So, there was 1 pot of food designated for each table. And by "1 pot of food", I mean this pot of food was enormous- we're talking a few gallons in size. This pot was filled with king crab legs, cubed red potatoes, corn, shrimp and sausage. Each pot was boiled and cooked with "secret" cajun seasoning (from texas). Each pot had enough food in it to feed 8-10 people- well, at our table there were 4 of us, and one of us (not to mention any names) doesn't eat shellfish...
For starters we had baguettes of bread. Here's how we started:
The way to eat this was to rip off a piece of bread and "swipe it" on the butter. Yes, no joke about this being a traditional crab boil.
The "cook" (i.e., the one wearing the flimsy lobster hat) decided which table got their food next based on his wildly walking around, and egging each table on to make the most noise. Here he is making his own noise, just to get people going:
Our friend Chris and I pumped up our vocal chords and got a little obnoxious so the cook would gravitate towards our tiny table of four (compared to 6 other tables of 8+ people) and we finally got our food!
Here's what we got:
OH MY GOODNESS-IT WAS MAGICAL!!!!!
Now, that food in it's entirety was intended for at least 6 people. Since "a certain someone" doesn't eat shellfish or most types of sausage, that food went to myself, Chris, and his petite girlfriend...
So anyway, here are the remnants of the evening- notice there is no seafood of any type next to a certain someone....
The cajun spices made it really flavorful, and the crab legs were very moist. The people running the show had given every table a pair of pliers for assistance in cracking the crab legs, so that was fun too. (well, it got old after a while). So anyway, that's the end of our magical crab boil.
'Til next time...
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