Allrecipes home
bookmark
 

Seafood Boil

SUBMITTED BY: Gary W. Brown PHOTO BY: Jill

"An old recipe that's especially good for family get-togethers. It's good, it's fun, and clean-up is easy. It's best done outside around a picnic table. When shrimp and crabs are done, cover picnic table with four to five layers of newspaper. Remove everything from pot, drain, and spread in center of table. Gather everyone around and enjoy the feast. When everyone has had their fill, gather up the leftovers (if there is any), put all the scraps in the center of the table, roll up the newspaper around them, and put them in the trash. Go wash the one pot and the cleanup is done. Have fun and enjoy. "
PREP TIME  10 Min
COOK TIME  30 Min
READY IN  55 Min

SERVINGS

 (Help)
    
Servings
 

INGREDIENTS

  • salt to taste
  • 1 (2.5 ounce) jar liquid shellfish boil
  • 3 pounds kielbasa sausage, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 5 pounds new red potatoes
  • 4 lemons, halved
  • 1 tablespoon diced green chile pepper, or to taste
  • 12 ears fresh corn
  • 10 pounds medium shrimp - peeled and deveined
  • 12 blue crabs, cleaned

DIRECTIONS

  1. Use a very large pot (we use a 40 quart pot), fill it half full with water; bring water to a full boil. Add salt, shellfish boil, sausage, and potatoes. Let cook until the potatoes are approximately 1/2 completed cooking.
  2. Stir in lemons, hot peppers, and corn. Continue boiling until all of the vegetables are tender. Turn off the heat.
  3. Mix in shrimp and crab. Cover pot and let sit for 10 to 15 minutes. When shrimp are pink and the crabmeat opaque and flaky, remove all of the vegetables and shellfish from the pot, and drain well. Serve immediately.
ADVERTISEMENT

REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2005 by Mariellen Hallcox
this recipe was great. I changed it around a little by adding some different kinds of... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 24, 2004 by JOAN
I made this at home, and it was as good as the restaurant "Cajun Boil" version that is popular... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2003 by CHOEY
I didn't understand what was meant by "hot peppers to taste" but overall a good recipe. MORE


 
www.allrecipes.com
ADVERTISEMENT

RELATED PHOTOS FOR THIS RECIPE

POST A PHOTO   

 
Select Your Version:  United States  |  Canada  |  United Kingdom & Ireland  |  Australia & New Zealand  |  Frequently Asked Questions What's this?