Thread: Is cray fish overrated or am I cooking it wrong?

Sauce doesn't touch steak in my house... I shoot it and carry it out then cook it.eat it like that or have store bought sausages. Guess folks feel the same about Cray's.

I don't mind crayfish every now and again but as I don't go fishing for them and I never buy them I don't have it often.
Salt, pepper and either lemon or a bit of vinegar in a sandwich. That's the go.
An example of fresh v frozen was when I was in OZ over 10 years ago.
Saw some king crab legs at the local co-op in Newcastle. Lad was at rep training on the Sunday. Went in for a squiz.
Seen it there the week before but to dear.
Well I talked myself into it this time and took them back to an ex mates to have with some Sunday sherberts.
Both him and his missus both reckoned it was some of the tastiest crab they had had and that's counting muddies which is saying a lot in aussie. I liked it too
Fast forward a few months and saw some in the local coles. Half the price but obviously thawed. Yeah nah. Was basically what you would think. A bit mushy.
I did try a Bug at a course in Sydney.
Opened in half, meat from the tail taken out, shredded and done in a mild curry.
It was very nice

Old mate brought some cray over from Stewart Island , it was in a large AG preserving jar , it had been preserved in white vinegar I think and a wee bit of onion , hell it was good .

All shellfish is meh!

Nice blue cod, snapper or flounder for me. Wife likes scallops can't understand why just as over rated as cray.

In my opinion - massively overrated.

same with me and whitebait as a coaster people assume i love the stuff .frankly i think its vastly overrated one feed a year leaves me quite content .crayfish -dont like it.

smoked eel /cod in white sauce -ill lick the bloody pattern off the plate .love the stuff!

There isn't much point arguing over food tastes! It's like arguing about favourite colour, but since we're at it, my preference:

1) Crustaceans
2) Cephalopods
3) Shellfish
4) Fin fish

Kind of a shame since we have fish coming out of our ears!

Originally Posted by MB

There isn't much point arguing over food tastes! It's like arguing about favourite colour, but since we're at it, my preference:

1) Crustaceans
2) Cephalopods
3) Shellfish
4) Fin fish
Kind of a shame since we have fish coming out of our ears!

yes ohh yes totally agree scampi squid in tempura batter

I buy the blue cod collars / wings at pack& save for $10 kg and put them in the smoker yummmm .

Dungeness, king or even paddle crab if you take long enough getting the meat out beat cray hands down. Even Morton bay bugs are better.

Firstly don't eat prawns from Asia look on Youtube , Crayfish if you are going to freeze them are better cooked first - then freeze in my opinion . Crayfish should be simmered not boiled , in sea water is best , if that's not possible salty water than you could ever imagine ,10 minutes average and then they should go straight into ice cold water to stop the cooking process.
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Try this . fresh split the tail down the centre , dill and a mixture of lemon or lime and olive oil to marinate , flesh side on medium barby to seal until showing a crust , turn shell up and slowly cook for 5 to 6 minutes and put aside and rest like a good steak should be for 5 minutes or so - Crayfish rolls with lite mayo and white bread are also a favourite . cheers

Carrotene gives the flesh its colour here...comes from...you guessed it carrots,processed in washdyke but truck n trailer load. As for omega 3... Do you honestly thing the fellas farming then in canals are that thick??? Just as easy to add that into the pellets too. Struth you starting to sound like tall blond fella from Taumarunui who told us coca cola had bits of aborted babies in it!!!!

I don’t mind the farm Salmon if I’m honest , but on the rare occasion I’ve had proper Canterbury wild ones now that is a whole different fish to eat , years ago I used to get a massage of a las that was from Alaska , her family used to send her canned salmon and moose meat , she couldn’t stand our farmed salmon.

imagine someone ask you if ice cream is overrated, but turns out someone gave them refrozen melted ice cream scrapped off the bottom of the freezer.

Go to the more fancy Chinese restaurant and order crayfish in Yi Mian (a type of deep fried noodle). IMHO the best way to eat crayfish.

Probably not overrated if you can get them for free, but certainly the price you pay for them in a shop is hugely over the top. I find cutting them up into cubes and doing a panko crumbed and fried works a treat.