Crawfish boil with shrimp?

I have done shrimp by themselves in crawfish boil before. I like them.

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After you'd boiled the crawfish?

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No I did crab boil in a pot on the stove with Shrimp. The taste was good, so I'd assume the taste would be good in the crawfish, but I don't know about timing. Shrimp are my arch nemesis when it comes to properly cooking. I always overcook those suckers.

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I boil crawfish all the time but never with shrimp. Can I add shrimp?

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Yes, right when your crawfish are about to boil, throw in the shrimp. proceed as normal unless you boil your crawfish for 10 minutes or something dumb like that

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Thanks for the reply. I will give it a shot. I've heard of throwing them in right after they are finished boiling and letting them soak. Just wasn't sure on the timing.

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If you are doing it the way you described (during the soak), I would suggest 10-15 minutes. Check them every 5 minutes to see if they are cooked and if the shells are starting to stick (which usually means they are overcooked).

Once you soak your crawfish just put the shrimp in their own mesh bag and let them boil for 5-8 minutes. Simple.