How To Boil Crawfish

Crawfish Boil Recipe | Spicy, Boiled Crawfish with Sausage, Potatoes & Corn
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How To Boil Crawfish
These delicious little mud bugs are a delicacy in the South. And I know it’s not bbq but I think everyone should know how to throw a crawfish boil.
First you’ll need a big pot and strainer basket. I use an 80qt aluminum pot made by Bayou Classic right here in Mississippi. They also sell the jet burners that I use to bring the big ole pot to a boil. Next you’ll need to source some crawfish. They’re available all over the place now days. Ask with your local seafood guy, or check out one of the Louisiana companies shipping them straight from the bayou.
Once you have the necessary equipment and the crawfish, it’s easy, but more fun to do it with friends. I invited my Buddy Mark Williams from Swine Life BBQ / swinelifebbq over and this is the recipe we’ve perfected.
For our setup we use 2 pots and 2 burners. The first pot is the boiling pot. This pot cranks up the temperature and cooks the crawfish.The second pot is where we soak the crawfish at a lower temperature so all the flavor in the pot gets drawn into the crawfish. Both pots are filled half way with water about 40 quarts each. Then the burners are lit and we add the seasonings:
- 4.5 lbs dry crawfish boil
- 32oz liquid crawfish boil
- 1 stick butter
- 1 cup vinegar
- 1 cup kosher salt
- 1 bottle Killer Hogs AP Seasoning bit.ly/TheAPRub
- 1 bottle Swine Life Mississippi Grit Seasoning bit.ly/SwineLifeGrit
- a handful of garlic cloves
- one lemon
Each pot is brought to boil and allowed to cool twice, so all of the flavors are mixed well and concentrated. At this point leave the burner going on the cook pot and turn off the heat on the soak pot. We want the soak pot to cool off all the way down to 160 degrees.
Now you have to clean the crawfish; basically wash all the mud and dirt from the swamp off of them. I use a tub called “The Crawfish Washer”; but you don’t have to use the crawfish washer a simple cooler will work just fill and drain it multiple times until the water is clear.
Dump the clean crawfish in the strainer basket and lower them down into the boiling pot. As soon as the pot returns to a boil (about 5 - 10 minutes) set a timer for 3 minutes. The crawfish will turn a bright red and float to the top of the pot. Carefully pull the strainer basket out and lower it into the soak pot. Stir the crawfish around and set a timer for 20 minutes.
If you’re only using one pot you can simply add a 10lb bag of ice to the boil pot. Be sure to kill the burner and stir the ice into the pot. It will chill the water down and create the same effect. It’s great for 1 sac of crawfish but if you’re cooking multiple sacs, you’ll have to add more flavor because the ice will dilute the water.
Once the crawfish have soaked for 20 minutes, dump the strainer into a dry cooler and close the lid.
Drop the potatoes, onions, garlic, and mushrooms into the strainer basket and lower it into the boiling pot. Cook everything for 10 minutes and add the smoked sausage. Cook another 5 minutes and check the potatoes for tenderness. As soon as they’re fork tender turn off the gas and add the corn. Let it soak for 5 minutes and it’s ready to eat.
Dump the crawfish out on newspaper and add the sides and you’ll have a crawfish feast. All you need is some buddies and a cooler of cold beer!
**This recipe is for 2 crawfish pots (1 cook pot & 1 soak pot)**
- 2 sacks of live crawfish
- 80 quarts water (40 quarts ea. pot)
- 2- 4.5 lbs bags dry Louisiana Crawfish/Crab boil seasoning
- 64oz Louisiana liquid Crawfish/Crab boil
- 2 bottles Killer Hogs AP Seasoning bit.ly/TheAPRub
- 2 bottles Swine Life Mississippi Grit Seasoning bit.ly/SwineLifeGrit
- 2 cups white vinegar
- 2 cups kosher salt
- 2 sticks butter
- 2-3 lemons halved
- 2 dozen garlic cloves
Crawfish sides:
- 3lbs new potatoes
- 4 medium size onions
- 2 dozen peeled cloves garlic
- 4 pints whole white mushrooms
- 4lbs smoked sausage cut into bite size pieces
- 2 dozen corn on the cob (small size)
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[@TheWalterHWhite]

Me watching this at 3 am knowing I'll never boil 66 lbs of crawfish for anybody.

[@Interestingworld4567]

Lol

[@caleb_does_gaming9642]

It’s okay to watch art at its finest and not try to recreate it

[@username8957]

Same lmao

[@bloodyshothvacr]

Thank god I’m not alone

[@biancajeannine]

Man I laughed so hard 🤣 Maybe I'll film it and tag the Creator if I choose this method☺ I was just going to try my shrimp soup method.

[@CanadaMMA]

Crawfish are SO underrated. It's like lobster and chicken wings had a delicious baby.

[@SanguiphiliaTV]

I want to try them so badly but they honestly freak me out a little bit :( I don't like the idea of having to suck out all their stomach innards and such. Someone else said doing this boil with crab legs is great so I would be so down to try that!

[@table8170]

You just hyped me up, I want to try eat one now 🤤🤤

[@unknowntosociety01]

@@SanguiphiliaTV its just like oversized shrimp

[@thelucondrix391]

@@SanguiphiliaTV Not everyone sucks the heads, I don't, tried it once but not my thing, but the tales are amazing, but the heads do make a great soup base for jumbo, and gumbo, we had an 87 year old as a (she is unfortunately passed away now) lunch room lady at our local high school, she would save the heads and cook them down until all the goodness of them came out into the base, she then cook that down add rice and homemade sausages and then add heavy cream and slow cook for an entire day, it is still the best gumbo I've ever had and I honestly miss it a lot and have never been able to copy her recipe because she never wrote it all down, it was a recipe that was passed down in her family sense just after the civil war. It an Alabama recipe she used to tell me. She would get up at 4:00am in the morning and make enough for 400 students and teachers then let it cook in the back of the lunch room (before they redesigned it unfortunately taking out the original gas stoves in the very back LoL, now it's only frozen meals they heat up in an oven) and feed it to the school.....I miss that old lady she was extremely sweet and loved her job.

[@joekev27]

I wish I didn't live in the midwest cuz we just dont have this.

[@The_JEB]

I love the measurements Stick of butter 1 thing of this 1 thing of that a bag of this palm full of that thats how you know that the food is gunna be good.

[@tex8453]

Pretty much sums up southern cooking lol

[@ERICLEONESHALOM]

Yep...ain't it nice how that works out....

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@David Casse Northerner.

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@David Casse democrats...

[@gamerzero9764]

Who you telling! My wife always wondered why I never measured anything when it came to cooking. You just taste as you go. That’s the key.

[@KS-zr5og]

Always trust a "big fella" when it comes to cooking! This dude has helped me make some really good food!

[@darkhermit6823]

What was the best recipe

[@chibz92]

0:35 that’s all my gf and I can do with this quarantine.

[@stridor0606]

Chibz92 Best comment award!

[@Wanapelei]

Lol

[@Tzodie]

"It's gonna be flavortown"

[@danalbrecht84]

The carona baby boom is coming lol

[@7bootzy]

Well done, sir.

[@three-apples]

why couldn't i have been quarantined with this dude

[@c0cobr0wn504]

"Pinch it at the bottom, and move on to the next 500" he's got the right idea😂

[@jaidenreddy7473]

“The way we do it UP HERE IN NORTH MISSISSIPPI”... this is how you know this guy is legit

[@coexcharlie]

Ehhhh, if he'd said South Louisiana THEN you'd know.

[@goheezy4933]

Lol Mississippi people you come to Louisiana with this we will look at you side ways

[@gemini365ayear]

Moss Point Mississippi in the house

[@tronk5598]

Yall dont know nothin here in Tennesse is where the best BBQ is

[@donalderickson3385]

The best BBQ is in my stomach. Don't care where it's from as long as its delicious.

[@rowef]

This video made my day. My two favorite KZbin‘ers collaborating. Such fine people. Thank you both! FYI, I made my version of swine life’s boneless ribeye last night as a celebratory meal for my wife last night. The one with the stone ground mustard butter. I went prime and took it off the heat around 120 degrees. I did it on the kettle instead of my pellet grill. It turned out amazing. The butter had a lot more citrus flavor than I expected, but I didn’t notice it being overly citrusy while eating. Also, I substituted thyme for rosemary due to the materials I had available. I also did some corn on the cob that I used the remaining butter mixture on. Whooooooohheeeee! We dined sufficiently! Thanks again ya’ll!

[@TheNeonRabbit]

Ooh, those crawfish are having a bad day

[@andresc5915]

Imagine being those crawfish... 🙃

[@porkfatrulz9337]

TheNeonRabbit But Malcom is having a good day. 🍺

[@TheNeonRabbit]

@@porkfatrulz9337 Best food porn on KZbin

[@stevepasquarella823]

instant death the moment they hit the hot water

[@robyroby162]

It's ok, it's the circle of life. In the next round, giant crawfish boil big pots of humans.

[@andrewhedger3872]

What a great video! I just learned how to boil crawfish this year and recently bought my own 90 quart boiler cart. This is going to become a common event for my family and friends during the annual spring/summer crawfish season. Awesome collaboration! You guys rock!

[@silentshadowish]

Nothing like a hefty (meant with the highest respect) southern dude to show you how to get down with the southern cookin.

[@SgtMjRomero]

Big man. Big meals. Big Smile on my face

[@jameslatham3521]

Prefect timing. We’re hot tubbing some crawdads this weekend! New method to try out!!!

[@justinhubbard552]

Best collab ever: Binging with Babish How to BBQ Right Guga Foods

[@biscuitburger725]

Ye

[@Dubyah_B]

As Guga says, Let's do it!

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Now that’s a Crawfish Boil done right for sure 👍👍. Cures what ails you ! Thanks both of you folks for sharing with us. Fred.

[@f7ckwitme874]

I've tried so many different crawfish recipes on here and they never came out quite how I liked em. I just tried this recipe and they came out absolutely perfect! Thanks malcom!

[@SallyFlowers-wr3zg]

Mouth sucking.good5

[@mizztrogerz]

Malcolm, you are always so fun to watch! I like your style of cooking crawfish, and I'm gonna have to try it!!

[@jeffschmidt4904]

YES!!!! I was hoping you would do a crab boil someday!! Thanks Malcom and Mark!!! 👍

[@PokerADHD]

I've been waiting for this video! It's crawfish season baby!! Looks good brother

[@coolcatswearinghats]

Hey Malcolm you are the man, been a fan since 100k subs. The knowledge gained from your vids has helped me become a better cook!

[@arakafafian]

That looks incredible seems like an understatement

[@bucketlist2016]

This is exactly what I needed in my life

[@BluePiggy97]

Mark and Malcom...ULTIMATE BBQ tag team

[@biggimcinnes]

I’m literally salivating. Has any other Aussies ever tried this with yabbies? I think I’m gonna give it a go!

[@jklsr55]

I am from (and live) in Montana. I’m in the beginning of a brisket cook as I am trying this post. I’m weird as I don’t really enjoy eating what I cook but I’m absolutely in love with the cooking/smoking process. But crawfish... damn!!! I’ve never had crawfish but I’m sure I’d love it!! Next time I’m in the south I’m seriously going to try it...

[@fow]

This looked so good a tear came down my face :D

[@yeeyeet8702]

You do not know how thankful I am to you for this video, just a week ago I was thinking of how good it would be if you made a crawfish boil!!! And as always, amazing video😉👍👍👍

[@countryboy6738]

These 2 guys are awsome cooks,,together omgoodness,,and love this deferent than bbq,,get it guys

[@Adam-yt8uz]

These look like the best crawfish I’ve ever seen. Malcom doesn’t claim to be the crawfish guy or ever talk about being a crawfish expert, yet this is the simplest most delicious looking recipe I’ve seen for crawfish on KZbin so far. I’ve always wanted to do a crawfish boil, the only bad thought that crosses my mind is the sausage, for some reason the boiled sausage seems like it wouldn’t be very good but I guess I just gotta try it

[@frankvalencia9227]

Finished one And move on to the next 500!..I love it!!..your the man Malcolm , can’t wait to make this for my friends and family!..looks so delicious!!

[@Ryanfantana]

You helped me feed 20 plus people, never cooked crawfish in my life, turned out great, if i could give you 100 thumbs up I would, thank you. Awesome!

[@SymetryClyde]

i live in iowa, got a couple 5 pound bags of crawfish from my local grocery store, had a boil when my friend who lives in boston came out to visit a few months ago. he still talks about it. amazing

[@SouthernCal1317]

I miss the days in Houston with all of my neighbors always doing crawfish boils! Those were some of the best times I had!! I’ve tried crawfish before but not the way they did it in Houston. This Arizona boy sure wishes we could do crawfish boils here!!

[@wanderingtexan854]

Chuck Adams just do it get on line go to Louisiana Crawfish Company and the will ship you as many as you want I use them and they have good mud bugs

[@SouthernCal1317]

Wandering Texan Hey thanks I’ll definitely check that out! I miss crawfish boils so much. Many good times. I’ll look it up

[@Kelsy4290]

You can still do crawdad boils in Arizona!! Damn near all the lakes in the North have them, we did a boil every summer growing up when we would visit Lake Mary near Flagstaff :)

[@SanDukey]

As a Minnesotan, I feel like I'm missing out on some of the best food ever

[@dragonpoopoo94]

You are

[@JozzysGuard]

Hit the road and go enjoy!!

[@shirvinzeinalzadeh6999]

Thanks for such a wonderful channel! So informative and a happy jolly character! I've learned so much from you!

[@dbeverly1928]

I've been a two pot guy for about 15 years. My soak pot is 145 and the boiled bugs rvideo it to 160. My soak time is longer but to each their own. Great vid.

[@pilotfree]

"One last little mushroom, let me grab him Mark." You guys are the best.

[@averagedude76]

This is the type of guy who’s a good cook, but an even better man.

[@dheezknutz]

I had a crawfish boil for the first time in NC a few weeks ago at a restaurant. This video definitely showed me that i need to drop my plans to try and do it myself.

[@aneshabrown5]

It feels so good to see a crawfish/ low country boil done right. It is cringe so see people just boil it in unseasoned water and then sprinkle the seasoning on top. Although I don’t eat meat anymore I was excited watching this. It reminds me of my childhood growing up in Coastal Georgia and eating seafood all the time. It brought back good memories when I saw the red sausages.

[@bman3794]

I wish I could go to Louisiana to eat a crawfish feast.

[@titotitotito]

Got a lot of time to bbq now that I'm quarantined

[@FireGodSpeed]

never BBQ'd anything in my life how does that make u feel? xD

[@doubleb8474]

Me to my smoker took a crap on me yesterday while I was cooking some ribs pissed got new one on the way though was still under warranty time to fire up the charcoal got 7 - 10 days till new on arrives

[@mikegomez5121]

Smoking some salmon right now lol smoked some chicken thighs yesterday.

[@titotitotito]

@@mikegomez5121 nice!

[@zyrtor1]

I heard that!!! Same here!

[@alexanders.montes7131]

Thanks for showing us how to cook crawfish, "Done Right"! Keep up the great cooking and good Barbecue going! 👍👍👍👍

[@King87brougham51]

Man mr Malcolm I love your videos Mississippi gulf coast

[@oakstwentyfive]

You boys make it look easy - and you make it look damnnnn good. Thanks for the distraction from all that’s going on.

[@koenman5534]

Legends say, they are still eating crawfish

[@benberry703]

Just left my home in Louisiana and my sister did a Crawfish 🦞 boil for my Mom’s Birthday on Saturday, it was great and thanks for the video.

[@findingfalkor2434]

Anyone ever wish they went to school with Malcolm? What a gem he would’ve been to those good ole days 👌🏻💯

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

I was going to make a crawfish joke, but that's just a little shellfish!

[@netteofthetaureans]

This is exactly how we do our boil except we also throw in about 2lbs of onion and a few stalks of celery. Oh & always use andouille sausage.

[@empoweryourself5403]

Terrific video Malcolm! Cheers from Chicago!

[@mikael4459]

have been watching a while and love the vids and am hungry every time

[@MrKjshiz]

"... on to the next 500..!" Man, you a beast! When you're in St. Louis, you need to swing by bro!

[@Klausgrillt]

Awesome 👍

[@jdmpassion8312]

Rin in die hohle birne!

[@reddogbrew9427]

You boys got it exactly right. Wow nice stuff

[@christianspain3015]

I love these crossover videos Malcolm does with other famous BBQ folks.

[@JustAnotherDayToday]

Stay safe Malcolm-you are one of our national treasures.

[@SmokedReb]

Sure wish we had smell-o-vision for that 'flavortown'

[@dizzy5154]

This the best crawfish boil video I've watched Thx! I'll be doing it this way.

[@mattwood5535]

Definitely using this recipe this summer. Thanks!

[@JesusGarcia-hl7jk]

Killer Hogs and Swine Life getting together to show us how it’s done... ‘nuf said.

[@mikehunt5720]

Hey Malcolm, Thanks for entertaining us during these trying times...

[@ericjohnson1797]

Awesome vid! Love crawfish!!! Northern mn. Boy! It's a treat for me!!! We eat walleye up north! I followed this to the tee! Wonderful! Thanks boys!

[@MoveToHTown]

Wow guys, amazing! Thank you for this video. Big props

[@Carl_Johnson_from_grove_street]

all thats missing is a couple crab legs thrown in there

[@pocketpicker6613]

CJ?...AAAAAWWWWW!!!

[@ghostrider2214]

ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS FOLLOW THE DAMN TRAIN!

[@firefighterstation3]

Carl Johnson Carl yous a busta

[@prettyclassylady6218]

BUSTER

[@bigjspec]

Lol did U say 4# seasoning lol from Cajun country

[@CmdrPewpeez]

I live up in North Dakota and this is something i've always wanted to try was a good ol crawfish boil....this is one of the many foods i wanna try. It looks so damn delicious!!

[@deancarver6899]

We'll get to it.. lots of crawfish in ND

[@shutupandeatasmr4498]

Crawfish is my favorite!!! I eat and peel it just like mark does!!🦐🦞

[@jasonmagallanez3212]

Not sure if Malcolm or Mark will see this but I've been using this exact recipe but with Malcolms King Craw boil and Mark's Mississippi Grit and it hands down has not let me down with the neighbors or strangers who have eaten my crawfish! Best recipe for crawfish in my opinion no doubt!

[@easterislandstatue4059]

Damn I wish we had boils like that in Cali. Lucky sons of guns.

[@geordienufc3132]

I tried crawfish for the first time two weeks ago at a restaurant and they were very nice but your's are probably ten times better.

[@gettingtoastedatq]

Geordie NUFC going to an actual boil is very different. The flavor is insane. You buy them by the pound and your mouth is gonna be on fire but you won’t want to stop. And suck the heads. Seems gross but you pull all the season out

[@geordienufc3132]

D G The ones I bought here in alberta canada cost the equivalent of $20 US for half a pound. I would need a mortgage to buy more. Also it took 3-4 crawfish to get as much tail meat as there is in one regular shrimp. So many of the recipes that MR does for youtube would be fantastic to try.

[@RawDogJenkins]

Outstanding!!!

[@adrockey]

Very different than I've ever seen. Definitely added to my favorite video list.

[@thedeeprot]

big up

[@finnianp8250]

WTF why is deeprot commenting here

[@juliamihajlovich]

I’m from Chicago, never been to a boil! This looks amazing!

[@lastnightsfuckups5834]

Same and same ain't it some bullllllsnap we ain't never gonna get that freshness up here

[@melvinat0r]

hi mississippian here you haven’t lived until eating crawfish at a cookout

[@eltomo420]

Already a huge fan. You're so good bro!!

[@Slayr.]

Followed your advice and it came out great!

[@300622041]

Did not know Chef Malcolm from rowing team until cooking Crawfish.

[@zaviermartin6762]

This New Orleans boy approves his boiling method lol

[@A.MA.R]

Man your videos make my mouth water everytime I watch one 🤤

[@easydayeasyway]

Y’all killed it 🔥🔥🔥

[@josephlugo8338]

I’ve never ate crawfish, there’s really no where to eat them here in Yuma Arizona but their definitely on my bucket list! Thanks for the video!

[@MichaelRei99]

Joseph Lugo you can have them shipped directly to your house. You just have to boil them

[@josephlugo8338]

Mike R sounds like a plan to me! Thanks bud 👍🏼

[@mizztrogerz]

Come to the deep south! We know how to cook those mudbugs!!

[@_DST0NE_]

Come on down to Louisiana.. its prime time.

[@williebaker1901]

check Tony's seafood in baton rouge,la. they hv a website and they overnight

[@mcobbq5720]

I never been to a crawfish boil it looks so good I love to try that the only thing looks like missing from that is an ice cold beer

[@Oxibase]

mco bbq that is exactly what is missing. Beer and crawfish is a match made in heaven.

[@c0cobr0wn504]

Facts

[@devinthomas4866]

Look up Louisiana Crawfish Company. They ship everywhere. They have all the goodies you will need. Videos to help. We have used them 3-4 times for big cookouts, awesome company. Natchitoches, LA

[@TURBOMIKEIFY]

I dont even eat seafood like that. I just watch these videos because I like seeing family/friends eat together.

[@williemasonjohnson]

Thank y'all, really enjoyed this clip!

[@TX9335]

Lmao, "we're just going straight hose water"

[@robertfailla293]

Good tutorial, from New Orleans, yall need waaaaay more citrus, way more lemons and *oranges*, try Zatarain's is brand to use, looks good guys, best tutorial from outside Southeast Louisiana I've ever seen lol, good job! Seasoning on top is North or West Louisiana style, no season in the boil 🤯🤯🤯....for the life of me I do not get it

[@Xid.]

From New Orleans too this is crazy too see

[@shap7296]

Season on the outside wtf those people are braindead and idk why they didn’t throw whole garlic as well as sausage with the crawfish just added later that way people can eat everything at once

[@bossebrittany]

I'm from New Orleans too. Where is the corn, potatoes, sausage, mushrooms, onions, whole heads of garlic, tons of lemon? This is almost Yankee crawfish.

[@BuckingFastard]

Literally the way I do it! Proud of y’all!! Shoulda known you would be on point.

[@pashhunter5965]

I love this channel sooo much

[@darrellbaranowski804]

Me: Yup... yup... yup. Gonna do this. *remember that I'm in Utah and there's not a live or fresh crawfish around for over 1000 miles*

[@jay71512]

Im from the uk! Theyve infested our rivers but nobody catches them to sell so im stuck watching videos too lol.

[@haroldsmith5150]

There's gotta be creeks or a river with some

[@Mike-ly7ev]

Strawberry reservoir has a lot of them. Use scrap pieces of salmon and you will fill pots fast. People use chicken, canned cat food ect. But we have them here in Utah. Check this out kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJ-rZ4CHirl4rbs

[@Joemakatozi1776]

Plenty of Crawdads in Southern Utah in St. George or Moab. Hard to catch a 30 lb bag though.

[@melvinat0r]

im from mississippi yall are missing out

[@huberhg]

Heeeeeeey! it's swine life barbecue! I follow both of you... you both have the best bbq recipes!! Shout out to Mark, he has some amazing videos in his KZbin channel, y'all better check him out, you won't regret it!

[@dokmanian]

that is a great idea having 2 pots instead of cooling down the the one you cook in love it thank you

[@DiegoMartinPintos]

That looks absolutely amazing

[@austindick3044]

The secret to real gooood crawfish is to clean them really good. No dirt in the crawfish at all makes them 1000% percent better

[@toomuchsauce3389]

It's crazy how all those crawfish were born to be cooked and eaten by Malcolm

[@oliverlacey3765]

Never seen this method before! Have to try it. Enjoyed the process 👍🏾👍🏾

[@oscarmilan2606]

All we need is Mississippi crawfish boil to end covid19... great video thank you fellas looking forward to making this ! God bless y’all

[@sailordx2]

"All that flavor is gunna be in that meat, in the head. So when wur pinchin and wur suckin its gonna be flavor town."

[@mrpankau]

Lol. Malcolm talks like my stepdad who's from Louisiana. "Peench" , not pinch.

[@rachel9725]

Fascinating.

[@diggerddawg]

I always look forward to your eating demos at the end of each video