Ingredients

• 1/2 cup mustard seeds
• 6 tablespoons coriander seeds
• 1/4 cup whole allspice seeds
• 1/4 cup dill seeds
• 2 teaspoons whole cloves
• 12 small dried red chilies crumbled, or 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
• 16 bay leaves
• 8 quarts water
• 1 dozen small new potatoes, scrubbed
• 2 large onions, unpeeled, cut in half crosswise
• 2 lemons, halved
• 1-1/4 cups plus 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon cayenne
• 1 large head garlic, cut in half crosswise
• 1 pound andouille sausage, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 4 ears fresh corn, shucked and cut into thirds
• 2 pounds crawfish
• 5 pounds crabs, such as dungeness, blue, stone, king or snow crabs
• 2 (1 pound) lobsters
• 2 pounds shrimp, peeled and divined
• 2 dozen littleneck, steamer, razor, Pacific littleneck or Manila clams
• 1 cup melted butter, warm
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

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