Many of us are familiar with the indescribable taste and aroma of boiled crayfish from childhood. Who hasn't spent their summer vacations in the village with their grandmother? These inhabitants of rivers and reservoirs were often on the table in any rural house. They cooked crayfish without any culinary delights and tricks in the simplest way - they cooked it with dill, but it was delicious.
It is necessary
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- 1) live crayfish
- well washed (kept in a container of clean water for a couple of hours);
- 2) a large saucepan
- since there should be a lot of water;
- 3) salt in the calculation of 1 tbsp. spoon for 1 liter of water;
- 4) dill greens - required
- you can add peppercorns
- carrot
- onion
- cherry or currant leaves and other greens.
Instructions
Step 1
Place a large pot of water on the fire, with enough water to completely cover the crayfish. Put peppers and vegetables in there immediately, if you like. After boiling, salt the water well, since the shell of the crayfish does not allow salt to pass through well.
Step 2
Select and discard non-living or "sleeping" crayfish. If you cook and eat such cancer, then you risk getting an upset stomach, at best.
Step 3
Put all live crayfish and uncut dill in boiling water at once. After boiling, cook them for 5-10 minutes over high heat until they are completely red. For juiciness, leave the crayfish in the broth for another ten minutes, then put on a dish. Sprinkle a little broth over them if you like.
Step 4
Serve the boiled crayfish hot. Crayfish are considered the best snack for beer, but even without beer, they are tasty and healthy, since their meat is high in protein, it does not have hard plates, like crab.
Step 5
Break the cancer at the junction of the neck and breast. Peel the shell of the neck and remove the intestines from the meat. The crayfish neck is the fleshy and tastiest. Remove the carapace from the breast; underneath is the fat and, if you're lucky, gourmet caviar. There is also some meat in the claws, it is more difficult to get it from there, but this does not stop anyone.
