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HOW TO USE YOUR NEW CRAWFISH KIT
CRAWFISH/CRAB/SHRIMP BOIL
CRAWFISH/CRAB/SHRIMP BOIL
* For our 60 quart pot, fill 1/2 full of water. Add approximately five, 16 ounce crab boil
ingredient packs (complete, ready-to-use) available from a variety of manufacturers.
* Bring water to a rolling boil. Add seafood.
* Gently stir. Cover the pot and return to boil.
* Boiling times: Shrimp - 2 minutes; Crawfish - 5 minutes; Crabs - 5 minutes. (per pound)
* Turn off the burner.
* Gently stir the seafood again and let it soak.
* Soaking time: Shrimp - 5 to 10 minutes; Crawfish and Crabs - 15 to 30 minutes.
* Seafoods usually float on the surface while soaking which limits their intake of seasoning.
To counter this, carefully add about 4 pounds of ice to the pot, allowing it to float on the
surface of the liquid. The sudden change of temperature causes the seafood to sink and
increase the seasoning absorption.
* Try including creamer potatoes, fresh sweet corn on the cob cut in thirds, fresh mush-
rooms, cloves of garlic, fresh peeled onions, and smoked sausage or andouille sausage.
Hint: Allow potatoes extra cooking time by adding them to the boiling seasoned water 5 to 10
minutes early.
STEAMED CLAMS
* Add water to come up to the bottom of the steamer pot in the cooking pot and turn on heat
to high.
* Clean clams (clean in cold water, scrubbing with a brush.) Discard any that float.
* When water boils, place clams on steamer plate in basket.
* Cover while cooking.
* The clams are cooked when the shells open. Any shells which do not open should be
discarded.
* Remove from heat. Too much cooking will toughen the clams.
* Serve with melted butter.
STEAMED BLUE CRABS,SHRIMP OR LOBSTERS
* Place 1/2 gallon each of water and vinegar into the pot.
* Add 2 1/2 tablespoons of Steamer Seasoning and 3 tablespoons salt to water/vinegar
mixture. Place the steamer pot into the pot and layer the seafood on the steamer pot,
sprinkling each layer generously with Seasoning. Salt to taste.
* Cover and steam until crabs or lobsters turn red (approximately 20-25 minutes).
* Steam shrimp (approximately 10-15 minutes). The meat will pull away from the shell when
done.
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