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Easy Boiled Crawfish



With this scaled-down recipe, you can bring a crawfish boil inside. Make it your own by throwing artichokes, mushrooms, sausage, even broccoli in the pot.



Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Ingredients

12 pounds live crawfish
8 quarts water
1 package (16 ounces) ZATARAIN'S® Crawfish, Shrimp and Crab Boil - Complete
1 large onion, peeled
1 head garlic, halved crosswise
1 1/2 pounds small red potatoes
6 ears corn, shucked and halved crosswise

Directions

1. Pour live crawfish into a washtub or ice chest; cover with water. Drain. Repeat 3 to 4 times until crawfish are clean. Drain. Discard any dead crawfish and debris.

2. Mix 8 quarts water, Crab Boil, onion and garlic in large (20-quart) stockpot. Bring to boil on high heat; boil 5 minutes. Add potatoes; boil 5 minutes. Add crawfish and corn; return to boil. Cover and cook 2 minutes.

3. Turn off heat and let stand 20 minutes. Add about 6 to 8 cups ice to stockpot; let stand 20 minutes to cool. Drain and serve.


Recipe Reviews


Ausalyn Scott on 3/6/2010 10:29:46 AM
that's awesome keep up the good work.

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