Supply List for a Summer Crawfish Boil

 

 

For several years now we have thrown an annual crawfish boil to start off the summer.   There's nothing else that let's one experience East Texas and Louisiana life like fresh crawdads! And that's what we bring to Wisconsin every summer.  I thought it high-time to share my checklist with others, and also for posterity (a place for me to find the check list when I need it....ha!)   This is a checklist, not necessarily a how-to.  There are plenty of websites and YouTube that will give you the step-by-step instructions on how to boil your crawdads...you'll probably have your own special techniques as well.

Letting the crawfish purge
and clean up before 'The Big Swim'. 
A great conversation
piece while awaiting the meal!

As fun as the entire event is, the biggest part is having the crawfish flown live from Louisiana for an authentic feel!  Once I shopped around, I was surprised to find it was practically just as expensive to have live crawdads overnighted on a Saturday than it was to buy frozen from the fish monger here in Wisconsin.  So check around!  I've listed the link to my source in the list below.






I hope this checklist of supplies helps you have a FANTASTIC Crawfish boil experience!  We have lots of people over, but this can easily be paired down to fit your party's needs.


 Bon Appetit!







For 50 ppl:

30lbs  Live Crawfish
20lbs Frozen Shrimp
20lbs Kielbasa
72 pc Frozen Corn
12lbs red potatoes
6 loaves of French Baguette Bread
3 lbs lemons
Seafood boil seasoning (2 pkgs) - depending on where you get the Crawfish, this may be included
Asst hot sauce condiments (Tabasco, Chalula, etc)
Spray Bottle Margarine
salt & pepper


Non Food Checklists:
Food Boat/Basket/Sturdy Paper Plates
Plastic Table Coverings
Butcher Paper/Freezer Paper
Empty & Clean Coolers - use these to hold your cooked food since you'll likely be doing it in batches
Turkey Fryers w/ colander strainer or colander scoops - Borrow a few extra turkey fryers to get the job done fast
Propane tanks for each fryer
Kiddie Pool
Paper Towels (3-4 rolls)
Wet Wipes
(2) 8ft tables for food spread
Large Trash Cans, Double Lined and taped into place
NO EATING UTENCILS - the fun of a boil is the finger licking experience.  But make sure your guests know ahead of time to prepare accordingly.