Crawfish Boil

Ingredients

• 2 quarts water
• 1 medium white onion, peeled and quartered
• 1 lemon, quartered
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 large garlic cloves, peeled and halved
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 3 pounds fresh live crawfish

• Instructions

  1. 1Find out if your crawfish have been purged. If they haven’t, soak in fresh water for 10 minutes (some people say you need to salt—you don’t).
  2. 2While you’re waiting, place the water in a large Dutch oven and bring to the boil over medium heat.
  3. 3Place the onion, lemon, bay leaf, and garlic in a large piece of cheesecloth.
  4. 4Add the crawfish to the pot and boil 5 minutes longer, when all the shells should be bright red.
  5. Serve immediately, plain or with dippin’ sauces like cocktail sauce, mayonnaise, ketchup, or Tabasco.