Creole Crawfish Boil
- 2 lemons, halved, plus more for serving
- 3 bay leaves
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 cup Old bay seasoning or Zatarains shrimp boil
- 4 medium onions, quartered
- 1 head garlic, halved
- 3 pounds red new potatoes, medium to large
- 4 ears sweet corn, halved
- 2 pounds smoked sausage, such as andouille or kielbasa
- 2 to 3 pounds live crawfish
- Hot pepper sauce, for serving
- Fill a huge stock pot, preferably fitted with a basket insert, with about 4 quarts of water.
- Keep in mind that when you add the solid ingredients the water level will rise, so don't fill the pot up more than 1/2 way.
- Squeeze the lemon juice into the water, tossing in the halves too.
- Add the bay leaves, salt, seasoning, onions, and garlic; bring the broth to a boil over medium-high heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
- You want a very aromatic broth with plenty of salt and spices; taste it, don't be afraid to make it strong so some of that flavor can penetrate and get absorbed by the potatoes and stuff.
- Add the potatoes to the pot to give them a head start and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Now add the corn and sausage; cook another 10 minutes, making sure everything stays covered with the liquid.
- Toss in the crawfish and shut off the heat.
- Cover the pot and let the crawfish steep in the flavor for 15 minutes.
- Drain and spread the crawfish, sausage, corn, potatoes, and onions out on a table that's covered with newspaper.
- Serve with lemons, hot sauce, and plenty of napkins.
lemons, bay leaves, salt, bay seasoning, onions, garlic, red new potatoes, sweet corn, sausage, live crawfish, pepper sauce
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/creole-crawfish-boil-recipe.html (may not work)