Crawfish Boil Recipe - Chili Pepper Madness

Ingredients

• 12 quarts water (3 gallons)
• 1.5 cups salt
• 1/4 cup cayenne pepper
• 1/4 cup mustard seeds (or use 4 tablespoons ground mustard)
• 3 tablespoons ground coriander (or 4 tablespoons whole coriander seeds, ground)
• 3 tablespoons ground allspice (or 6 tablespoons whole allspice, ground)
• 3 tablespoons ground dill (or 6 tablespoons whole dill seeds, ground)
• 2 tablespoons garlic powder (You can omit if using whole garlic in your boil)
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 2 tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 tablespoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 2 tablespoons black pepper (or 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns, ground)
• 1 tablespoon ground cloves (or 1.5 tablespoons whole cloves, ground)
• 12 bay leaves (crumbled)
• 2 large onions (peeled and quartered)
• 2 lemons (halved)
• 2 pounds small red potatoes (halved or quartered)
• 3 medium heads garlic (cut in half lengthwise)
• ½ stick butter (5 tablespoons)
• 1-2 bottles Crystal hot sauce (5 ounces, or use your favorite Louisiana-style hot sauce)
• 10 pounds live crawfish (thoroughly cleaned (or use frozen, thawed))
• 6 ears corn (shucked and cut in half)
• 1 pound andouille sausage (sliced)