Lowcountry Shrimp Boil Recipe
A delicious Southern seafood boil, also known as Frogmore stew, is a delicious easy to prepare meal.
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 424kcal
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.
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.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 424kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 61g | Fat: 66g | Saturated Fat: 29g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 29g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 225mg | Sodium: 182mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 8g