Description
A flavorful and classic Old Bay Shrimp Boil featuring jumbo shrimp, smoked sausage, corn, and potatoes cooked in a seasoned broth and served with a garlic butter sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
Seafood and Meat
- 2 pounds large jumbo shrimp peeled and deveined, tails on
- 1 pound smoked sausage kielbasa or andouille, cut into 1 inch pieces
Vegetables and Fruits
- 4 ears corn, each cut into 4 pieces
- 1 pound small red potatoes, cut in half
- 1 medium onion, cleaned and cut into large pieces
- 4 lemons: 2 for cooking, 2 for serving
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, plus more for garnish, chopped
Seasonings and Butter
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 4 cloves garlic, cleaned and smashed
- ⅓ cup seafood seasoning (like Old Bay)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare the boiling water: Fill a large pot with water. Quarter two lemons and add them to the water along with the onion, smashed garlic cloves, and seafood seasoning. Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat.
- Cook potatoes: Add the halved potatoes to the boiling water and cook for 12 minutes or until just barely fork tender.
- Add corn and sausage: Add the cut corn and smoked sausage pieces to the pot. Continue cooking for an additional 6 minutes until corn is tender and sausage is heated through.
- Cook shrimp: Add the peeled shrimp to the boiling water and cook for 3 minutes or until the shrimp turn pink and are cooked through.
- Drain and transfer: Drain the water and transfer the shrimp mixture onto a large baking sheet to hold.
- Prepare garlic butter sauce: In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the unsalted butter. Whisk in salt, black pepper, and 2 tablespoons of the chopped parsley until combined.
- Coat the shrimp boil: Pour half of the garlic butter mixture over the shrimp boil on the baking sheet and stir gently to coat the ingredients evenly.
- Garnish and season: Garnish with additional chopped parsley and lemon wedges. Sprinkle more seafood seasoning to taste if desired.
- Serve: Serve immediately with the reserved garlic butter sauce on the side for dipping.
Notes
- Use peeled and deveined jumbo shrimp with tails on for best presentation and ease of eating.
- Smoked sausage varieties like andouille or kielbasa add great flavor; feel free to substitute with other smoked sausages if preferred.
- Cook potatoes just until fork tender to avoid overcooking during subsequent steps.
- Reserve half the garlic butter sauce for serving to keep the boil moist and flavorful while eating.
- Additional Old Bay seasoning can be sprinkled at the end for extra spice and flavor.
- Serve the shrimp boil with crusty bread or coleslaw for a complete meal.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 220 mg
