section7mfu | ABC Affair 2019 - C is for Crawfish

C is for Cajun's Know How To Eat!

“Y’all gonna love this… mmm’mmm!”

The person exclaiming the good news was a big man with a Cajun accent whose expertise in the kitchen was widely held to be nearly magic. Illya Kuryakin was eager to test his skills, while Napoleon Solo stood back and observed the teaming life within the big black kettle.

“Now, we gonna season just so…’ Chef Paul threw in a mixture of dry seasonings that he did not explain, adding a dollop (something Illya took on faith as a legitimate measurement), of a red sauce that promised to ‘kick up the heat’.

The process went on until the bright red shells of the crawfish proved the perfect cook, and they were scooped up onto platters; one for each person at the table.

Lessons were provided by the experienced, showing the New York UNCLE agents the proper way to get to the meat and taste the perfect bite that each little crustacean yielded.

Illya was soon well into his generous mound of crawfish, embellished by corn on the cob and potatoes that had been cut into pieces and boiled in the same kettle. One after the other he twisted the tail, breaking it so that he could pull out the one plump piece of meat.

Napoleon was slower to gain a rhythm to his consumption, but he was enjoying the meal. The New Orleans office was proving to be a very generous and happy place to visit.