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Boiled Crawfish, Crab or
Shrimp
| 40 lbs. live crawfish, shrimp
or crabs |
1 bag powder crab boil or 4
oz. liquid crab boil** |
| 1 box salt |
1½ oz. cayenne pepper
(Optional) |
| water |
2 cloves garlic |
| 1-2 large lemons |
18 small corn cobs |
| 3 lbs. medium red potatoes
(unpeeled) |
mushrooms
(Optional - amount to your taste) |
| 2 lbs. small whole onions |
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Note:
Vegetables above are added according to your taste - add more or less
of any vegetable that you like. |
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Fill 1/2 pot of
very large pot with water. Add all ingredients except seafood
(corn, potatoes, onions, shallots, mushrooms, etc.). Boil
ingredients for 20 minutes except frozen corn and mushrooms - boil
those for 10 minutes. Take out vegetables and bring water
back to a boil. Add seafood and boil 5 minutes for crawfish,
20 minutes for crabs and 3 minutes for shrimp. Remove from
heat and allow seafood to soak for 5 minutes with cover off.
Remove seafood from water. Serve with seafood dip.
For Cajun style serving, place a lot of newspaper on a long table, and
pour the drained vegetables and seafood on the newspaper.
Allow 4-5 lbs. for heavy crawfish eaters, 2-3 lbs. for light or new
crawfish eaters.
**Below is a recipe for making your own boil
seasoning
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Seafood
Dip
| 1 cup mayonnaise |
2 teaspoons mustard |
| 1/4 cup ketchup |
dash hot sauce (if desired) |
| Note: Above
ingredients can be adjusted according to your taste. |
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Place mayonnaise in medium
bowl and whip with fork until creamy and smooth. Add remaining
ingredients and mix thoroughly. Pour into individual small bowls for
each person and serve with boiled seafood. Use this to dip boiled
seafood and vegetables. Saltine crackers also taste good in this dip.
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Boil Seasoning (for 10 lbs. of Seafood)
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16 bay leaves
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4 tablespoons dill seeds |
| 8 tablespoons yellow mustard seeds
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2 teaspoons whole cloves |
| 6 tablespoons coriander seeds |
2 tablespoons crushed red pepper |
| 4 tablespoons whole allspice |
Salt and cayenne pepper to taste |
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Mix all
ingredients except salt and cayenne thoroughly. Place mixture
in muslin or cheesecloth (very breathable fabric) and tie with a string
to make a sachet. Place sachet in water along with salt,
cayenne, and vegetables. Let water boil for 10
minutes. Take out vegetables, bring water back to a boil and
then add seafood. Boil 7 minutes for crawfish, 20 minutes for
crabs and 5 minutes for shrimp. Remove from heat and allow
seafood to soak in seasoned water for 5 minutes.
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A page of
recipes is provided with your crawfish order.
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