Friday, October 7, 2011

Shrimp Boil

This is a great recipe to prepare for a crowd! We first tried this on a family vacation to Port Aransas, TX,  at a restaurant called "The Crazy Cajun".  Recently we celebrated our daughter & son-in-law's birthdays & fixed this yummy meal.  If you have a large outdoor kettle/turkey fryer it makes it fun.  We were prepared to do that but our plans quickly changed when the kettle failed us!!  What to do??  We used two large stockpots & went indoors.  When there's a will, there's a way!!  This recipe is based on Paula Dean's "Low Country Boil".  Here's our adapted version: 


This feeds  8-10
                                                                       
16-20 small red new potatoes
1/2 c. Old Bay Seasoning
8-10 4" pieces of smoked sausage
4-5 fresh ears of corn, cut in half (or use the small frozen ones)
2 lbs. unpeeled fresh corn
Freezer paper for covering the table

Fill the large portable outdoor cooker with enough water to cover all the ingredients.  (This is when we filled 2 large stockpots with water, about 3/4 full.)  Add the Old Bay Seasoning & heat until boiling.  When boiling, add potatoes.  Cook on medium for about 15 minutes.  Add smoked sausage & cook for 5 minutes.  Add corn & cook 10 minutes.  Add shrimp & cook for 3 minutes.  Don't overcook the shrimp!!!!  Drain very carefully. 

Cover your table with the freezer paper.  Spread all the food out & let everyone dig in!!!

I'm sharing this with:
 On the Menu Monday
Full Plate Thursday
Foodie Friday

6 comments:

  1. Yum! One of my favorites! And if it's Miss Paula's recipe, it has to be good! Hope you are having a great weekend!...hugs...Debbie

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  2. Oh boy, that would be great for dinner! I am hungry. We have some Canadian bacon in the smoker and the aroma is making me hungry!

    Don't worry about Earl. I just got a ransom from those naughty witches. :)

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  3. Hi Kitty,
    I'm visiting from Stone Gable. This is one of my favorite meals to eat. I linked up a Shrimp and Grits recipe. I could eat shrimp any way. Sounds a little like the character from Bubba Gump!

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  4. Kitty this would be a great boil. I sure enjoy a good craw boil and this is a great idea for a shrimp boil. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful recipe with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you have a great week end and come back soon!
    Miz Helen

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  5. Being from Loosiana, we do this every weekend during crawfish season!! A leetle tip for even more flavor...into a cutoff leg of pantyhose, put your sausage, mushrooms, eggs (great for the next day to make potato salad from leftovers!) & pods of garlic. mmm-mmm good. We even throw hot tamales in at last min to heat up and eat with all the other fixins!!

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  6. Um, this looks fantastic and definitely inspiration on this cold, windy day in Chicago. Thanks for posting and stopping by my blog the other day. liz

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