Seafood Boil

This seafood boil is an old recipe perfect for family get-togethers. It's good and fun, and clean-up is easy. It's best made outside and served on a picnic table covered with 4 to 5 layers of newspaper. Remove everything from the pot, drain, and spread in the center of the table. Gather everyone around and enjoy the feast. When everyone has had their fill, gather up the leftovers (if there are any), put all the scraps in the center of the table, roll up the newspaper around them, and put them in the trash. Wash the one pot, and the cleanup is done. Have fun and enjoy.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 780 Calories

Ingredients

• salt to taste
• 1 (8 fluid ounce) bottle liquid shrimp and crab boil seasoning
• 3 pounds kielbasa sausage, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 5 pounds new red potatoes
• 4 lemons, halved
• 1 tablespoon diced green chile pepper, or to taste
• 12 ears fresh corn
• 10 pounds medium shrimp - peeled and deveined
• 12 blue crabs, cleaned

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Fill a large, 40-quart pot half full with water; bring water to a full boil. Add potatoes, sausage, shellfish boil seasoning, and salt. Cook until potatoes are halfway cooked.

Step 2

Stir in corn, lemons, and chile pepper; continue boiling until vegetables are tender. Turn off heat.

Step 3

Mix in shrimp and crab. Cover the pot and let sit until shrimp are pink and crabmeat is opaque and flaky, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove vegetables and shellfish from the pot; drain well. Serve immediately.