King Crab and Shrimp Boil

My own adaptation of frogmore stew. An easy southern comfort dish...just throw it all in the pot! Serve in large bowls as a stew. Peel shrimp and crab as you eat.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 983 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups chopped celery
• 2 cups chopped carrots
• 4 ears corn, husked
• 12 pearl onions
• 1 pound small red potatoes
• 6 quarts water, and more as needed
• ¼ cup seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®), or to taste
• 2 pounds king crab legs
• 1 pound spicy sausage links, cut into rounds
• 2 pounds unpeeled shrimp

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring 6 quarts water to a boil in a large stewing pot; add seafood seasoning. Cook potatoes in the seasoned water for 15 minutes.

Step 2

Bring a separate pot of water to a boil; add seafood seasoning to taste. Cook crab legs until meat is tender, about 10 minutes.

Step 3

Mix carrots, celery, and onions into potatoes; cook until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Add sausage and corn and continue boiling for 5 minutes more. Add shrimp and transfer crab legs to same pot; cook until shrimp are cooked through and pink, 2 to 3 minutes.