Mild-Style Shrimp Boil with Corn and Red Potatoes

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Description

For those who don’t want their shrimp boil to be too hot, this recipe is more savory than spicy hot. If desired, serve with cocktail sauce, hot sauce, Old Bay® seasoning, or other condiments.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 4 cubes chicken bouillon
  • 8 cups water, or more as needed
  • 1 large onion, quartered
  • 1 head garlic
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
  • 2 teaspoons dill seeds
  • 2 teaspoons white mustard seeds
  • 2 teaspoons celery seeds
  • 1 teaspoon whole allspice berries
  • 1 teaspoon whole green peppercorns
  • 1 lemon, halved
  • 9 small red potatoes, or more to taste
  • 3 ears corn, shucked and cut into thirds, or more to taste
  • 16 ounces raw shrimp, headless and shells on
  • 4 cups ice cubes

Instructions

  1. Combine boiling water and bouillon cubes in a large pot and stir until dissolved. Add 8 additional cups of water
  2. onion
  3. garlic
  4. bay leaves
  5. cloves
  6. butter
  7. salt
  8. coriander seeds
  9. dill seeds
  10. mustard seeds
  11. celery seeds
  12. allspice
  13. and peppercorns and bring to a boil
  14. about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 20 minutes.
  15. Squeeze lemon juice into the pot and add lemon to the pot as well. Add potatoes and cook for 14 minutes. Add corn and cook 6 minutes more. Add shrimp and cook until opaque
  16. about 3 minutes. Remove pot from heat.
  17. Add ice cubes to the pot with the shrimp boil and let sit for 5 minutes.
  18. For a traditional shrimp boil
  19. place several layers of newspaper on the dining table. Use a slotted spoon to transfer shrimp
  20. potatoes
  21. and corn onto the center of the table for everyone to reach
  22. grab
  23. and enjoy. For a tidier take
  24. place several layers of newspaper on a baking sheet. Place shrimp
  25. potatoes
  26. and corn on top of the sheet and place the sheet on the dining table for everyone to serve themselves. If you are a neat freak
  27. place shrimp
  28. potatoes
  29. and corn in a serving dish to pass at the table.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 50 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Servings: 4

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