Crawfish Boil
10 pounds live crawfish 2 oranges, cut into thick rounds 2 lemons, cut into thick rounds 1 garlic head, cloves separated and peeled 1/4 cup salt 2 tablespoons ground ...
Ingredients
- 10poundlive crawfish
- 2oranges, cut into thick rounds
- 2lemons, cut into thick rounds
- 1garlic head, cloves separated and peeled
- 1/4cupsalt
- 2tablespoonground black pepper
- 1tablespoonchili powder, preferably homemade
- 2teaspooncayenne
Directions
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Crawfish Boil 10 pounds live crawfish 2 oranges, cut into thick rounds 2 lemons, cut into thick rounds 1 garlic head, cloves separated and p
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Put them into a large pot of water and let them sit for about 30 minutes (you can skip this soaking process if the crawfish are farm-raised
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While the crawfish bathe, pour 4 to 5 gallons of water into a large stockpot
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Add to it the oranges, lemons, garlic, salt, black pepper, chili powder, cayenne and bay leaves
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Bring the water to a boil, and cook the spices 10 to 15 minutes
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Add the potatoes, corn and onions
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After the liquid returns to a boil, cook the vegetables for 5 minutes
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Drain crawfish from their soaking bath, and ad them to the stockpot