Dustin, my older stepson, turned 19 yesterday, and his favorite food is shrimp. For a few months I tried to think of a unique way to have a birthday party featuring shrimp, and came up with a shrimp boil. I think it was probably my family’s favorite dinner yet, and we’ll definitely be doing this again.
The recipe is simple and can be tweaked to your taste. I’ve adapted this recipe to feed 10 people, but it would be easy to scale up for a party or down for a weeknight meal.
Ingredients:
4 packets of shrimp boil seasoning
2 tbsp Old Bay seasoning
10 medium red potatoes, cut into quarters
2.5 large vidalia onions, cut into quarters
3 lb smoked sausage, cut into two inch lengths
16 small ears frozen corn on the cob (do not thaw)
4 lb frozen white shrimp in shells (do not thaw)
Directions:
Fill a 16 quart stock pot with about 10 quarts of water. Add the four packets of shrimp boil seasoning and 2 tbsp Old Bay seasoning and bring to a boil. Add potatoes and onions, cook on high for 8 minutes.
Add smoked sausage, continue boiling for 5 minutes.
Add corn, continue to boil for 8 minutes.
Add shrimp, continue boiling for 4 minutes.
When complete, drain cooking liquid and serve the shrimp boil in pails or large serving dishes. I served this with a variety of hot sauces, butter for the corn and potatoes, and cocktail sauce for the shrimp. Enjoy!
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