Crawfish Boil

Crawfish Boil Recipe

By mk Published: August 19, 2012

• Yield: 12 to 15 Servings

Recipe courtesy of Beth Anthony Photo Thinkstock.com/iStockphoto Substitute large unpeeled shrimp for the crawfish if you …

Ingredients

• 4-5 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning or similar spicy seasoning
• 2 dried bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorn
• 6 medium red potatoes quartered
• 6 ears corn husks and silk removed, quartered
• 1 1/2 pounds smoked andouille sausage links cut into 2-inch pieces
• 3 lemons halved
• 6 pounds frozen crawfish (thaw just before using)

Instructions

1. Fill a very large stockpot with 1 gallon water. Add seasoning, bay leaf and black peppercorn and bring to a boil.
   
2. Add potatoes and boil for about 5 minutes. Add corn and sausage and boil for another 5 to 6 minutes. Check potatoes; cook until just tender. Add lemons and thawed crawfish, boil for 3 to 4 minutes, just until crawfish is cooked through.
   
3. Drain contents of pot in a large colander. Cover table with newspaper and serve the feast directly on the table.
   

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