Chef Johnnie Gale offers tips on how to clean crawfish effectively before cooking. He emphasizes purchasing live crawfish that are clean and graded, which have been sorted to remove any debris and dead crawfish. For those who need to clean themselves, rinsing in fresh or salt water is recommended. Salt purging can improve internal cleanliness and remove dirt effectively. It's important to ensure a thorough cleaning as the shells add flavor and aesthetic appeal to meals, and any dead crawfish should always be discarded during the process.
When buying live crawfish, always ask for clean and graded... These crawfish have been sorted through to remove any debris from the water and any dead crawfish.
Some purge using fresh water, others with salt water... Salt purging cleans them inside and out, causing them to excrete anything in the digestive tract.
Be mindful that crawfish shells form an integral part of many finished recipes, providing both a complex, oceanic taste and an inviting appearance.
Need a container large enough to rinse [your crawfish] in?
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