What Is Liquid crab boil and How Can I Use It?

Liquid crab boil rewards a little know-how: how to choose it, cook it, store it, and substitute in a pinch. Browse 4 recipes to cook with it.

Recipes using liquid crab boil

There are 4 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Soaked Boiled Crawfish

Louisiana-style crawfish boil for 50 pounds of live mudbugs, purged and soaked in a spicy bath of crab boil, cayenne, hot sauce, lemons, and garlic. Feed the whole neighborhood.

Let-Um Have It Eggplant

Fried eggplant rounds with Parmesan crust topped with a creamy crab and shrimp sauce flavored with liquid crab boil, cream cheese, and Tabasco. A Cajun-style showstopper.

7 Minute Boiled Crawfish

Louisiana crawfish boil with liquid crab boil, cayenne, bay leaves, honey, and citrus: 50 pounds of live crawfish cooked for 7 minutes, then soaked an hour to absorb spicy-sweet brine.

Crawfish Fritters

Crispy crawfish fritters with pimentos, green onions, and a splash of liquid crab boil fried golden brown. A Cajun appetizer or snack that's crunchy outside and packed with crawfish inside.

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