Crawfish Cajun Style

Jim`s Crawfish Recipes

If you are going to cook more than one pot of crayfish you will need a pot with a strainer basket to hold your crayfish. Crayfish can be cooked on a kitchen stove, but it’s easier if you have one of the outdoor gas cookers. These units can bring a big pot of water to boil in a hurry. They can be purchased at many large department or building supply stores for under $50.00.

Basic Salted

Crayfish can be cooked without salt if you are on a low sodium diet,
                           but they won’t taste as good. Salted crayfish may be a good way to start
                           for people who are not used to eating a lot of cajun spices.
                                       I’ve tasted swamp crayfish from some suppliers that were so muddy
                           tasting they needed to be smothered in cajun spice. Eating salted crayfish
                           is a good way to tell what your crayfish really taste like.
                                       Bring a pot (2 - 3 gallons) of water to a boil. Stir in one pound of
                           non-iodized salt and return to boil. This may seem like an excessive amount
                           of salt, but crayfish are not in the water very long and it’s not easy for
                           the salt/seasoning to seep around the shell into the meat. Boil crayfish for
                           3 or 4 minutes. They will float to the surface and turn bright orangish-red.
                           Drain crayfish and let cool slightly before eating.

Cajun Boiled

boiled the same as salted crayfish but much less salt is used. Crayfish or crab, cajun spice seasoning is added to the water to taste. If you look at the ingredients you’ll see that salt is the main ingredient in most of these packages.

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