Crawfish Boil - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 gal. water
1 tsp. cayenne pepper
4 onions, quartered
2 tsp. crushed thyme
6 bay leaves
12 whole cloves
6 stalks quartered celery
4 lemons, quartered
3 Tbsp. crushed red pepper
6 cloves minced garlic
3/4 c. salt
12 lb. crawfish (alive if possible)
melted margarine

Preparation

In a very large pot, combine water, cayenne, onion, thyme, bay leaves, cloves, celery, crushed red pepper, lemon, garlic and salt.
Bring water to a boil; add crawfish and boil for about 6 minutes or until crawfish is deep red.
Remove from shell.
Serve with melted butter.
Serves about 8.
Great for a cookout, lawn party, etc.