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Seafood Boil Recipe

By Karina Carrel · CafedelitesPublic

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Seafood, spice, and everything nice—this easy seafood boil is messy, fun, and made to share. Just boil, drizzle, and dig in.

Prep
10 min
Cook
50 min
Total
60 min
Servings
4

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Ingredients

For 4 people

  • 2–3ears of corn (halved)
  • 1.5 cuppurple potatoes (chopped)
  • 1.5 cupsmoked sausage (sliced)
  • 1red onion (quartered)
  • 2bay leaves
  • 1head garlic (halved)
  • 0.5 cupcelery (chopped)
  • 1orange (juiced (include peel))
  • 1–2lemons (juiced (include peel))
  • 2.5 tbspsalt (or to taste)
  • 2 tsplemon pepper
  • 1 tbsppaprika
  • 0.5 tspcayenne pepper
  • 2 cupraw shrimp
  • 1cub crab legs
  • 1 cupcrawfish
  • 17 cupwater
  • 0.25 cupbutter
  • 2 tbspcornstarch
  • 1 splashcold water ((for slurry))

Steps

  1. 1

    In a large pot, bring 4 litres (17 cups) of water to a boil.

  2. 2

    Add onion, garlic, celery, bay leaves, orange and lemon juice (with peels), salt, paprika, lemon pepper, and cayenne.

  3. 3

    Simmer for 30 minutes to infuse flavour.

  4. 4

    Add chopped potatoes and corn. Boil for 10 minutes.

  5. 5

    Add sliced sausage. Cook for 7 minutes.

  6. 6

    Add shrimp, crab legs, and crawfish. Boil for 6 minutes or until seafood is just cooked through.

  7. 7

    Ladle out 1 ½ cups (≈400 ml) of the hot broth into a bowl.

  8. 8

    Stir in butter until melted.

  9. 9

    Mix cornstarch with a splash of cold water. Stir slurry into the hot broth to thicken.

  10. 10

    Drain seafood and vegetables. Arrange on a platter or tray.

  11. 11

    Drizzle sauce on top or serve on the side. Serve hot.

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Per portion

Calories
~79.4 kcal
Protein
~1.9 g
Fat
~11.2 g
Carbs
~19 g
Fiber
~2.9 g
Sodium
~16.8 mg

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