date: 2020-10-08T08:29:36.945Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/56763558/751x532cq70/preparing-and-serving-crayfish-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/56763558/751x532cq70/preparing-and-serving-crayfish-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/56763558/751x532cq70/preparing-and-serving-crayfish-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Herman Owens ratingvalue: 4.1 reviewcount: 47609 recipeingredient: - "1 lb fresh live crayfish crafish crawdads yields about 1 cup" - "1 tbsp extra virgn olive oil" - "1 tsp lemon juice" recipeinstructions: - "BUYING FRESH CRAYFISH: This is a fresh crayfish recipe. For best results, plan ahead and cook shortly after purchasing." - "Choose crayfish similar in size." - "Look for active crayfish." - "Once back in the kitchen, put crayfish in large bowl." - "Important! Do not put on plate." - "Work quickly while keeping an eye on the crayfish." - "PREPARING POT FOR CRAYFISH: Put enough water in the pot to cover crayfish once they are cleaned. (Optional: add salt, garlic, lemon, any flavorings you prefer.)" - "Put heat on hi as want a strong boil." - "PREPARING DIPPING SAUCE: Whisk olive oil and lemon until creamy. Add cayenne pepper, if desire." - "CLEANING CRAYFISH: Pour some salt over crayfish." - "Cover with fresh water." - "Using a wooden spoon, gently stir the crayfish for about 2 to 3 minutes." - "Drain." - "Rinse well." - "Add to boiling water." - "Cook until the color changes to a deep red. About 2 to 3 minutes." - "Remove crayfish immediately from water." - "EATING CRAYFISH: With your hands, break in two sections. (optional: Top part consume juice /flesh and then discard)" - "Bottom section peel off one side of the shell." - "Should slip out." - "Peel off back and remove sand vein." - "Dip in lemon oil sauce or drizzle with lemon juice." - "So yummy!" categories: - Recipe tags: - preparing - and - serving katakunci: preparing and serving nutrition: 210 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT36M" cooktime: "PT46M" recipeyield: "2" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hey everyone, it's John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, preparing and serving crayfish. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Add the garlic, bay leaves, lemons, and seasoning into the pot. Preparing and Serving Crayfish Crayfish with creamy lemon and olive oil dipping sauce. BUYING FRESH CRAYFISH: This is a fresh crayfish recipe.. Crayfish sold alive should be very active, scuttling around all over one another. Preparing and Serving Crayfish is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It's enjoyed by millions daily. They're fine and they look wonderful. Preparing and Serving Crayfish is something that I have loved my whole life. To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook preparing and serving crayfish using 3 ingredients and 23 steps. Here is how you cook it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Preparing and Serving Crayfish: 1. Make ready 1 lb fresh live crayfish (crafish/ crawdads) yields about 1 cup 1. Prepare 1 tbsp extra virgn olive oil 1. Make ready 1 tsp lemon juice If the crayfish dies, move it to a chiller. To kill the crayfish, put in the freezer for a. Drain the bucket to enable to crawfish to breathe until you are ready to place them into the boiling water. Season the water with lemon, garlic, pepper or other herbs. ##### Steps to make Preparing and Serving Crayfish: 1. BUYING FRESH CRAYFISH: This is a fresh crayfish recipe. For best results, plan ahead and cook shortly after purchasing. 1. Choose crayfish similar in size. 1. Look for active crayfish. 1. Once back in the kitchen, put crayfish in large bowl. 1. Important! Do not put on plate. 1. Work quickly while keeping an eye on the crayfish. 1. PREPARING POT FOR CRAYFISH: Put enough water in the pot to cover crayfish once they are cleaned. (Optional: add salt, garlic, lemon, any flavorings you prefer.) 1. Put heat on hi as want a strong boil. 1. PREPARING DIPPING SAUCE: Whisk olive oil and lemon until creamy. Add cayenne pepper, if desire. 1. CLEANING CRAYFISH: Pour some salt over crayfish. 1. Cover with fresh water. 1. Using a wooden spoon, gently stir the crayfish for about 2 to 3 minutes. 1. Drain. 1. Rinse well. 1. Add to boiling water. 1. Cook until the color changes to a deep red. About 2 to 3 minutes. 1. Remove crayfish immediately from water. 1. EATING CRAYFISH: With your hands, break in two sections. (optional: Top part consume juice /flesh and then discard) 1. Bottom section peel off one side of the shell. 1. Should slip out. 1. Peel off back and remove sand vein. 1. Dip in lemon oil sauce or drizzle with lemon juice. 1. So yummy! Drain the bucket to enable to crawfish to breathe until you are ready to place them into the boiling water. Season the water with lemon, garlic, pepper or other herbs. Cover the pot and let the water come to a rolling boil. First, before we start explaining how to boil crayfish, it is very important that you consider the following important tip. When cooking seafood, whatever it may be, the water should be salty. So that is going to wrap it up for this special food preparing and serving crayfish recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I am sure that you can make this at home. 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