cajun seafood boil

Seafood lovers are going to love this cajun seafood boil. Fresh shellfish, potatoes, corn, and sausage simmered in a flavorful broth, then topped off with garlic butter sauce.

Cajun Seafood Boil

unsalted butter

bay seasoning

onion (roughly chopped)

garlic (smashed)

lemons (quartered)

bay leaves

garlic powder

onion powder

paprika

oregano

water

salt and pepper

onion (diced)

garlic (finely minced)

tsp old bay seasoning

hot sauce

lemon juice

Add 8 tbsp butter and onions to a large stockpot and cook over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes.

Stir in the garlic, old bay seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, paprika, lemons, bay leaves, and 12 cups of water. Once the water comes up to a boil you&#039;ll want to start cooking the seafood separately. 

Add the potatoes and cook them for 14 minutes or until fork-tender. Remove them once cooked, and set aside.

Add the lobster and cook for 5-8 minutes, add the crab and corn and cook for 5 minutes. Cook the sausage for 2 minutes and the shrimp for 1 minute.

Once you&#039;re done cooking the seafood in batches, get started on the lemon garlic butter sauce. Add the butter to a skillet and cook over medium heat. Add the onions and cook for 2 minutes.

Stir in the fresh minced garlic, old bay seasoning, paprika, lemon juice, and hot sauce. Check for seasoning and pour the sauce over the seafood or place it in a small bowl. Dip the seafood into the sauce and enjoy! 

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Lobster, crab, potatoes, shrimp, and sausage simmered in a seasoned broth. Topped off with garlic butter sauce.

This is the BEST Seafood Boil recipe you can whip up right at home, y'all. It's loaded with jumbo shrimp, crab, andouille sausage, potatoes, eggs, and corn on the cob that's simmered in a flavor-filled broth of Cajun spices and aromatics. All that hearty goodness gets drowned and smothered in an epic garlic butter sauce. This finger-licking-good seafood boil recipe is an easy meal that serves a crowd!

Cajun Seafood Boil with Garlic Butter Sauce

Cajun seasoning

Old Bay seasoning

sauce,

yellow onion,

lemon,

andouille sausage,

lb baby potatoes, red

lb pre-cooked snow crab leg clusters, fresh or frozen

sweet corn

eggs-

lemon juice,

parsley

smoked paprika

Prepare the boil

In an extra large stockpot or dutch oven over medium-high heat, combine the water and beer (if using). Bring the liquid to a boil. Then season the boil with the Cajun seasoning, Old Bay seasoning, and a few dashes of hot sauce- to taste. Add the sliced onion and lemon wedges into the pot. Stir all the ingredients well to thoroughly combine. Let the mixture boil for 15 minutes.

Add the andouille &amp; potatoes

Carefully add the andouille sausage rounds and baby potatoes into the pot, stirring well to fully combine with the boil. Let the andouille and potatoes cook for 15-20 minutes- or until the potatoes are just about fork-tender.

Add the seafood &amp; corn

Gently nestle the snow crab clusters into the pot along with the shrimp and corn on the cob. Be sure that everything is fully submerged under the boil and carefully stir to ensure all ingredients are well combined. Continue boiling for another 5-7 minutes, cooking until the shrimp is pink. Meanwhile, prepare the garlic butter sauce.

Make the garlic butter sauce

On a separate burner, in a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, garlic, lemon juice, Old Bay seasoning, parsley, Cajun seasoning, smoked paprika, and hot sauce- to taste. Stir all ingredients and simmer the sauce until the butter melts and the sauce is well combined, stirring often, about 5-7 minutes. Then remove from heat.

Assemble cajun seafood boil with sauce

Line an extra large baking sheet with foil/parchment paper (or newspaper if you&#8217;d like!). Use a spider strainer to remove the seafood boil contents from the pot and place onto the prepared baking sheet along with the hard boiled eggs (if using)- remove and discard the onion/lemon bits. Note: If you&#8217;d like your garlic butter sauce to be thinner, you can add some of the seafood boil broth to adjust to desired consistency. Now, this is the fun part! Pour the garlic butter sauce over the seafood boil ingredients. Then use your hands (fitted with disposable gloves if desired) to toss the sauce with everything, smothering every nook and cranny in sauce.

Serve seafood boil

Feel free to serve this Cajun seafood boil as-is with everyone just grabbing what they&#8217;d like from the baking sheet directly (it&#8217;s the chaos and messiness of seafood boils that are so fun!) or divide the boil onto individual plates to serve if you prefer. Serve immediately with lemon wedges, if desired. Be sure to sop up any runaway garlic butter sauce. Enjoy!

Just made this crab boil for my family.  This was soooo amazing.  Everyone loved the garlic butter sauce.  I have gone to resturants and paid lots for something that can be made at home.  I can not wait to try your other recipes.

This was so delicious. My first attempt at a seafood boil and super happy I went with your recipe 🤤

Okkkkk, prob not going to another sea food boil restaurant after this recipe.  I could tell this was going to be great just smelling the butter sauce come together.   Never had one of your recipes not be on point!

Living in the PNW we have a crab 🦀 boil every other month. Tried this recipe and it was a huge hit with friends and family. This will now be the go to recipe from now on. Thank you. 

This sounds delicious!  I can’t wait to try it.  This recipe will definitely going on my menu!  
When I cook this I will definitely report back to you!  This recipe looks so yummy and I will prepare it soon!  Thanks for sharing.

Just repaired this for my family and it was an absolute HIT...thank you so much for an amazing recipe x

Excellent. Added cod filets along with the shrimp.

I love, love, love this!! First time make the seafood boil and I'm in haven!! Big hit with the family tonight!!

Im in my early 20s and did this for my family as an end-of-summer treat! They all enjoyed it lots! We added extra shrimp and used an apple cider instead of beer. Absolutely delicious! Thank you!

I believe this is the very best recipe, it was well enjoyed by everyone that ate it

I made this last night for a family gathering and it was nothing short of perfect. It disappeared from the pot and everyone raved. Definitely recommend the beer!

This was my first time making a seafood boil. It looked and tasted delicious  I did alter the recipe a little  like adding butter to the stock, using equal amounts of chicken  broth and water and I added  cheyenne pepper.

I am trying your Kasian seafood boil with garlic butter sauce. I will let you know how it comes out! 

Very good recipe, easy to follow, readily available ingredients, clear instructions. Came out delicious!

First time making a cajun boil as a French living in the U.S.
Thank you for such an awesome recipe. It was super easy and straightforward to follow through.

My family loves this. Never in their lives did they ever think they would eat crawdads or even crab legs. But everyone loved it and wants me to make it more often. Even my 2 year old loved the food. 

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