It’s no secret that we love seafood around here. Not a week goes by where we don’t eat it in some form or another. One of the special little things I like to do for the fam is to randomly choose something that we all love and make it without warning for dinner. Tonight, I chose to make what I like to call Shrimp Boil. There are many variations of this recipe and mine is by no means an exact science. (I mostly mimic Old Bay’s Shrimp Boil Shrimp Fest Recipe to a degree.) It’s more like I grab a bunch of stuff, throw it in a pot and call it a day. But it tastes so good, so I thought I would share the yumminess here.
So first, you need to grab some smoked sausage, polska kielbasa or something similar. I chose smoked turkey sausage, which still tastes amazingly sinful, but cuts out quite a few more calories and fat.
You need to chop that baby up into approximately 1 inch pieces. Pretty much bite size, but still big enough to be all proper and use a knife on.
Then, take some baby red potatoes (5 sounds like a good number) and quarter them.
Fresh corn on the cob is always delicious, so we will break up a couple of cobs to throw in the pot too. Yum.
Now the ingredient that will make this dish perfect will be Old Bay Seasoning. You will need 1/4 cup.
Also, grab your measuring spoons and measure out 1 tablespoon of salt. Or salt substitute. Or you can leave this out if you really, really think you need too.
Now, fill a pot 1/2 full of water and put in your Old Bay Seasoning and salt. Mix it around.
To make this really yummers, you can add a beer to the mix as well, but it’s optional. An option I choose not to exclude.
Bring the whole combo to a boil, then throw in your potatoes and set a timer for 7 minutes. Now, put in the sausage and allow 4 minutes to pass. Next is the corn. That needs about 8 minutes.
By now it is boiling really good and smelling super yummy. It is time to add the shrimp!
Toss the shrimp in and allow everything to keep on cooking for another 4 minutes, then strain and serve to your hungry bunch.
I usually use comparable measurements, but like I said before, this isn’t a science, so it’s more or less whatever happens, happens. There are only 3 of us and with this amount, we definitely had plenty of leftovers. Feel free to tweak it to your liking!
Shrimp Boil
Ingredients:
30 Uncooked Shrimp, Shell On
1 lb. Summer Sausage, cut into 1 inch portions
5 Baby Red Potatoes, quartered
2 Ears of Corn, divided
1/4 Cup Old Bay Seasoning
1 Tbsp. Salt
12 Oz. Beer (optional)
8 Cups Water
Combine the water, Old Bay Seasoning, salt and beer in a pot and bring to a boil. Add potatoes and allow to boil for 7 minutes. Add sausage and allow to boil for 4 minutes. Add corn and allow to boil for 8 minutes. Add shrimp and continue boiling for another 4 minutes. Strain and serve. Easy peasy.
