Shrimp-Sausage Boil
Lucinda Scala Quinn puts together a shrimp and sausage boil.
Spicy Shrimp and Sausage Boil
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Everyday Food, July/August 2009
- Yield Makes 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 serrano or jalapeno chile, halved lengthwise
- 2 celery stalks, halved
- 1 medium onion, quartered through stem end
- 2 garlic cloves, smashed
- 2 tablespoons seafood seasoning, plus more for serving
- 1 pound red new potatoes
- 2 ears corn, husks and silks removed, quartered
- 1 pound smoked andouille sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 pound large shell-on shrimp
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon hot-pepper sauce
Directions
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In a large pot, combine chile, celery, onion, garlic, 1 tablespoon seafood seasoning, and 10 cups water; bring to a boil. Add potatoes and reduce to a rapid simmer. Cook until potatoes are almost tender, about 10 minutes.
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Add corn and sausage to pot. Cook until potatoes and corn are cooked through, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove pot from heat. Stir in shrimp and let stand until shrimp are opaque throughout, about 1 1/2 minutes. Reserve cup cooking liquid; drain shrimp mixture and return to pot. Add butter, 1 tablespoon seafood seasoning, hot sauce, and reserved cooking liquid and toss to combine. Serve with more seafood seasoning.
Absolutely fantastic. Personally, I like Old Savannah Seafood Seasoning better than Old Bay. See my entire review at: http://themomchef.blogspot.com/2010/07/spicy-shrimp-and-sausage-boil-fro...
The Seafood seasoning above is a mixture of dried spices. People do this recipe with live crawfish in Louisiana especially during Lent, so there are all kinds of brands to try. Outside of Louisiana and surrounding states, it looks like people use Old Bay. This recipe is great and I agree mushrooms do well.
I used Old Bay seasoning and this was very good. I pulled some out before I added the hot sauce and even the kids loved it!
What is the seafood seasoning? Cocktail sauce type thing?
Mushrooms are great in this boil also!