Instant Pot® Live Crawfish Boil for Four

Name: Instant Pot® Live Crawfish Boil for Four
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 cups water; 2 tablespoons concentrated liquid shrimp and crab boil (such as Zatarain's®); 2 tablespoons seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®); 2 pounds live crawfish, rinsed; 1 pound bite-sized red potatoes (such as Ruby Sensations®); 3 ears corn, shucked and cut into thirds, or more to taste; 1 (12 ounce) package andouille sausage, sliced; 1 tablespoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®); 2 cups water

⏱️ Ready in 45 min 🥄 Prep 10 min 🔥 Cook 35 min 👥 4 servings 👁️ 31 views

Every spring I do a crawfish boil and every year I think there has got to be an easier way. It takes 30 minutes to get the stockpot full of water to come to a boil and then the crawfish require 30 minutes of soaking, which results in overcooked potatoes and corn. This year I was determined to simplify the process and set out looking for an Instant Pot® method online. There were plenty of recipes that called for frozen crawfish but I couldn't find one single one that used live crawfish. Challenge accepted!

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 10 min

Cook 35 min

Serves 4

Difficulty Medium

🛒 Ingredients

4 cups water

2 tablespoons concentrated liquid shrimp and crab boil (such as Zatarain's®)

2 tablespoons seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)

2 pounds live crawfish, rinsed

1 pound bite-sized red potatoes (such as Ruby Sensations®)

3 ears corn, shucked and cut into thirds, or more to taste

1 (12 ounce) package andouille sausage, sliced

1 tablespoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)

2 cups water

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 4

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 571

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 27.7g 36%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 5131mg 223%

Total Carbohydrate 34.4g 13%

Dietary Fiber 4.9g 18%

Total Sugars 3.4g

Protein 45.8g 92%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Combine water, dry crab boil, and seafood seasoning in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®).

Add live crawfish.

Close and lock the lid.

Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 0 minutes.

Allow 15 minutes for pressure to build.

Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 2 minutes.

Carefully pour crawfish and the liquid into a large bowl and let sit for 30 minutes to soak while you prepare the rest of the meal.

Add potatoes, corn, andouille sausage, and 1 tablespoon seafood seasoning to the pot.

Pour in water and stir until evenly combined.

Close and lock the lid.

Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 5 minutes.