The Must Know Seafood Boil
Equipment
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
shrimp (raw, shell-on)
500 g
crab (raw)
400 g
mussels (raw)
400 g
corn on the cob (husked)
2 piece
potatoes (halved)
500 g
smoked sausage (sliced)
300 g
lemon (halved)
2 piece
garlic (whole)
6 clove
onion (quartered)
1 piece
butter
100 g
olive oil
30 ml
salt
30 g
black pepper
5 g
paprika
10 g
cayenne pepper
3 g
dried herbs
5 g
Instructions
Prepare the pot
Fill a large pot with water, add salt, halved lemons, garlic cloves, quartered onion, and bring to a boil.
Cook the potatoes and corn
Add halved potatoes and corn on the cob to the boiling water. Cook for 10 minutes.
Add sausage
Add sliced smoked sausage to the pot and cook for another 5 minutes.
Add seafood
Add shrimp, crab, and mussels to the pot. Cook for 5-7 minutes until shrimp turn pink and mussels open.
Prepare the seasoning butter
While seafood is cooking, melt butter with olive oil in a pan, add paprika, cayenne, black pepper, and dried herbs. Stir well.
Drain and serve
Drain the seafood boil, transfer to a large serving platter, and drizzle with the seasoned butter. Serve immediately.
Original recipe
Storage
Best consumed immediately. Leftovers should be refrigerated promptly and eaten within 24 hours.
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