Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) Crawfish Boil

February 17, 2009 by Paul 

You don’t need to travel to New Orleans, Louisiana to celebrate Mardi Gras.  “Mardi Gras” (literally “Fat Tuesday”), the term has come to mean the whole period of activity related to those events.

Have you ever been to a Crawfish Boil?   My first Crawfish Boil was in a backyard in Breckenridge, Colorado.  This was my first experience to Crawfish, and now love Cajun food.

I host a Crawfish Boil every year around Mardi Gras, and all of our friends look forward to this fun event.  If you are looking for a get together with friends.  This is the way to do it.  You can either buy the crawfish (frozen) at the grocery store or you can also order crawfish live.

However, you do need to have the big crawfish pot.  My crawfish pot is so big that I have to keep it in the lawnmower shed.  I usually just put it on my stove top, and it takes up all 4 burners.  One of these days I will buy the outdoor burner.  This will make it easier to cook the crawfish.  One thing that I like about cooking the crawfish inside is the wonderful crawfish smell.  When you walk into my house.  You can smell and feel the spice when you breath.

I also make Gumbo, Jumbalaya, Red Beans & Rice, and Bread Pudding.  You can find all the receips on-line.

Do something different this year.  Invite all your friends, neighbors, and family.  You will have a lot of fun and enjoy some good food.

“Laissez les bons temps rouler!”  Is French for “Let the good times roll”.  You will hear this a lot during Mardi Gras.  So, get your beads, your cajun music, and cold beer.  Have fun, and don’t forget to take some photographs.

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