Louisiana Crawfish Boil

Description

What a feast! Invite the family and dig into this messy, yummy boil. Combining crawfish, sausage, corn, mushrooms, potatoes, and artichokes, this is a dish you’ll crave over and over. Add other seafood or vegetables to your liking.

Ingredients

  • 2 heads garlic, unpeeled
  • 5 bay leaves
  • 2 (3 ounce) packages dry crab boil
  • 1 tablespoon liquid shrimp and crab boil seasoning
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 large oranges, halved
  • 3 large lemons, halved
  • 2 large whole artichokes
  • 15 red potatoes, washed
  • 30 pieces baby corn
  • 2 large onions, sliced
  • 2 (16 ounce) packages mushrooms, cleaned
  • ½ pound fresh green beans, trimmed
  • 2 (16 ounce) packages smoked sausage, cut into 1/2 inch slices
  • 50 live crawfish, rinsed

Instructions

  1. Fill a very large pot about 1/3 full with water. Add in garlic
  2. bay leaves
  3. dry and liquid crab boil seasonings
  4. salt
  5. pepper
  6. potatoes
  7. oranges
  8. lemons
  9. and artichokes. Bring to a boil over high heat
  10. then reduce to a simmer
  11. and cook for 20 minutes.
  12. Stir in mushrooms
  13. green beans
  14. onions
  15. and baby corn
  16. and continue to cook
  17. about 15 minutes. Stir in sausage; cook 5 minutes more.
  18. Add crawfish and return the mixture to a boil
  19. then simmer until crawfish shells turn bright red and the tails pull out easily
  20. about 5 minutes. Test for doneness by peeling a crawfish. Be sure not to overcook
  21. or crawfish will become tough.
  22. Remove from the heat and carefully drain all liquid. Serve the crawfish boil hot
  23. Louisiana-style
  24. spread over a picnic table covered with newspapers.

Prep Time: 30 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins

Servings: 10

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