Famous Louisiana Boiled Crawfish

  2.0 – 1 reviews  • Crawfish
Level: Easy
Total: 2 hr 15 min
Prep: 10 min
Inactive: 35 min
Cook: 1 hr 30 min
Yield: 12 to 15 servings or 45 appetizer servings

Ingredients

  1. 3 cups cayenne pepper
  2. 1 1/2 cups ground crab boil
  3. 5 cups salt
  4. 1 sack crawfish (40 to 45 pounds)
  5. 1 gallon chilled After Boil Ingredients, recipe follows
  6. 1 gallon water
  7. 4 whole heads garlic
  8. 2 large onions
  9. 1/2 stalk celery
  10. 5 lemons

Instructions

  1. In a large stockpot, bring 10 gallons of water to a full boil. Add seasonings and bring water back to a full boil. Add crawfish, and bring back to a full boil. Once crawfish return to full boil, turn off fire, and add 1 gallon of the chilled After Boil Ingredients. Soak for 35 minutes, and then they are ready to eat.
  2. In a large pot, combine 1 gallon water with garlic, onions, celery, and lemons. Bring to a full boil for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and chill.

Reviews

Kenneth Pope
I found that the crawfish were not cooked enough. They neded to boil longer;
too much salt and not enough crab boil

 

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