LOW-COUNTRY BOIL
2 short ears frozen sweet corn
2 sm. red potatoes
1/2 lb. shrimp
2 (3 inch) long pieces smoked 90% fat-free turkey sausage
1 tbsp. Creole seasoning or Cajun spices
Start large pot of water boiling. Add seasonings and potatoes. Boil 15 minutes. Add corn and sausage. Return to boil and cook for 5-8 minutes. Add washed raw shrimp. Return to boil. Cook for 2 minutes. Turn off heat. Let sit in pot for 5-10 minutes. Drain and serve.
CAJUN STYLE SHRIMP
10 lbs. cleaned 10-15 count shrimp
10 oz. cayenne pepper
butter
10 lg. potatoes
10 ears corn
1 pkg. crab boil
6 lemons, fresh
3 onions
Bring 2 gallons of water to complete boil; add crab boil and 6 oz. of the cayenne pepper. Slice lemons in half and drop in water. Peel onions, quarter and drop into water. Put whole, washed potatoes in water and cook until tender. Add corn and cook for 6 additional minutes. Immediately remove corn and potatoes. Bring water to boil again and add remaining 4 oz. of cayenne pepper. Add shrimp, as soon as water boils add 1/2 stick butter and turn off heat. Let shrimp soak for 10-15 minutes.
I always add a can of good beer to the boiling water also :) good luckDoes anyone have a recipe for a cajun boil?
Cajun Country Shrimp Boil Recipe ` Ingredients
1/2 lb. Large shrimp in shell (10 - 15 count) 1/2 tsp Black pepper - coarse ground
3 Red bliss potatoes per person -- 2 dashes Tabasco as required
1 Ear of corn per person Cut in half
2 medium Lemon cut in quarters
1/4 tsp Cayenne pepper
1/8 tsp Cloves ground
1/2 clove Garlic
1/2 Bay leaf
1/2 tsp Old Bay Seasoning
Directions
Boil water in a large kettle on stove or outdoor cooker. Season water with salt and your choice of above flavorings along with the juice of two lemons or 2 tablespoons of vinegar. Add potatoes and cook for 10 minutes. Add carrots, sausage and onions. Bring back to a boil. When potatoes and carrots are almost tender, add corn and crabs. Bring to a boil, then add shrimp. Cook a few minutes until shrimp are just done - they will be pink in color. Drain and pour into a basket or onto platters. Have cocktail sauce and Dijon mustard at hand.
Optional---1/2 lb. kielbasa; 2 small onions-per person;1 carrot cut in 4ths per person; 1 to 2 crabs per person.
Cajun Boil
4 tablespoons yellow mustard seeds
3 tablespoons coriander seeds
2 tablespoons whole allspice
2 tablespoons dill seeds
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
8 bay leaves
Salt and cayenne pepper (or liquid hot sauce) to taste
Combine all dry ingredients thoroughly. Place in a square of muslin
or cheesecloth and tie securely with string, like a large sachet
d'ipices. Add salt and cayenne or hot sauce to taste. When water
for seafood is boiling, add the bag and boil for several minutes,
until the boiling liquid is tinted and seasoned, then add shellfish
and cook until done, depending on what you're using.
Yield: Enough crab boil seasoning for 5 pounds of seafood, sausages
and vegetables (corn on the cob, red potatoes and whole small
onions). You can add whatever you like. the potatoes are the best.
Zatarain's Crab Boil is the best ready-mixed seasonings. Just add
whatever seafood, meat and vegetables you like.
Low Country Boil...
you take a big pot and fill if about half full of water then you add potatoes and smoked sausage,
when it starts to boil and the potaotes are about half done you add pieces of corn on the cob.
The when that comes to a boil you add unpealed shrimp and crab legs and cook it all till the seafood is done then you drain the liquid and dig in.
Oh yeah you season the water with old bay
they call it low country because back in the day they would clean off a long table put it outside, then after draining it they would pour it down the center of the table and everyone would grab a chair and dig in.
you add a good bit of old bay to the water or if you want it spicy you can use zatarans crabl boil, if you use the old bay I like to sprinkle little of it over the stuff in the bowl.
Makes it mighty tasty
Cajun Boil
4 tablespoons yellow mustard seeds
3 tablespoons coriander seeds
2 tablespoons whole allspice
2 tablespoons dill seeds
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
8 bay leaves
Salt and cayenne pepper (or liquid hot sauce) to taste
Combine all dry ingredients thoroughly. Place in a square of muslin
or cheesecloth and tie securely with string, like a large sachet
d'ipices. Add salt and cayenne or hot sauce to taste. When water
for seafood is boiling, add the bag and boil for several minutes,
until the boiling liquid is tinted and seasoned, then add shellfish
and cook until done, depending on what you're using.
Yield: Enough crab boil seasoning for 5 pounds of seafood, sausages
and vegetables (corn on the cob, red potatoes and whole small
onions). You can add whatever you like. the potatoes are the best.
Zatarain's Crab Boil is the best ready-mixed seasonings. Just add
whatever seafood, meat and vegetables you like.
This is a good heathly meal
Recipe Ingredients:
2 - pounds snow crab legs
1 - pound uncooked shrimp
1 - pound smoked sausage, cut into 2 inch pieces
red potatoes
sweet corn on the cob, halved, frozen or fresh
1 to 2 - boxes Zatarain's crab boil
Cookware and Utensils:
1 鈥?large stock pot, 10 to 12 quarts
1 鈥?large serving platter
1 鈥?large slotted spoon
Recipe Instructions:
As always the key to great cooking is to be prepared and to use quality ingredients.
You can either use fresh or frozen snow crab legs, shrimp or sweet corn for this recipe. The sausage should be cut into 2 inch pieces before adding to boiling water.
Start off your seafood boil by bringing 6 to 8 quarts water to a rolling boil. Add Zatarain's crab boil and red potatoes and cook for about 15 minutes.
Next add sausage and sweet corn to the boiling water and cook for another 10 minutes until the red potatoes are tender.
Using a slotted spoon remove the sweet corn on the cob, red potatoes and sausage from the boiling water and place on a large serving platter.
Next add shrimp and snow crab legs and cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Be sure not to over cook the crab legs and shrimp. Follow the preparation instructions given to you at purchase and you鈥檒l be okay. Remove the cooked shrimp and crab legs from boiling water.
Finally neatly arrange all of your cooked foods onto a large serving platter and enjoy your seafood boil. I'm sure you'll enjoy this shrimp and crab boil recipe.
Here are two other variations of this seafood boil recipe:
1. Crab boil recipe - If you prefer not to add shrimp you could easily modify this recipe to a crab boil recipe by adding 2 more pounds of crab.
2. Shrimp boil recipe - Just drop the crab legs and add one additional pound of shrimp.
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