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Crawfish Boil
Ingredients
• 2 heads garlic, unpeeled
• 5 bay leaves
• 2 (3 ounce) packages dry crab boil
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 2 tablespoons black pepper
• 2 large oranges, halved
• 4 large lemons, halved
• 2 large, whole artichokes
• 10-20 small red potatoes, washed
• 2 large white onions, sliced
• 2 lbs. of washed mushrooms
• 3/4 lb. fresh green beans, trimmed
• 2 lbs. smoked sausage, cut into 1/2 inch slices
• 4 lbs. live crawfish, rinsed
Preparation:
1. Add the garlic, bay leaves, salt, pepper, oranges, lemons, artichokes,
and potatoes in the strainer basket and place into the water. Bring to
a boil, then reduce to a simmer, and cook for 20 minutes. Stir in the
onions, mushrooms, and green beans; cook 10 minutes more. Stir in the
sausage; cook 10 minutes more. Carefully add the crawfish to the pot
and return to boil, then simmer for about 5 minutes or until the crawfish
shells are bright red and the tails pull out easily
2. Remove strainer basket from the pot and drain according to directions
detailed earlier in this guide. Serve crawfish hot.
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