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Shrimp Boil Recipe

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How to host a Shrimp Boil
2 Zatarain's Crab "n" Shrimp Boil in Bags
1/2 bottle Zatarain's Crab n Shrimp Boil Oil
1 cup salt
3/4 large onions (peeled & Quartered)
2 lemons cut in half
6-10 whole ears of corn cut in half or 12-24 frozen small corn on the cob
3# Kielbasa cut into 2" pieces
3# large raw shrimp in shells (about 25 per #)
2 whole bulbs garlic, unpeeled with top sliced off
18-24 small red potatoes
Freezer paper
Squeezable butter, spicy mustard and cocktail sauce
2 baguettes sliced into 1" slices
1 34 QUART TURKEY FRYER WITH STRAINER BASKET THAT GOES ALMOST TO THE TOP OF THE POT
Directions:
Directions:
BRING WATER TO A BOIL IN A COVERED POT WITH LARGE STRAINER BASKET (FILL POT 2/3 FULL
ADD GARLIC, ZATARAIN'S SPICE BAGS AND OIL AND SALT - BOIL FOR 15 MINUTES
ADD POTATOES - BOIL FOR 7-8 MINUTES
ADD CORN - BOIL FOR 5 MINUTES (IF CORN IS FROZEN YOU MAY NEED TO TURN UP THE HEAT TO GET THE WATER BOILING AGAIN)
ADD KIELBASA - BOIL 8 MINUTES
SQUEEZE LEMONS INTO POT AND THEN THROW THEM IN ALONG WITH THE ONIONS - BOIL 3-4 MINUTES
ADD SHRIMP - BOIL FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES OR JUST UNTIL SHRIMP TURNS PINK (DON'T OVER COOK)

If you don't want to eat right away, turn off heat, pour a bag of ice into pot and let sit 15 minutes, drain and pour onto table

or
Turn off heat, lift basket out of pot, allow to drain and then immediately pour onto your table covered with freezer paper shiny side up or you can use plastic table cloths
Sprinkle sliced baguettes down the table. Serve with squeezable butter, mustard and cocktail sauce. Squeezed directly on the table. Encourage guests to squeeze cloves of garlic onto corn and potatoes.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
10-12
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 hour
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Fun group activity for summer or winter
We have held many Shrimp boils - Rving, neighbors, our French family came from Paris and we had 30 people in the back yard one Summer 2018

 

 

 

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