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Ever wonder How to Eat Crawfish when you’d like to add these crustaceans to your Louisiana seafood boil? In this post you’ll learn how to cook crawfish, how to eat, and what part is edible.
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How to Eat Crawfish

Ever wonder How to Eat Crawfish when you’d like to add these crustaceans to your Louisiana seafood boil? In this post you’ll learn how to cook crawfish, how to eat, and what part is edible.
Keyword: How to Eat Crawfish
Servings: 4
Author: Izzy

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs cooked crawfish
  • melted butter

Instructions

  • Remove the head of the cooked crawfish by gently twisting and pulling.
  • If you like, you can suck the savory juices from the head of the crawfish. Discard the head if you prefer to skip this part.
  • Crack the shell of the tail by pinching and pulling to reveal the tender meat inside.
  • Devein the crawfish by holding the tail in one hand and using the other to peel back the outer layer of skin and remove the vein.
  • Dip the tail in the melted butter or your favorite seafood boil sauce. Enjoy!