Instant Pot Live Crawfish Boil For Four Recipes

CRAWFISH BOIL

Steps:

• Place your crawfish in a ziploc bag with cajun spices and seal.
• Place in your refrigerator for 4-5 hours.
• In your Instant Pot set to saute' add the butter, and minced garlic and stirring often.
• Add all other spices mix to combine.
• Saute for 5 min.
• Remove from pan and set to the side.
• Put the corn, and red potatoes in the pot and cover with water.
• Add in Crawfish Boil Mix.
• Set your Instant Pot to High pressure for 5 minutes.
• Once your Instant Pot is done, perform a Quick Pressure Release and open the lid carefully.
• Check to ensure the potatoes are cooked.
• Throw in your Crawfish and stir.
• Re-seal the Instant Pot and set to high pressure for 3 minutes.
• Once your Instant Pot is done, perform a Quick Pressure Release and open the lid carefully.
• Add in your garlic butter spice mix to the Instant Pot and stir to combine.
• Serve immediately.

CRAWFISH BOIL

Steps:

• Place the crawfish in a large cooler, cover with cold water and add 1 cup of the salt. Allow the crawfish to purge in the salted water for 5 to 10 minutes. (This Southern tradition is said to remove mud and impurities before cooking.) Strain the crawfish and set aside.
• Fill a 42-quart stockpot fitted with a boil basket halfway with water. Add the crab and crawfish boil seasoning and remaining cup kosher salt. Then add the sausage, corn, onions, lemon juice and rinds, garlic, butter, thyme and bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Add the potatoes and boil until just cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Carefully add the crawfish to the stockpot and cook until they're bright red, about 8 minutes. Immediately remove from the heat and add the ice to the stockpot to halt the cooking. Allow the crawfish and other ingredients to sit in the iced water for 25 to 30 minutes (the longer the crawfish sit, the more flavorful they become).
• Pull the crawfish, sausage and vegetables from the water using the boil basket. Serve over newspaper spread out on a table and sprinkle with seafood boil seasoning.

LOUISIANA CRAWFISH BOIL

Steps:

• Fill a very large pot about 1/3 full with water. Add the garlic, bay leaves, dry and liquid crab boil seasonings, salt, pepper, oranges, lemons, artichokes, and potatoes. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to a simmer, and cook for 20 minutes.
• Stir in the corn, onions, mushrooms, and green beans; cook 15 minutes more. Stir in the sausage; cook 5 minutes more. Add the crawfish, return mixture to boil, then simmer until the crawfish shells turn bright red and the tails pull out easily, about 5 minutes. Test for doneness by peeling a crawfish. Be sure not to overcook, or crawfish will become tough.
• Drain well. Serve crawfish hot, Louisiana-style, spread over a picnic table covered with newspapers.