Comments on: Crawfish Boil Recipe

By: Leslie

Leslie — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 22:14:14 +0000

I definitely will try this recipe. There’s just one thing… Your crayfish are big and healthy compared to the ones we get here in PA! I must be shopping in the wrong place.

By: Dixie Gypsy

Dixie Gypsy — Fri, 22 May 2009 03:36:34 +0000

Hey there! Thanks for the suggestions. I’m just home from the grocery where I watched the crawfish in the live tank stepping all over one another. Maybe I’ll try a boil at home, since I’m empowered with such a great recipe here.

By: Rodney

Rodney — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:18:20 +0000

This looks like a lot of fun! We are having a crawfish boil competition way out here on the Oregon coast next weekend and I am thinking I may enter it just to show some people up…and to eat of course.

By: Paul Schultz

Paul Schultz — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:39:23 +0000

Well my adopted brother, Tommie Meaux just returned from Lafayette, La.
with 200 pounds of Live Crawfish caught in the Atchafalaya River and we
will be BOILING them with Zatarain’s Crab & Crawfish Seasoning, New Red
Potatoes, Onions, fresh Corn on the Cob, and Andouille Sausage. We invited
about 65 friends and asked them to BYOB and their appetite. Since Tommie
was already in Louisiana, he decided to also pickup about 60 pounds of
white (21-25 Count) Shrimp to satisfy those friends who are “Squemish’
about eating “MUDBUGS” as some people from out of state refer to Crawfish.
As all of my Cajun friends would say….AAAAAAAAeeeeeee!! we gon’na pass
a good time this Saturday May 2, 2009.Who cares about a Horse Race when you can have a Crawfish Boil???? This is our 11th ANNUAL CRAWFISH BOIL in
Clearwater, Florida. Just a good way to stay connected to our Cajun
and Non-Cajun Friends every year.Now it seems that everybody wants to
eat CAJUN Delicacies and Crawfish is one of the best.

By: D.W.

D.W. — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:54:46 +0000

amanda, I did some boils when I lived in VA, and people didn’t eat quite as many bugs as I’m accustomed to. If you do 3 pounds per person, you’ll probably be doing fine. Whenever I boil in LA or East Texas, I usually do around 4.5 pounds per person due to heavier eaters.

good luck.

By: amanda

amanda — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:17:54 +0000

Recipe sounds alot like the one I have used for years, the only thing I can’t get right is pounds per person. What do you suggest? How many pounds of crawfish per person, I am giving a boil next weekend for a friend from Virginia, and I’ve invited about 20 people. Thanks

By: nikkigct

nikkigct — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:50:46 +0000

yummy…i’m from new england and we do a lobster bake, but let me tell you that crawfish boil has my mouth watering!!i’ll be back down to N.O.next month hope to go some resturant and get me a crawfish boil.yumm.

By: Danno

Danno — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:16:41 +0000

Dixie Gypsy – That is a shame, but check out the Cajun Foodies link! I feel your pain though, if I want to go to a boil up here in Michigan I have to do it myself.

Scott – I think it will work out great. I would think that the liquid will only get better with each batch. Just taste the liquid between each sack and adjust as necessary, but I doubt that it will need much, unless of course you need to add more water.

If not eating the earlier batches right away keep them in a large cooler to keep them hot.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:44:55 +0000

So, what’s your opinion on successive batches? I’m cooking up two or three sacks with only one pot, so I don’t have time to change out the water and let it reheat, which means we’re using the same seasoned water all day. How much crab boil, salt, and other spices should I add for each batch after the first?

Thanks,
Scott
Denver, Colorado

By: The Cajun Foodie

The Cajun Foodie — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:11:51 +0000

Check out the Texas Crawfish and Music Festival in Spring on April 17-19 and 24-26!