Best Cajun Crawfish Boil With Sausage (Crayfish Boil)

5 from 9 votes

This Homemade Crawfish Boil recipe is a Louisiana style seafood boil with amazing Cajun flavor on a much smaller scale!

Prep Time20

Cook Time25

Total Time45

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Southern

Servings: servings

Calories: 448kcal

Make sure the crawfish have been washed thoroughly. Place them in a large pot of water and use your hands to swish them around to loosen any dirt.
Do this twice then rinse them under cool water. Throw away any discolored ones.
Combine all the ingredients in a large pot, except the crawfish, and bring to a simmer for 10 minutes.
Adjust the seasoning to taste, if necessary.
Add the crawfish and cook 3-4 minutes.
Turn off the heat and let the mixture sit for 5-10 minutes, strain and serve.
To be authentic, strain and and pour it on paper lined picnic tables.

Make sure you’re using a large enough pot to boil the crawfish and vegetables.
You’ll need to use enough water to cover the crawfish so they cook properly.
If you’re not using frozen crawfish (which are usually fully cooked), you’ll want to make sure your crawfish are fresh, alive and clean.
If using cooked and frozen crawfish, add them to the boil frozen. If you defrost them first, reduce the cooking time.
If using live crawfish, pick out any dead ones. It’s normal to find a few in your sack of crawfish, but they should not be consumed.
You should cook your live crawfish soon after buying them. If you’re not cooking them the same day, make sure to store them on ice in a cooler but cook within a few days.
Give the live crawfish a good rinse before boiling them to remove any dirt. You may also want to purge them. Here are a few tips on how to clean crawfish.
You can add shrimp, lobster, oysters, mussels, crab or any other shellfish to the boil.