Seafood Boil - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 gal. water
2 (3 oz.) pkg. Tabasco crab boil
1/3 c. salt
1/4 c. Tabasco (pepper sauce)
1 large lemon, cut in pieces
8 medium white onions, peeled
4 artichokes, cut in half
3 carrots, peeled and cut in 2-inch pieces
1 1/2 lb. small red potatoes
4 ears corn on cob, cut into 3-inch pieces
3 lb. crawfish aka Louisiana \"Mud Bugs\"
1 lb. large shrimp, unpeeled
1 lb. smoked sausage, cut in 2-inch pieces

Preparation

In a very large saucepan with a removable wire basket, heat water, crab boil, salt, Tabasco sauce and lemon to boiling.
Add onions, artichokes, carrots and potatoes; heat to boiling.
Reduce heat to low.
Cover and simmer 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
Carefully remove vegetables.