8 crawfish recipes

Crispy crawfish fritters with pimentos, green onions, and a splash of liquid crab boil fried golden brown. A Cajun appetizer or snack that's crunchy outside and packed with crawfish inside.

Crawfish tails simmered in a creamy shrimp soup sauce with sauteed onions, garlic, bell pepper, celery, and white wine. Ladle this Cajun-style goodness over rice or pasta.

Louisiana crawfish boil with liquid crab boil, cayenne, bay leaves, honey, and citrus: 50 pounds of live crawfish cooked for 7 minutes, then soaked an hour to absorb spicy-sweet brine.

Henderson-style boiled crawfish with corn, potatoes, onions, and lemon in a peppery salt brine. A classic Louisiana crawfish boil done right with no soaking needed.

Beach-style steamed crawfish layer fresh crawfish, red bliss potatoes, sweet corn, and lemon over hot seaweed. A New England-meets-Cajun shore feast.

Cajun crawfish or shrimp cocktail sauce loaded with horseradish, chili sauce, Worcestershire, and hot sauce. A fiery, no-cook dipping sauce ready in 10 minutes flat.

Boiled crayfish tails tossed with spinach, Belgian endive, blanched green beans, and fresh herbs, dressed in nutty hazelnut oil. A refined French-inspired seafood salad ready in 45 minutes.

Crayfish tails poached in dill-scented court bouillon and topped with a dill hollandaise sauce. A Scandinavian-inspired dinner served over white rice.