Boiled Crawfish

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    5

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Glorious American Food

By Christopher Idone

Published 1985

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Ingredients

  • 4 cloves garlic, unpeeled
  • 3 lemons, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup chopped

Method

Fill a large stockpot one-third full of cold water.

Add all of the ingredients except the crawfish and boil for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, soak the crawfish in salted cold water for about 15 minutes; rinse.

Strain the stock and discard the vegetables.

Place the crawfish in the liquid and add water to cover, if necessary.

Bring to a rolling boil, reduce the he