Recipe courtesy of David Rosengarten
Crawfish Boil
- Total: 35 min
- Prep: 5 min
- Cook: 30 min
Ingredients
2/3 cup salt
1 tablespoon peppercorns
2 packages dry crab boil
1 cup liquid crab boil
1 tablespoon hot sauce
1 tablespoon Creole seasoning
8 new potatoes
4 ears corn
2 lemons
4 onions
2 heads garlic
4 stalks celery, halved crosswise
5 pounds crawfish
Melted butter, for serving
Directions
- In a large stockpot with a removable basket and tight-fitting lid bring 3 gallons water to a boil and add salt, peppercorns, crab boil, hot sauce and seasoning. Cover pot and bring back to a boil. Add remaining ingredients except crawfish, cover and cook 5 minutes. Add crawfish, stir well and cover. Turn off heat and let sit for 15 to 20 minutes. Ladle crawfish and vegetables onto a large platter or deep bowls and serve with melted butter.;
