How to cook / boil CRAYFISH /CRAWDADS/ MUDBUGS Cajun Style

You want to try Cajun Style cooking . Noting say CAJUN like Crawdads ,they are also called crayfish or mudbugs

Things You'll Need

• 10 pounds live crawfish (supplied from Cajun Grocer)
• Seafood Boil is supplied!
• 2 onions (quartered)
• 6 potatos
• 6 ears of corn
• Fresh garlic (chopped 1 whole clove )
• 2 fresh lemons quartered

Instructions

1. 

   Get a large boiling pot . Like the ones used for deep frying a turkey ,get one that has a corn boiling basket.
   An outdoor propane burner is what we use to cook on , BUT we cook a lot of them. So if your only doing 5 pounds cut the recipe in half & you can use a smaller pot & maybe GET-R-DUN on you stove in your kitchen.

2. 

   Get some LIVE crawdad from a Cajon grocery store. Get 10 pounds. Put them in a large ice chest & take the garden hose , stick it in there & close the lid , Turn on the water & let is run. You trying to clean up the crawdads so let it run & over flow for about 15 minutes. Set it way out on the grass away from the party so you water the grass & your guests aren't standing it a puddle of water...

3. After they have rinsed for a while , Go through them & make sure none are dead. Discard any dead ones & give the live ones a good rinse with a sprayer

4. 

   Fill the pot 3/4 ways with water, With the corn basket in the pot toss in the chopped garlic & the seafood boil mix , bring the pot to a fast boil.

5. 

   When the water is hot , Toss in the corn ,onions & tater , Let them boil for about 14 minutes.
   Now toss in the crawdas & cut lemons. Let it all boil for about 5 minutes , Turn off the fire & let simmer for another 10 minutes.

6. 

   Pull out the boiling basket & Let it drain off most of the water , Then pour everything out on butcher paper or news paper & ENJOY

7. 

   This is mostly a finger food meal , you can cut up the taters if you lie & us a fork on them , BUT a real Cajun uses his fingers on the crawdads. Snap off the heads suck the meat out of the tail & them suck on the head to get the flavorful fats & juices. If your crawdads have large claws crack them open , there is some meat in them.

8. I have seen all kind of sauces & dips used. Tobacco is common , some melted butter with Cajun spice in it is also a common thing . But it is up to you what you want on you crawdads.