Description
A flavorful and easy Old Bay Shrimp Boil featuring juicy jumbo shrimp, smoked sausage, corn, and red potatoes simmered with lemon, garlic, and Old Bay seasoning for a classic seafood feast.
Ingredients
Scale
Seafood and Meat
- 2 pounds large jumbo shrimp peeled and deveined, tails on
- 1 pound smoked sausage kielbasa or andouille, cut into 1 inch pieces
Vegetables and Fruits
- 4 ears corn, each cut into 4 pieces
- 1 pound small red potatoes, cut in half
- 1 medium onion, cleaned and cut into large pieces
- 4 lemons, 2 for cooking, 2 for serving
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, plus more for garnish, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, cleaned and smashed
Seasonings and Others
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ⅓ cup seafood seasoning like Old Bay
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare boiling water: Fill a large pot with water and quarter two lemons into the pot. Add the onion, garlic cloves, and seafood seasoning (Old Bay) to the water. Bring the water to a boil.
- Cook potatoes: Add the cleaned and halved small red potatoes to the boiling water. Cook for 12 minutes or until just barely fork tender.
- Add corn and sausage: Add the cut corn pieces and smoked sausage slices to the boiling water. Cook for 6 minutes.
- Cook shrimp: Add the peeled and deveined shrimp to the boiling water. Cook for 3 minutes or until shrimp are pink and cooked through.
- Drain and transfer: Drain the water from the pot and place the shrimp, sausage, corn, and potatoes on a large baking sheet.
- Prepare butter sauce: In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the unsalted butter. Add salt, black pepper, and 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley. Whisk to combine.
- Toss with butter: Pour half of the butter mixture over the shrimp boil mixture and stir well to coat everything evenly. Reserve remaining butter for serving.
- Garnish and serve: Garnish with additional chopped parsley and lemon wedges. Sprinkle more seafood seasoning to taste if desired. Serve immediately with the reserved butter mixture on the side.
Notes
- Use fresh jumbo shrimp for best flavor, but frozen shrimp can be used if thawed properly.
- Adjust seafood seasoning amount according to your spice preference.
- If you don’t have smoked sausage, andouille or kielbasa are great substitutes.
- Serve with crusty bread or crackers to soak up the flavorful butter sauce.
- For easier cleanup, line the baking sheet with foil before placing the boil mixture on it.
- Adding lemons to the boiling water infuses a subtle citrus flavor into the seafood and vegetables.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 900 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 25 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 38 g
- Cholesterol: 200 mg
