Southern Shrimp Boil Recipes

SHRIMP BOIL RECIPE

Steps:

• Fill large pot with water
• Cut 2 lemons into quarters and add to water
• Add onion, garlic, seafood seasoning to water
• Bring water to boil
• Clean and cut potatoes and add to boiling water, cook for 10-12 minutes or until just barely fork tender
• Clean and cut corn, add to boiling water
• Add sausage and cook for 5-6 minutes
• Add shrimp to boiling water and cook 2-3 minutes or until pink
• Drain and place on large baking sheet
• Melt butter in microwave safe bowl
• Whisk in salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• Pour ½ of butter mixture over shrimp mixture and stir to coat
• Reserve remaining butter mixture for serving
• Garnish with additional chopped parsley and lemons
• Sprinkle additional seafood seasoning to taste, if desired
• Serve immediately
• Store leftovers in refrigerator in airtight container for up to 2 days

LOW-COUNTRY BOIL WITH SHRIMP, CORN, AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Cook the shrimp boil:
• Fill stockpot with 6 qt. water (if using 2 pots, divide ingredients and water between them). Add lemons, bay leaves, salt, peppercorns, and 1/2 cup seasoning, cover, and bring to a rolling boil. Add potatoes, return to a boil, and cook 7 minutes. Add sausage and onions, return to a boil, and cook 5 minutes. Add corn, return to a boil, and cook until corn is cooked and potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife, about 5 minutes more.
• Add shrimp and cook (no need to return to a boil), stirring gently, until shrimp turn pink, about 3 minutes. Remove insert or drain through a very large colander.
• Make the cocktail sauce:
• Stir ketchup, horseradish, Worcestershire, lemon juice, and hot sauce, if using, in a medium bowl.
• Make the lemon-butter sauce:
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Transfer to a medium bowl and stir in lemon juice and hot sauce, if using. Taste and add more lemon juice, if needed. Cover and let sit in a warm place.
• Serve the shrimp boil:
• Serve shrimp boil on a newspaper-lined table or large platters. Dust with additional Old Bay, if using. Serve with sauces alongside, if desired.
• Do Ahead
• Cocktail sauce can be made 1 week ahead. Transfer to an airtight container and chill.

LOUISIANA BOILED SHRIMP (FRANK DAVIS)

Steps:

• Combine and prepare ingredients.
• Set up a high pressure burner, propane tank, and a 40 quart/10 gallon pot.
• (I have an old Miller Lite Keg,16 gallons, with the top cut out, and an old Ford hub cap to cover the hole, that I use.).
• Add the water to the pot and bring it to a roiling boil.
• When the water is ready, drop in the salt, cayenne pepper, onions, garlic, lemons, Frank's seafood boil.
• Boil together all the seasonings ingredients for about 15 minutes to create a rich seafood-boiling stock.
• Put the potatoes in the pot, let the water come back to a boil, and boil the potatoes for 10 minutes.
• After 10 minutes, put the corn into the pot, let the water come back to a boil, and boil them for 5 minutes.
• This technique is known as "back-timing" and is used to make sure every ingredient in the pot comes out perfectly "at the same time".
• Now it's time to add the shrimp. put them ALL into the pot, stir them around briskly (I have a small boat paddle -perfect for this and you don't burn you self) let the water come back to a boil, and boil them for exactly two minutes. When that happens: Immediately turn off the fire, remove the pot from the hot burner grate, and drop into the pot - evenly over the shrimp (which at this point will all be floating) the bag of ice. You will notice at this point that all the shrimp will immediately sink to the bottom of the pot! This is when they start picking up the seasoning (that doesn't happen while they are boiling).
• Now let the shrimp "soak" in the spicy water for at least 12 minutes. After that time, you can begin sampling them, like every 5 minutes or so afterwards, until they "spitefully" and perfectly suit "your" taste.
• All that's left to do is to spread newspaper out on the table, remove all the shrimp from the pot, drain them thoroughly, then place them on the newspaper right down the center of the table, along with the cocktail and remoulade sauces.(see my red sauce for boiled shrimp- knock your sox off - but you can still eat the shrimp).
• Mangia! Welcome to summertime in the backyard!
• This recipe can be doubled while still maintaining both the flavor and seasoning intensity. You can use a natural gas hookup to boil seafood in your back yard, but propane creates a hotter flame and brings the water to a boil much faster.
• Whenever you buy a new propane tank assembly specific for boiling, make sure you get one with a "high pressure regulator." the low pressure kind won't give you the intensity of heat you need to boil volumes of water.

CAJUN SHRIMP BOIL

Steps:

• Fill a very large (24-quart) pot with 8 quarts of water set over high heat. Add seasoning pouches, cayenne, salt, onions and celery. Squeeze lemon juice, and add wedges. Break garlic into cloves, and discard excess skin, then add unpeeled cloves. Cover the pot, and bring to a rolling boil.
• Lay corn on a baking sheet in a single layer, then place in freezer.
• Taste the water after it comes to a boil. It should be very heavily salted and spiced, with a bright orange foam (when standing near the boiling pot causes you to cough, it's spicy enough).
• Add potatoes and sausage to the pot, and let the water return to a boil. Turn off heat, and allow to soak for 10 minutes or until potatoes are barely tender when pierced with a knife. Bring the water to a boil, and add shrimp. Cook for 3 minutes, then turn off heat, add corn and allow to soak for 7 minutes. Drain, and serve immediately with rémoulade (preferably on a newspaper-lined table).

OLD BAY SHRIMP BOIL

Steps:

• In an 8-quart stock pot, bring Old Bay, salt, water and beer to a boil.
• Add potatoes and onions; cook over high heat for 8 minutes.
• Add smoked sausage; continue to cook on high for 5 minutes.
• Add corn to pot; continue to boil for 7 minutes.
• Add shrimp in shells, cook for 4 minutes.
• Drain cookin liquid; pour contents of pot into several large bowl or shallow pails.
• Sprinkle with additional Old Bay.

NO-BOIL SHRIMP BOIL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Add the potatoes, 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning and 1 tablespoon olive oil to a mixing bowl. Toss to coat the potatoes in the oil and seasoning. Add the potatoes to a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until the potatoes are slightly browned and tender, but still have some resistance when pierced with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes.
• In the meantime, add the butter, garlic and remaining 4 tablespoons olive oil to a small saucepan. Heat over medium heat until the butter is melted. Add the shrimp and corn to a large mixing bowl. Add the butter mixture and remaining tablespoon seafood seasoning. Toss everything together so the shrimp and corn are covered in the seasoning.
• Remove the baking sheet from the oven and add the shrimp, corn and sliced andouille sausage.
• Transfer back to the oven and cook until the shrimp is cooked through and the corn is tender, another 15 minutes.
• Remove the baking sheet from the oven and top with the juice of 1 lemon and the chopped parsley. Serve with extra lemon wedges on the side.

SOUTHERN SHRIMP BOIL

Steps:

• In a small stock pot, heat oil over medium heat. Saute sausage, onions and artichokes until lightly colored, about 5 minutes. Add jalapeno, water, potatoes, shrimp boil spice, salt, bay leaves, hot sauce and black pepper. Cover pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat add corn and cover. Cook until corn is tender, about 10 minutes. Add shrimp and cook until pink and firm, about 5 minutes. Strain the boil through a colander. Plate immediately on a large serving dish. Garnish with sliced green onions or your favorite fresh herb. Serve with Garlic Bread.
• In a small bowl, mix butter together with garlic, scallion, Parmesan, parsley, hot sauce and salt and pepper, to taste. Preheat broiler with rack 4 inches from heat. Slice baguette horizontally. Spread butter on both halves. Place on a sheet pan and toast under the broiler, about 2 minutes.

SHRIMP BOIL

Steps:

• COMBINE THE WATER with carrot, celery, lemon juice and reserved lemon half, thyme, peppercorns, and a generous amount of salt, in a large (5-quart) stockpot. Bring to a rolling boil, then add shrimp. When the water is almost at a boil again, which should take about 1 1/2 minutes, the shrimp should be bright pink and curled; immediately remove the shrimp with a slotted spoon, and serve.
• If you plan on serving the shrimp cold, in shrimp cocktail or salad, immediately shock them in an ice-water bath to stop the cooking. Peel and devein, if desired (page 122). Chill in the refrigerator, covered, until ready to serve, up to 1 day.
• Using the side of a chef's knife, mash 1 small garlic clove with 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt to form a paste. Pulse 2 coarsely chopped medium tomatoes (1 3/4 cups) in a food processor until coarsely pureed. Transfer to a fine mesh sieve and let drain for 10 minutes, reserving liquid. Return tomatoes to food processor. Add 4 1/2 teaspoons freshly grated horseradish (or to taste), 1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest, 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, 1 teaspoon coarse salt, 1 1/4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce (or to taste), 1 1/2 teaspoons Tabasco sauce (or to taste), and the garlic paste. Pulse to combine. Add 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil and process until combined. Add up to 1/4 cup reserved liquid to mixture to adjust to desired consistency. Chill until ready to serve. (Makes about 3/4 cup)
• Cooking the shrimp in their shells will increase the flavor-and is necessary for peel-and-eat servings. But when used in salads or shrimp cocktail, the shrimp will have a neater appearance if peeled and deveined before cooking (the shells slip off easier when raw).