Saturday, September 22, 2012

Do You Like Spicy Food??? Cajun Crawfish Boil

Ingredients:
At least 5 lbs of crawfish
4 ears of corn
8 small red potatoes 
1 package of shrimp, shell on, 
1 box of seafood boil
3 tbs of cayenne pepper
6 cloves of garlic
2 cups of basil  
1/4 cup of salt
5 bay leaves
2 shallots
1/2 cup of fresh parsley

***all ingredients can be purchased at walmart***


Directions
1. fill a large pot half way with water, place all herbs and spices inside, place lid on top and wait for it to boil
2. After water has come to a rolling boil, add the crawfish.
3 After 10 minutes, add potatoes
4. After 10 minutes turn off heat and add the corn that has the husk removed and been cut in two, add the shrimp.
5 Let stand for about 15 minutes and all on the shrimp have turned pink. When the food is standing, it allows all of the food to soak up the flavors, however if you leave it to long the shrimp will over cook and become soft.
6. SERVE AND EAT   



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