Famous Low-Country Boil!
…Famous through family and friends, but hey, famous all the same! This is probably my favorite recipe to cook …AND EAT! I could probably win a shrimp eating contest if I could peel them fast enough! This is a good, down-home recipe that is sure to please and sure to fill all their little bellies! Happy cooking!
Kyrstie’s Low Country Boil
Recipe yields 6 servings (63 minutes)
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 43 minutes
Ingredients:
Directions:
Side Note:
Kyrstie’s Low Country Boil
Recipe yields 6 servings (63 minutes)
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 43 minutes
Ingredients:
- 3 pounds fresh shrimp (large to jumbo-sized)
- 6 ears of corn
- 6 (4 inch) smoked sausage links
- 12 new red potatoes
- 1 bag Zataran’s crab boil mix
- 1 container Old Bay seasoning (1/2 cup)
Directions:
- Add enough water to a large stockpot (10-12 quarts) to cover all ingredients. Add crab boil and bring water to a boil. Reduce to medium heat and add potatoes and sausage. Cook for 20 minutes.
- Add corn and cook for 10 more minutes. Add shrimp and cook for no more than 3 minutes.
- Drain and serve.
Side Note:
- Feel free to add crab legs, craw fish, lobster, oysters, etc. It all works in this amazing, old-as-time, low-country seafood dish!
- If you want to make an event out of it, host a Clambake: Cook it on an outdoor cooker or over a fire pit, drain the water, lay it out on a picnic table covered in newspaper, grab a paper plate and a beer, and enjoy!
