Hour with bacon and string

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

Little brook near me as a few signal crayfish in it,so nipped down for a hour with a piece of string with bacon on..finished on 8

[The one 8,504]

Very nice mate most look a good size make it worth the effort cooking and deshelling them 

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

1 hour ago, The one said:

Very nice mate most look a good size make it worth the effort cooking and deshelling them 

They was a good size,they do grow quite big in this brook,it runs through a estate,most days food is chucked in especially on a Friday and Saturday night..kebabs,pizza etc so they soon get big

[Mr Wilkes 3,041]

I knew when I read the title what you were up to , do you purge them before cooking ?.

[FENN 24]

Nice going Paul 

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

2 hours ago, Mr Wilkes said:

I knew when I read the title what you were up to , do you purge them before cooking ?.

Didn't purge them,just twisted middle tail fin and the guts come out with it.

[Deker 3,478]

7 hours ago, Mr Wilkes said:

I knew when I read the title what you were up to , do you purge them before cooking ?.

Definitely, mine come out of the Thames and some lakes fed by the Kennet, they need purging.

I like the Crayfish but an awful lot of work for a small return.

Edit......The salad plate was particularly pleasing as I grew all the veg and caught the Crayfish!

 

Edited September 23, 2018 by Deker

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

20 minutes ago, Deker said:

Definitely, mine come out of the Thames and some lakes fed by the Kennet, they need purging.

I like the Crayfish but an awful lot of work for a small return.

Nice haul there mate Agree they are a lot of work for a small return.

Only catch a few at a time when I fancy some,so not to bad really.

[Deker 3,478]

A lot of mine come from Lakes syndicated for fishing, so its important to get as many out as possible.   I think it was about 800kg that came out last year.   

I tend to have a mammoth cooking session when I do them, and then the fingers ache for a few days, their bodies aren't too bad but the claws can be a pain!

If its hot and a few days away from the bin men arriving, the waste STINKS!

 

[wilbur foxhound 480]

What do they taste like 

[Deker 3,478]

35 minutes ago, wilbur foxhound said:

What do they taste like 

Probably a few answers to that.

Depends where they come from, if you purge or not and how you cook them, then I suppose what dressing you may put on them.

Probably a bit milder version of shrimp/prawn/lobster, you can tell they don't really have the Sea influence! 

MR TEA POT may well have something to add to that, his come from a brook and they may be very different to mine!

 

Edited September 25, 2018 by Deker

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

As deker said they are a mild version of shrimps/prawns without the sea taste,if you like prawns I would say you would like these.

Deker I've had them out of a carp syndicate lake and also out of a flowing brook,I'll be honest they do taste the same. I don't purge mine I just remove the middle fin and all the guts come out.

Cooking wise I just boil for 5 mins then dip them in sweet chilli or thousand island sauce....lip smacking good

[Deker 3,478]

7 minutes ago, MR TEA POT said:

As deker said they are a mild version of shrimps/prawns without the sea taste,if you like prawns I would say you would like these.

Deker I've had them out of a carp syndicate lake and also out of a flowing brook,I'll be honest they do taste the same. I don't purge mine I just remove the middle fin and all the guts come out.

Cooking wise I just boil for 5 mins then dip them in sweet chilli or thousand island sauce....lip smacking good

I boil with a fair bit of salt in the water and I think it adds to the flavour, still don't taste like they come out of the sea!

[MR TEA POT 1,287]

9 minutes ago, Deker said:

I boil with a fair bit of salt in the water and I think it adds to the flavour, still don't taste like they come out of the sea!

Might try a boil with a bit of salt