Why My Brother-in-Law Boils Crawfish Better Than I Do – For Now

This is one of my favorite times of year.  With just a hint of spring in the air, people start dusting off their grills and firing up the gas cookers which always means good food and good times. I got a phone call this morning from my brother-n-law inviting us to a crawfish boil at his house Friday night. 

Jonathan's cooking is always something to look forward to. Not every average Joe can boil a good crawfish. I'm not sure what he does other than Zatarain's liquid crab boil ( and he won't tell) but I'd put his craw dads up against any ones, even mine.

I think one secret is the seasoning he puts on after they come out of the water. He covers them in a secret seasoning, seals them in a giant cooler and lets them "sweat" for a while.

Dip yourself out about a two pounds of crawfish, a couple ears of corn, a couple pieces of sausage and a few potatoes, grab a roll of paper towels and a cold beer then settle in to a folding chair...and like the Old Milwaukee commercial says, "It Don't Get Much Better Than This"!

Jonathan won't let go of his secret spices. I can't get my mud bugs to taste like his. Mine aren't bad at all but not as good as his. Do you have a special spice concoction that you wouldn't mind sharing with your old pal Scott? I'd like to out cook my Bro-N-Law one of these days.

Leave a comment below if you want to share your crawfish boiling secret spices!