Crawfish Boil Question

I always toss in a 3 lb. bag of new potatoes (small red ones), about 8 ears of corn cut in half, 1 lb. of mushrooms,
1 whole bunch of celery cut in chunks, 5-6 onions cut in chunks, several heads of garlic with just the top end cut to expose the toes a bit, several lemons cut in half and squeezed into the pot and toss in the rest of the lemon,
a dozen or so bay leaves, 3 lbs. of sausage.

You can use the leftover vegetables in other dishes. Potatoes make an excellent potato salad or dice them up a bit and put them in an omelet.

Same with the sausage that can be used for tangy omelets.

Check out "After The Boil Soup by Cajun Ninja" on u-tube for a great recipe to use all the leftover vegetables and tail meat from a boil. It's a hit in our house.


ETA: Should have said this is what I use in a 35-40 lb. sack when I boil.

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2 potatoes, 1 corn, 1 link sausage per person.

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This alone is a full meal

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2 potatoes, 1 corn, 1 link sausage per person.
This alone is a full meal

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The potatoes are often quite small. Most people eat 1-2. Probably not every single person eats an eat of corn, but many do. Rather than a link, more like 2-3 bites of sausage.

My standard recipe for one sack serves between 4-6 people. I do 1 bag of the red potatoes, one 12 pack of frozen corn, one bag garlic, one container mushrooms, one pack of sausage. We don't usually have too much left over. Mostly garlic but I like having that to use in other dishes after the boil.

Not really and I find I always have leftover extras

Thanks everyone for all of the suggestions!! I knew you guys could come through. Also, very interested in the crawfish boil soup!