Southern Country Boil
- 6 each corn on cob - halved
- 8 medium red potatoes - quarted or halved
- 4 quart water or enough to cover
- 1 packages par or fully cooked crab legs (look in your freezer section) If you can find fresh use instead.
- 1 lb raw jumbo shrimp- deviened (peel/tail-on optional)
- 6 each smoked sausage links like polish kilbasa
- 1 packages Old Bay crab/seafood boil
- 2 tbsp salt
- 3 each lemons - wedged or sliced
- 1 bunch parsley or scallions
- 1 cup melted butter
- Start with 2 quarts of water in a very large stock pot.
- place on high heat to boil.
- Halve or quarter red potatoes to roughly same size and add to pot.
- Cook until tender but slightly under done
- Add sausage links, corn cobs, Old Bay season bag, and salt to pot.
- Add more water to cover if needed.
- Bring back to boil.
- Add crab legs and time cooking according to package (5-7min) .
- Add more water to cover if needed, making sure water is still very hot.
- 5 mins after adding crab, add shrimp.
- shrimp should cook only 2-3 mins.
- cover your pot and remove from heat.
- let steep for additional 5 minutes.
- Be careful not to overcook your seafood ingredients!
- This can happen quickly and you will end up with tough seafood.
- good rule of thumb for shrimp is the shape in which it curls up.
- C is for cooked, O is for overcooked.
- remove all ingredients from pot and place on a large platter.
- serve with melted butter and lemon wedges.
- garnish with chopped parsley or scallions if desired.
corn, red potatoes, water, crab, sausage, boil, salt, lemons, parsley, butter
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/332206-southern-country-boil (may not work)