Crawfish Boil

(from saymyname’s recipe box)

Source: Southern Living

Serves 5 people

Categories: Crawfish, Main Dish

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 gallons water
  • 10 bay leaves
  • 1 cup salt
  • 3/4 cup cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 cup whole allspice
  • 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
  • 1 tablespoon coriander seed
  • 1 tablespoon dill seed
  • 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
  • 1 teaspoon whole cloves
  • 4 celery ribs, quartered
  • 3 medium onions, halved
  • 3 garlic heads, halved crosswise
  • 5 lbs live crawfish (throw out the dead ones)

Directions

  1. Add 1 1/2 gallons water to a 19-quart stockpot; bring to a boil over high heat.

  2. Add bay leaves and the next 12 ingredients; return to a rolling boil.

  3. Lower the heat to medium and cook, uncovered, for 30 minutes.

  4. Add crawfish; bring to a rolling boil over high heat; cook 5 minutes.

  5. Remove stockpot from heat; let stand 30 minutes (if you want spicier crawfish, let stand 45 minutes).

  6. Drain crawfish; serve on large platters on newspaper lined table with lots of napkins.

  7. Cold beer or iced tea is a must.

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