How many crayfish to cook

how many crayfish to cook
Crayfish are boiled to size 15-20 minutes, salting the water well and alternately running the crayfish into boiling water upside down. Cook small crayfish (60-70 grams) for 15 minutes, medium (70-90) - 17 minutes, large (100-110 grams) - 20 minutes. To test the doneness, look for the color - ready-to-eat crayfish are bright red.

How to boil crayfish in water


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1. Rinse live crayfish, preferably in a large basin with a lid, so as not to get out, or in the bathroom, if crayfish are more than 2 kilograms. It is allowed to soak the crayfish before cooking in milk or water + sour cream for half an hour.
2. Choose a saucepan for boiling crayfish, taking into account that a 5-liter saucepan will fit about 1.5 kilograms. Water for this requires 2-2.5 liters, salt - 2-2.5 heaped spoons. Put a large pot of water on the highest heat - it will boil for a long time, you can boil with a kettle. Dip the crayfish one at a time into the pan upside down.
3. Add spices to taste. As a rule, dill (large bunch), 2 lemons, cut in half, parsley (small bunch), black peppercorns (3 grams - 15 pieces).
4. Boil crayfish in water 15 minutes, then insist under the lid for about 20 minutes. It is convenient to put boiled crayfish out of the pan with a slotted spoon.

The total cooking time is 1 hour.

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