Louisiana Crawfish Boil
A backyard boil of live crawfish with corn, potatoes, garlic and heavy seasoning, soaked after cooking so the spice goes right through.
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 30 min
- Total
- 60 min
- Servings
- 8
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Calories
- 380 kcal
Equipment
- •80-quart boil pot with basket
- •Propane burner
- •Paddle
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 380 kcal
- fat
- 8
- carbs
- 40
- protein
- 32
- calories
- 380
Instructions
- 1
Rinse the live crawfish in clean water until the water runs clear. Throw away any crawfish that are not moving.
- 2
Fill the pot two-thirds full with water. Add the seasoning, lemons, garlic, onions, and liquid boil, then bring to a rolling boil.
- 3
Add the potatoes and cook for 10 minutes. Add the sausage and corn, then cook for 5 minutes more.
- 4
Lower the crawfish in the basket into the pot. Bring the water back to a boil and cook for exactly 3 minutes.
- 5
Turn off the burner and add a bag of ice. Let everything soak for 20 to 30 minutes, tasting a tail every 10 minutes.
- 6
Lift the basket and drain the liquid well. Pour everything out onto a newspaper-covered table.
Chef's tips
Turn off the burner before soaking and drop in a bag of ice. Cooling the water helps the crawfish soak up the seasoning.
Storage
Peel leftover tails and refrigerate up to 2 days, or freeze with a little of the fat.
Reheating
Leftover tails are best used in étouffée rather than reheated whole.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Boiling the crawfish too long, which makes the meat rubbery and hard to peel.
- •Skipping the rinse to clean dirt off the live crawfish before cooking.
- •Not using enough seasoning, since the cooking water needs to taste very strong.
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