Boiled Crayfish

Name: Boiled Crayfish
Ingredients: 4 pounds whole crayfish; 1 gallon water; 3 lemons, halved; 3 medium onions, quartered; 5 stalks celery, halved; 4 cloves garlic; 1 tablespoon liquid crab boil; 1/2 teaspoon red pepper

8 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

4 pounds whole crayfish
1 gallon water
3 lemons, halved
3 medium onions, quartered
5 stalks celery, halved
4 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon liquid crab boil
1/2 teaspoon red pepper

Directions

1

Place crayfish in large pan of cold salted water; let stand 15 minutes. Drain and repeat soaking procedure.
2

Bring 1 gallon water to a boil in a large stock pot. Remove juice from lemons; add juice and lemons to water. Add next 5 ingredients; return to a boil. Add drained crayfish; boil 3 minutes. Remove from heat; let stand in cooking liquid 30 minutes. Drain and serve warm.