Crawfish Boil

Name: Crawfish Boil
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons each of coriander seeds, cumin seeds, mustard seeds and dill seeds; 3 bay leaves; 6 quarts water; 1/4 cup kosher salt; 3 tablespoons ground black pepper; 1/4 cup cider vinegar; 2 whole lemons; 4 tablespoons cayenne pepper; 1 small onion spiked with 10 cloves; 3 celery ribs; 5 pounds fresh live Louisiana crawfish; Hot sauce, store-bought

12 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

2 tablespoons each of coriander seeds, cumin seeds, mustard seeds and dill seeds
3 bay leaves
6 quarts water
1/4 cup kosher salt
3 tablespoons ground black pepper
1/4 cup cider vinegar
2 whole lemons
4 tablespoons cayenne pepper
1 small onion spiked with 10 cloves
3 celery ribs
5 pounds fresh live Louisiana crawfish
Hot sauce, store-bought

Directions

1

Combine the spice seeds and bay leaves in a piece of cheesecloth and tie to form sachet.
2

In a large pot combine water, salt, pepper, vinegar, lemons, cayenne pepper, onion, celery and spice sachet and bring to a boil.
3

Allow mixture to boil for 20 minutes.
4

Add crawfish and cook for 5 minutes.
5

Remove from heat, cover and let stand for 15 minutes.
6

Drain and serve with hot sauce.
7

Boiling liquid may be cooled, refrigerated, and reused once.