I told you mofos!
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I've had it and it's OK. But we are so spoiled in central Texas that it affords many a pallet many a choice.
I guess I will have to wait till I am back in Fort Worth. We don't have any HEBs anywhere near this neck of the woods.
Cause they can't control a monopoly out in that big of area, if they did they could not compete with your stores out the and set their high prices, Each HEB has different prices according to the geographic makeup of people who have money and people who don't have much( an Example) the prices here in the Bluff are high because of everyone going to the beach...last stop! and its lower over in the poor part of town and then its higher In Mathis and has the same prices as FB HEB cause its the only big store for miles around so you pay the same as if you was going to the beach...HEB is nothing more but, a claim to be Christian company with their thumb up your ass, but, when the old man had it yrs and yrs ago it was very religious and done right to the letter or the old man would fire your ass, then the sons got it and got greedy, for instants, I went o HEB to purchase some Quarters for my grandson and they charged me 50 cents each to get 2 rolls of quarters at the service desk
and if you complain well, they smile and say we gonna fix it and in their minds they are saying
"vete a la chingada..."
But, the Chinese food was pretty good!
One of my buddies (whom is a bit a bbq connoisseur) vouches for the Magnolia HEB stuff.
I live about a quarter mile from an HEB with a True Texas BBQ. I've taken my daughters there a few times. Their Turkey is really good as is all their sides. I'm not a huge fan of their brisket, but I do like their dinosaur ribs. They are huge and meaty. I have my 5 year old convinced it's a real dinosaur rib. They also serve a really nice salmon. Overall, Blacks, and Coopers in New Braunfels are better by a long shot, but they aren't a quarter mile from my house.
My wife and I were in San Antonio last week, and we stopped in Lockhart on our way back to Plano, and enjoyed some Chisholm Trail BBQ which did not disappoint us - but the highlight of the visit was setting next table to 3 real Texas cowboys. They were wearing spurs and working straw hats (which they removed while eating). It made me immensely proud just to see them, and know they are still here in Texas.
I found myself wanting to go over and thank them for their service...
I found myself wanting to go over and thank them for their service...
I live in New Orleans now, and while there is plenty of good food here my wife and I miss Brisket and Tex-Mex immensely.
We have found a few places where the brisket is decent, and have a friend with a smoker who does a good job with a brisket, but I'm guessing HEB would beat out even the best New Orleans brisket.
We have found a few places where the brisket is decent, and have a friend with a smoker who does a good job with a brisket, but I'm guessing HEB would beat out even the best New Orleans brisket.
While were on the crawfish subject, what's your boil recipe? Mine is:
Louisianna crawfish boil (the powder)
Minced garlic
Lemon
Butter
(don't be shy on the butter, lemon, and garlic)
Get the water boiling and put the crawfish in. When you add the crawfish the water will stop boiling. Once the water gets back to a rolling boil turn off the heat, add ice to the water and let them soak for 15 minutes. Trial and error on how much seasoning to use, some like it hot and some don't. After they soak, dump them in a cooler and sprinkle cajun seasoning and drop another stick of butter on them (sometimes I squeeze some fresh lemon juice on them too). Eat some and then adjust your seasoning for the next batches if needed.
Louisianna crawfish boil (the powder)
Minced garlic
Lemon
Butter
(don't be shy on the butter, lemon, and garlic)
Get the water boiling and put the crawfish in. When you add the crawfish the water will stop boiling. Once the water gets back to a rolling boil turn off the heat, add ice to the water and let them soak for 15 minutes. Trial and error on how much seasoning to use, some like it hot and some don't. After they soak, dump them in a cooler and sprinkle cajun seasoning and drop another stick of butter on them (sometimes I squeeze some fresh lemon juice on them too). Eat some and then adjust your seasoning for the next batches if needed.
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WE use this! and put some beer in it and cut some lemons and throw in and let it go till potato time and corn time, just throw the bag in with the Mudbugs...
Yep, sounds about right to me. The soak is super important, that's where all the flavor comes from.
While I love crawfish, some of the fixings you can through in take it over the top for me. You can throw almost anything in the boil, of course potatoes, sausage and corn but I like to add in other things - mushrooms, turkey necks, celery, brussel sprouts, broccoli.
WE use this! and put some beer in it and cut some lemons and throw in and let it go till potato time and corn time, just throw the bag in with the Mudbugs...
So you make Yankee Crawfish.
So you're a fan of huge and meaty......
If I had to chose between huge and meaty versus short and fatty, I'm picking the huge and meaty.
Try cheese filled Lil Smokies. They're like little bite size pieces of greatness, the kids love them.
I make whats quick so I can sit down and get drunk and watch the Texas football game without hearing how hungry everyone is or when ya gonna start the cooking shit! So I fix it early and got a little buffet table to keep it warm and you serve yourself, if you go hungry at my house its your own fault..I don't run a Food Network on Saturdays when Texas is playing, if ya don't like the free food then call Domino's or see my wife for a jar of Peanut Butter...LOL..I do put out a good spread for the kids when they are home,
Pro Tip: When you go buy beer at the store always think of how much you gonna buy, if its a 12 er pack then buy a case, so ya don't have to go at halftime and get more
What kinda crawfish are you making during football season???
Zatarains seasoning bags, powders and liquid all seem to be pretty popular here in New Orleans. Not sure I'd call it Yankee Crawfish @Son of Wasatch. What do you use?
Wow, that sounds life changing right there. My wife doesn't like crawfish but I bet she'd like that.
I got invited to a "crawfish boil" this weekend for OTC in houston by a couple of the OPEC ministries of petroleum. Angola and Gabon appear to be strengthening their relationship so they will be jointly hosting a crawfish boil this weekend. I expect it to be a "Yankee" style crawfish boil as I'm certain dudes from southwest africa know exactly how to boil crawfish.
Will they be boiling or hiring someone to do it?
The rigs that the restaurants and crawfish boil companies have around here are impressive and make it possible to boil a lot of crawfish very quickly. That's by far the easiest way to please a large crowd.
Don't be surprised to see a big Papadeaux truck there when you arrive. I did one with HP and that is who they got to host it.
In the grilling section of Academy they have Slap ya Mama sea food seasoning boil. Try it, you won't be disappointed.
FB...I cant believe you wrote that. That is just plain wrong! HEB is the most civic minded chain I have ever been around. They give Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, you name it free hot dogs to cook for their fund raisers, volunteer their cooking wagons etc.....good folks
But the main reason I cant believe you said that was your touting old "Charlie" Butts for being such an up right guy.....While he ran things, HEB was a small regional chain that did not open on Sunday, would not sell beer or wine, and would not sell ginger ale or club soda as folks used those for drink mixers. When he died the kids took it over, sold beer wine and all the mixers. Their business took off and the rest is history
Which is worst? them not selling beer than trying to get rid of the older folks so they won't have to pay them benefits? I know older folks who been here with HEB for a longtime and do good work, but, they started cutting hrs on them and giving to younger emplyees, tyhem Civic minded people you talk about are Wolves in Sheep clothing and HEB will do anything they can to make a buck, freee BBQ wagon will make ya big money then put it out there, and the donations from last Xmas musta went somewhere other thn here as some of us volunteer at Local Foodbank and haven't seen the food yet, I have thrown away more shit from HEB and walmart cause of it being no good, it seems like the produce anyway are what they throw away when they take it off the sheleves, ev give a poor person that is hungrey a Salad kit from HEB that Black and molded inside of pkg? There is two sides to every story...don't let them TV adds fool ya ...Walmart is just as bad...sad to us who volunteer and know that no one gives something for free, they get something outa of it, be the short run or the long run...
What kinda crawfish are you making during football season???
Zatarains seasoning bags, powders and liquid all seem to be pretty popular here in New Orleans. Not sure I'd call it Yankee Crawfish @Son of Wasatch. What do you use?[/Qags with water and pour some cans of beer and throw in about 7 lemons, no complaints yet! The buckets always empty
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