Old Bay Shrimp Boil

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"Every year in May we have a big Shrimp Boil. I got this recipe from Old Bay and we love it. Roll up your sleeves and dig in."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup Old Bay Seasoning
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 4 quarts water
• 1 (12 ounce) can beer
• 8 medium red potatoes, cut in quarters
• 2 large vidalia onions, cut in wedges
• 2 lbs smoked sausage, cut in 2 inch lengths
• 8 ears frozen corn on the cob, thawed (I use Birdseye Little Ears)
• 4 lbs large shrimp, in shells

directions

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

Reviews

[Tim S.]

Delicious!

 

[horker1]

I love this recipe - it's so easy and I actually scale it way back to .5 or 1 lb of shrimp and make it every couple of weeks in a saucepan. I usually add whole heads of garlic (extra skin and tops cut off) when I add the onions, and they're so delicious and spreadable and a great addition to the boil.

 

[DutchOven]

Very good. I doubled the amount of Old Bay and added a heavy hit of cayenne, but we like things a little spicier. Also, I heartily recommend adding whole bulbs of garlic (the whole bulb, just slice off the top as if you were roasting it). A nice side to this is French bread and lots of ice cold beer.

 

[Keyser S.]

Been doing boils for years. I alter the recipe by including spicy Italian sausage, purple potatoes, and crawdads we catch locally.

 

[huerfano]

Great recipe but use 24 ounces of dark beer and chicken stock instead of water or add 3 teaspoons of better than bullion to the water.