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Easy Summer Shrimp Boil At Home Recipe

This easy shrimp boil recipe was made for lazy summer evenings and it's a great meal to serve to a crowd. It's simple to toss together, and a definite crowd pleaser. Full of shrimp, sausage, potatoes and corn - this hearty dish is a one-pot meal!

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 6 quarts water
  • 2 lemons, one quartered and one sliced
  • 1 small onion, quartered
  • 1/2 cup Old Bay Seasoning
  • 5-6 cloves garlic
  • 1.5 lbs small red potatoes
  • 4 ears corn, cut into thirds
  • 2 lbs shrimp
  • 1 package smoked sausage, about 12oz
  • 2 tbl parsley, chopped
  • 2 or 3 tbl butter, melted

Instructions

  1. Place water, garlic cloves, onion, Old Bay seasoning, and one quartered lemon in your stock pot and bring to a boil. 

  2. While waiting for the water to boil, slice your smoked sausage into large chunks, and sauté in a skillet until browned. Keep warm.

  3. Once water is boiling, add potatoes and set a timer for 12 minutes. After this time, your potatoes should be starting to get tender but not completely cooked through.

  4. Add your corn and set timer to cook for 5 minutes.

  5. Add your shrimp and cook for 1-2 minutes MAX. Shrimp cook lightning fast and they are done as soon as they are opaque. You don't want to overcook your shrimp because they will get rubbery. 

  6. I like to scoop out my corn, potatoes and shrimp with a slotted spoon and arrange on a platter. You could also drain into a colander, but if you do this, please make sure to reserve a bit of the cooking broth to use for the sauce.

  7. My family likes it when I drizzle a bit of sauce over everything. To make the sauce, I take the melted butter, add in a ladle of the cooking broth, and a tsp of Old Bay seasoning. Mix and drizzle over the platter.

  8. I recommend sprinkling with parsley and just a bit more of Old Bay seasoning to taste and serving with lemon wedges and a crusty loaf of bread.