Seafood Boil Recipe

Smoked sausage, shrimp, crab legs, delicate potatoes, juicy corn, and more are all included in this tasty seafood boil recipe! This satisfying fish meal recipe has enough to offer everyone.

Why We Love This Seafood Boil

Customizable: By selecting different kinds of seafood, seasonings, and extras like corn or potatoes, you may customize your sea food boil to your tastes.

Social Meal: A boil is a great way to get people together and make mealtimes more interesting. It’s ideal for backyard parties.

Easy Preparation: The materials and amounts used in this simple seafood boil can be scaled up or down, and it’s comparatively straightforward to prepare.

Ingredients For Seafood Boil

• Cooking Oil – Vegetable oil, canola oil, or avocado oil are great for sautéing the sausage.
• Garlic – Fresh garlic improves the boil’s flavors, which is why we love to use it.
• Smoked Sausage – I generally always cut the andouille sausage into ½-inch pieces after grabbing it.
• Seasoning – Use bay leaves and old bay seasoning sparingly.
• Water & Beer – to mix with the broth. It is advised to drink a light beer, such as a pale lager.
• Broth – My favorite is chicken or vegetable broth, but you may use whatever you have on hand.
• Corn – To speed up cooking, we’re using fresh corn on the cob that has been cut into 2-inch pieces.
• Seafood – Pre-cooked snow crab legs and raw shrimp.
• Potatoes – Choose Yukon gold potatoes or fingerling potatoes.
• Garnish – Freshly chopped parsley and freshly ground black pepper.
• Butter – melted. Either salted or unsalted can be used.
• Serving – Serve your boil with lemon wedges and hot sauce on top of layers of newspaper, if desired.

How To Make Seafood Boil

1. Cook the Sausage: Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and cook the sausage. Cook the garlic for 20 seconds after adding it.
2. Add Seasoning and Veggies: Add corn, potatoes, bay leaves, water, broth, and Old Bay. Bring to a boil.
3. Simmer: Reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are soft, 15 to 20 minutes.
4. Add Seafood: Add crab and shrimp, cooking until done. Save 1 cup of the liquid after draining. Pour over the Seafood after combining the liquid and melted butter.
5. Ready to Serve: stretch out the seafood boil, stretch out the newspapers on a table, and season. Serve with lemon and spicy sauce, garnished with parsley.

How Long To Boil The Seafood

• Since the snow crab legs are already cooked, they will need 4 to 5 minutes to boil. It may take up to 20 minutes for the crab to cook completely if you want to use fresh crab in your crab boil.
• Raw Shrimp usually takes between 2 to 3 minutes to cook.
• If using lobster tails, cook them in the boiling water for 8 to 12 minutes, or one minute for each ounce.
• Clams, if using, will need about 5 to 7 minutes.

Seafood Boil Recipe Tips

Versatility of Ingredients: You don’t have to follow the recipe exactly. To suit your tastes, add additional proteins like clams, lobster, or other sausages.

Fresh Veggies: You can use frozen fish, but for the finest flavor, use fresh corn. Don’t be afraid to add other veggies, such as peas or green beans.

Avoid Overcooking Shrimp: Shrimp that is overcooked becomes rubbery. Take the cooked shrimp out of the saucepan if the crab requires extra time.

Cook Potatoes Separately: Add the crab legs after boiling the potatoes separately if you’re worried about their cooking all the way through.

Adding Heat: Include some red pepper flakes for a spicier seafood boil.

Serve Immediately: I suggest serving that seafood boil right away – it tastes the best when it’s fresh.