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There are many recipes for cooking crayfish. But they are all similar. In order to cook crayfish at home, you will not need much: dishes, water, various seasonings. Let's find out the order of actions that will allow you to cook crayfish tasty and juicy. First of all, prepare the inventory and ingredients. The proportions are simple:

Let's learn how to cook crayfish in salted water with spices. You will need:

Boil water and add allspice peas, bay leaf, dill seeds (dill greens), and salt. Let the water with spices boil for a couple of minutes so that the pepper, bay leaf, and dill give it their aroma. Put the prepared live crayfish into the boiling water. Let the water boil and cook the crayfish over high heat for 10-15 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, cover with a lid, and let the crayfish stand in the hot water for another 10 minutes. You can serve it garnished with herbs and lemon wedges.

Crayfish boiled in beer are very tasty. This recipe for boiling crayfish is no more difficult than the main one. You need to cook crayfish in beer in the same way as in the main recipe, the only thing is that instead of plain water, you use a mixture of water and beer (1:1) as a decoction. Instead of beer, you can use kvass for boiling - the crayfish will turn out very tasty.

Crayfish cooked in wine are tasty and piquant. This recipe for boiling crayfish is suitable for experienced cooks. You will need:

• crayfish - 20 pcs.
• dry white wine - 1 glass;
• water - 1 glass;
• dill - a small bunch;
• rosemary - sprig;
• carrots - 1 pc.;
• onion - 1 pc.

For the sauce:

• butter - 50 gr.;
• lemon juice - 1 tbsp;
• black pepper;
• salt.

Bring the wine and water mixture to a boil, add dill and rosemary, finely chopped carrots and finely chopped onion. Put the washed live crayfish in and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes. Remove the cooked crayfish to a warmed dish. Strain the sauce left over from boiling the crayfish, mix with butter and lemon juice, add black pepper and salt to taste. Heat the sauce for 2 minutes over low heat and pour it over the boiled crayfish. Serve garnished with dill and lemon slices.

How to Boil Crayfish in Milk

A gourmet recipe for boiling crayfish in milk. Boiling crayfish in milk is a little more difficult, but it's worth the wait. First, soak the crayfish for three hours in boiled and cooled to room temperature milk. Then take them out, rinse them and boil the crayfish in regular water seasoned with dill and salt until done. Drain the water and pour in the previously used milk, bring to a boil and remove from heat. Serve with sour cream or milk sauce.

How to Boil Crayfish in Cucumber Brine

First, cook the crayfish according to the basic recipe until they turn red. Then drain the water and pour in the same amount of cucumber brine instead of water. Bring this entire mixture to a boil, then add 5-6 spoons of thick sour cream. Cook for another 7-8 minutes. After this procedure, you can take the crayfish out of the brine and serve.

Serve the boiled crayfish in a deep dish, pour a small amount of broth over them and garnish with fresh dill, you can garnish with lemon wedges. Do not take the crayfish out of the brine before serving, they should also cool in their solution. Otherwise, they will not be as juicy as you might expect.

Boiled crayfish are eaten starting from the tail. This meat is the most tender and juicy. Then they move on to the claws and back. If you come across caviar, do not deny yourself the pleasure of trying it. It is very tasty and healthy. If you remove the shell from the thin legs, then there is also meat under them, it is quite tasty and juicy, like in the claws. Keep in mind that the meat that is between the head and back under the shell may be slightly bitter.