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Boiled Crawfish
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Boiled Crawfish

9 ingredients 30 min + 50 min 5 servings openrecipes
Boiled Crawfish

"I learned this Southern style of cooking from my mother-in-law. Live crawfish are the best, but you can also use thawed, frozen whole crawfish. Just pinch the tails and suck the heads to eat. You can also cook crab, lobster, or shrimp this way."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

138
Calories
4g
Protein
1g
Fat
33g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Jalapeno Pepper 1 pepper (14g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 large onions, quartered
  • 10 large cloves garlic, halved
  • 2 lemons, quartered
  • 2 oranges, quartered
  • 5 large stalks celery, cut into chunks
  • 1/4 cup black pepper
  • 1/4 cup seasoned salt
  • 6 jalapeno peppers, halved and seeded
  • 10 pounds live crawfish, rinsed

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