Description
This is comfort food for any true Southerner. Includes shrimp, potatoes, fresh corn and smoked sausage.
Ingredients
- 3 quarts water
- 1 lemon, halved
- 1 medium onion, halved
- 2 cloves garlic, smashed
- coarse salt to taste
- 1 (3 ounce) package dry crab boil
- 1 ½ pounds medium red potatoes, scrubbed
- 1 pound smoked sausage, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 4 ears fresh corn, shucked and broken in half
- 1 ½ pounds unpeeled, large fresh shrimp
- ½ cup butter, melted
Instructions
- Bring the water to a boil in a very large pot. Squeeze the lemon juice into the water
- then throw in the halves. Add the onion
- garlic
- salt and crab boil. Reduce heat to a simmer
- cover
- and cook for about 10 minutes.
- Add the potatoes and sausage; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the corn and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the shrimp. Let sit covered for 5 minutes or until shrimp are pink. Drain
- and serve with melted butter for dipping. Broth may be reserved and reused for cooking rice or other soups.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 50 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 4