Name: Lowcountry Shrimp Boil Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 lb. Shrimp (fresh works best); 1 lb. Baby Red Potatoes; 1 lb. Smoked Sausage (I use beef sausage sliced into 1" pieces); 3-4 Ears of Fresh Corn (cut off ends and slice into 1-2" pieces); 1 Onion (quartered); 2 tbsp. Crab Boil (or half the bottle depending on your taste); 1/4 tsp Old Bay Seasoning (or to taste); 1/4 tsp Creole Seasoning (or to taste); 1/2 tsp Sea Salt; Lemon Wedges for garnish; 1 Stick Butter (melted); optional you can add crab legs or lobster tails to add extra variety

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In this post I’ll be sharing a simple Lowcountry Shrimp Boil Recipe.

Frogmore Stew , as it was originally called, contains no frogs and is not even a stew. Today we commonly refer to it as Lowcountry Boil or Seafood Boil.

It’s a delicious and fun traditional South Carolina dish. It is so easy to make and best of all, a one pot meal! Perfect for a family dinner or soiree.

This recipe serves 4-5 people but if you’re serving a crowd just use a bigger pot and multiply the recipe.

Ingredients

Shrimp, fresh works best
Baby Red Potatoes
Smoked Sausage, I use beef sausage sliced into 1″ pieces
Ears of Fresh Corn, cut off ends and slice into 1-2″ pieces
Onion, quartered
Crab Boil , or half the bottle depending on your taste
Old Bay Seasoning , or to taste
Creole Seasoning, or to taste
Sea Salt
Lemon Wedges for garnish
1 Stick Butter, melted
(optional) you can add crab legs or lobster tails to add extra variety

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Southern Shrimp Boil

In a 7 quart dutch oven, fill just over half way with water. Add your seasonings (crab boil, Old Bay, and salt) and heat over medium high heat. While the pot is heating go ahead and add the potatoes, smoked sausage and onion.

When the liquid begins to boil add the corn and simmer on a low boil for 20 minutes.

After 20 minutes add the shrimp and cook until pinked, 5-10 minutes.

Your done! Drain the pot and add your lowcountry boil to a large bowl for serving. Pour 1 stick of butter over everything.

If you’re cooking for a crowd you may opt to use frozen half cobs of corn to ease prepping.

Also if you’re cooking for a crowd, traditionally you can line a picnic table with newspaper and dump all the food in the center for everyone to dig in.

Serve with lemon wedges.

Tip: Have plenty of paper towels on hand. Your hands are gonna get a little messy!

Lowcountry Shrimp Boil Recipe

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Lowcountry Shrimp Boil Recipe

A delicious Southern seafood boil, also known as Frogmore stew, is a delicious easy to prepare meal.

Prep Time10

Cook Time25

Total Time35

Servings: Servings

Calories: 424kcal

Author: Julia Jordan | Julia’s Simply Southern

Ingredients

1 lb. Shrimp fresh works best
1 lb. Baby Red Potatoes
1 lb. Smoked Sausage I use beef sausage sliced into 1″ pieces
3-4 Ears of Fresh Corn cut off ends and slice into 1-2″ pieces
1 Onion quartered
2 tbsp. Crab Boil or half the bottle depending on your taste
1/4 tsp Old Bay Seasoning or to taste
1/4 tsp Creole Seasoning or to taste
1/2 tsp Sea Salt
Lemon Wedges for garnish
1 Stick Butter melted
optional you can add crab legs or lobster tails to add extra variety

Instructions

In a 7 quart Dutch oven, fill just over half way with water. Add your seasonings (crab boil, Old Bay, and salt) and heat over medium high heat. While the pot is heating go ahead and add the potatoes, smoked sausage and onion.
When the liquid begins to boil add the corn and simmer on a low boil for 20 minutes.
Next, add the shrimp and cook until pinked, 5-10 minutes.
Drain the pot and add your lowcountry boil to a large bowl for serving. Pour 1 stick of butter over everything.
Serve with lemon wedges.

Notes

If you’re cooking for a crowd you may opt to use frozen half cobs of corn to ease prepping.
Also if you’re cooking for a crowd, traditionally you can line a picnic table with newspaper and dump all the food in the center for everyone to dig in.

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