date: 2020-09-04T00:02:10.844Z 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: Christian Sanders ratingvalue: 4.4 reviewcount: 40957 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: 172 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT29M" cooktime: "PT36M" recipeyield: "2" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hello everybody, hope you're having an incredible day today. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a special dish, preparing and serving crayfish. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Preparing and Serving Crayfish is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Preparing and Serving Crayfish is something which I've loved my entire life. They're fine and they look wonderful. 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. To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have preparing and serving crayfish using 3 ingredients and 23 steps. Here is how you can achieve that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Preparing and Serving Crayfish: 1. Get 1 lb fresh live crayfish (crafish/ crawdads) yields about 1 cup 1. Make ready 1 tbsp extra virgn olive oil 1. Take 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. ##### Instructions 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's going to wrap this up for this special food preparing and serving crayfish recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I am sure you can make this at home. 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