Crawfish Boil Chowder
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Makes 4 to 6 Servings
Ingredients
  • 1 cup dry crawfish boil seasoning mix
  • 4 medium whole yellow onions
  • 6 small potatoes
  • 2 links smoked pork sausage
  • 6 ears frozen corn on the cob
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more if needed
  • 4 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more if needed
  • 3 cups crawfish stock or seafood stock
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • ½ pound Louisiana crawfish tail meat
  • Hot sauce, to taste
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground
  • black pepper, to taste
  • 4 whole crawfish, for garnish, optional
  • ½ cup diced green onion tops
Instructions
  1. In a large pot over medium-high heat filled halfway with water, bring to a boil and add the seasoning. Add the onions, potatoes, and sausage to the water and boil until the potatoes are cooked through, about 15 minutes. Add the corn and cook for another 5 minutes. Drain the vegetables and sausage and let cool.
  2. Remove any outer peel or stem ends from the cooked onions, and chop into bite-size chunks. With a sharp knife, slice the corn from the cobs and discard the cobs. Slice the potatoes and sausage links into bite-size chunks.
  3. In a cast-iron pot over medium heat, melt the butter and add the flour. Combine the flour into the butter and stir to make a blond roux. Add the stock and stir to combine. Add all of the vegetables and sausage. Add the cream and bring to a simmer. Continue cooking until the soup begins to thicken into a chowder consistency, about 30 minutes. If too thick, add more stock or water. If the chowder is not thick enough, make a beurre manié (a French technique for thickening a sauce) by combining 2 tablespoons softened butter with 2 tablespoons flour and add it to the pot to thicken.
  4. Add the crawfish tail meat and simmer for another 10 minutes. Add hot sauce, salt, and pepper to taste. Serve in shallow bowls garnished with a whole boiled crawfish (optional) and diced green onion tops. Serve with hot French bread.
Recipe by Louisiana Cookin' at https://louisianacookin.com/crawfish-boil-chowder/