's a pork chop in every 12 oz can

REALLY??????

Nice adventure, loves me some bugs!

Wait a minute - Hot dogs?