3rd Annual Fish Boil

Jason and I had a fabulous weekend!  We went to East Peru, IA to a Fish Boil!  My cousin Sabrina and her husband Travis have done this for three years now and we always have a great time.  East Peru is a very small town south of Des Moines about 45 minutes.  I took lots of pictures of the step by step process of a fish boil.

2 five gallon pails of potatoes go into a 40 gallon pot with 16 gallons of water.

Their are 2 tubs of salt added to each batch, Travis did two batches.

Add a pail of onions to the mix...

And let that baby BOIL!  You can't see it but their is a colander inside of this pot that has the potatoes and onions in it so they can easily drain it.

Fish is added last to the pot in a smaller colander since it cooks fast.

Here is the FISH BOILER, Travis Tuttle!  Thanks for the good eats Travis :)

This year they had hush puppies and they were a hit!  Chewy and soft, creamed corn and jalapenos were in this batch and they were delish!

About 5 minutes before the boil over was supposed to happen we a had a downpour, and it cooled the fire a  bit so it took a little longer for the first batch.  I think I can speak for everyone and say that it was totally fine that it poured...the humidty was nearly unbearable right before the rain.  This little guy found a giant burdoch leaf use as an umbrella!

And here is the boil over! 

Kerosene was thrown on the fire and it makes the water bubble over the top, yay!  Time to eat!

Here is my plate...lots of fish, potatoes, no onions (not a fan), watermelon, brownies, hush puppie, potato salad, deviled egg, mac an cheese, and pickle roll!  Oh and a Bud Light Golden Wheat!  I really like this beer, it reminds me of Blue Moon which is my favorite!  This was a great meal!

Here is my aunt and uncle Nancy and Robert.  They made the trek from North Washington, IA and this was their first fish boil!

My parents showed up and we let them watch the second boil over and eat some fish, Mom ate a hot dog since she is allergic to fish and then we took them down to the Horny Room!  Haha!  You should have seen my mother's face when I told her we were going!  Sabrina's father in law goes out in the woods and finds antlers that the bucks have shed...my dad was in absolute AWE. 

We helped clean up in the morning and then headed out.  Made a quick pit stop at Wal-Mart and Jordan Creek before hitting the road towards home.  Blue skies and clouds were a great end to an awesome weekend!