Live it up Louisiana style, and enjoy a fantastic traditional Crawfish Boil. It's a fun way to get friends and family together for an original style dinner and gathering. A crawfish boil is easy, and a fabulously unique dining experience. Send out an invite at least 1 week ahead of time. Your guests will surely not want to miss a soulful eating extravaganza. Make your evening more unique by providing a full on Cajun experience. You can decorate with Cajun decor and have upbeat Cajun music playing to make this a true Southern experience.
Instructions
Cook Boil
1. Purge the Crawfish. Rinse crawfish in water until the water runs reasonably clear. Next, add water to cover the crawfish and add 2 cups of salt. This process will rid the crawfish of impurities. Then stir for 3 minutes and rinse. To finish purging, keep the crawfish alive in the pot with very little water and keep in a cool or shaded area until they are ready to be cooked.
2. Fill a large pot halfway with water.
3. Put over heat. If you can cook outdoors, all the better.
4. Add crawfish or crab boil seasoning. Cover and bring to a boil. Boil 2 to 3 minutes or until spices are blended well.
5. Add onions, sausage, mushrooms and potatoes into a large wire basket. Boil and cook 10 minutes or until potatoes are soft. Add crawfish to the wire basket and keep stirring. Then cook for 4 to 5 minutes, but don't over-cook the crawfish.
6. Eat like a true Cajun, and serve on a newspaper-covered table, preferably outdoors. Dump the wire basket contents in the center of the table.
Eat Like a True Cajun
7. Grasp the crawfish head with one hand.
8. Take the tail with the other hand.
9. Squeeze and twist the tail and the meaty end will twist out of the head.
10. Peel away any extra shell that is attached to the tail.
11. Squeeze and the meat will pop right into your mouth.
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