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Traditional Southern Crawfish Boil
Zoey

Traditional Southern Crawfish Boil

Crawfish are in season during spring; specifically in Louisiana the season for wild caught crawfish runs from mid-January through early-July.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, cajun, Southern
Calories: 508

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 2 packages crawfish boil seasoning mix (I use Zatarain’s)
  • 1 medium grapefruit (halved)
  • 2 pounds small yellow and purple new potatoes
  • 1 medium yellow onion (quartered)
  • 6 ears corn (husks removed and halved)
  • 15 pounds live Louisiana crawfish (cleaned)

Equipment

  • Extra-large pot with basket strainer

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Bring an extra-large pot fitted with a basket strainer and filled about halfway with water to a rolling boil. Add the seasoning mix and stir to combine, return to a rolling boil.
  2. Squeeze the grapefruit halves into the water then add them to the pot along with the potatoes, onion, and corn and cook for 5 minutes.
  3. Next, gently add the crawfish and cover the pot. Depending on the size of the pot, this may have to be done in batches.
  4. Cook for 5 minutes then remove the pot from the heat and let sit for 15 minutes so the crawfish absorb the flavor of the spices.
  5. Lift the strainer and pour the cooked crawfish out on a newspaper-lined table outside.