crab boil

<p>This Louisiana Crab Boil Recipe is an easy and delicious family favorite crab boil recipe.</p>

Louisiana Crab Boil

Dozen Blue Crabs (fresh and live)

4.5 lb. Bag Louisiana Crawfish & Crab Boil (powder)

Louisiana Liquid Crab Boil

Lemons

lemon juice

Garlic Whole

Onions

Celery

Sausage

Pack Whole Mushrooms

Corn

Bag Small Red Potatoes (about 15)

Gallons of Water

– (8-10 lbs) Bag Ice

Rinse your Crabs off and place them in a large ice chest with the plug unplugged, so the crabs don’t drown from melted ice. Pour 1 bag of ice over the crabs. This step is necessary. Pouring ice over the Crabs and immersing them will cause them to be dormant, so they don’t lose their claws. Let the crabs sit on the ice for at least 1 hour before cooking them. 

d=&#8221;instruction-step-2&#8243;>2. Pour 7 gallons of water into the boiling pot, add the bag of seasoning, the bottle of liquid seasoning, and lemon juice in the pot. Stir seasonings, then place the sausage, potatoes (we boil the potatoes in the netted bag it comes in), mushrooms, onions, garlic, lemons in the strainer basket and place into the boiling pot until the water comes to a boil.

d=&#8221;instruction-step-3&#8243;>3. Once the water comes to a boil, lift the strainer basket out of the water then pour the crabs into the basket and place back into the water.

d=&#8221;instruction-step-4&#8243;>4. Add the Corn and Celery to the pot. Doesn’t it look delicious? You can use any sausage you like. And omit anything you don’t like.

nstruction-step-5&#8243;>5. Let the crabs and the other ingredients in the boiling pot cook for 10 minutes once they come to a boil.

nstruction-step-6&#8243;>6. Once the Blue Crabs and the other ingredients are finished cooking turn off the propane burner and pour the remaining bag of ice into the pot. Let the crabs sit in the pot for 20 minutes before removing them from the pot. * Please keep children and animals away from the pot when cooking and when removing hot food.

nstruction-step-7&#8243;>7. Using thick gloves or oven mitts carefully remove the strainer basket from the pot and pour the contents of the basket onto a table covered with newspaper or pour everything onto a seafood cooling rack.

nstruction-step-8&#8243;>8. Turn the crab’s belly side up. This keeps the juice from leaking out which keeps the crabs from drying out. Feeds 4-6 people depending on how much they eat! Make sure to grab lots of paper towels and your favorite beverage before sitting down to eat your Crabs. Enjoy!

What a fun recipe for summer! This will be perfect for the 4th of July! Looking forward to enjoying this! Yum!

Seafood for days! I'm so excited for this dish!

You have quite the amazing set up! Crab boils are so good!! I can't get enough of Southern food!

Wow, I love Crab, I never realized how easy it was! Going to make this ASAP!

This Cajun Seafood Boil with Garlic Butter Sauce is a flavorful feast of shrimp, crab, lobster tails, mussels, clams, sausage, and potatoes. Prepared in under an hour, this easy seafood boil recipe is the perfect meal for entertaining guests.

Cajun Seafood Boil with Garlic Butter Sauce

12 oz Beer (cans)

qts Water

Bay leaves

Old Bay Seasoning

tbsps Smoked paprika

tbsp Cayenne pepper (less

tbsp Black pepper

thyme

Lemons (sliced)

onions

Salt

lb Red potatoes (halved)

lbs Andouille sausage

Snow crab clusters/legs (about 2 lb)

Lobster tails (about 1-1 1/2 lbs)

lb Mussels (optional)

lb Clams (optional)

lbs Jumbo shrimp

Butter (4 sticks)

Garlic (diced finely)

Cajun seasoning

tbsp Old bay seasoning

tbsp Red Pepper Flakes (optional)

onion powder

(to taste (I used 1 tsp))

Reserved broth (from above)

parsley (garnish)

Hot sauce (for serving)

Add beer, and water to a large stock pot. Bring to a boil and then add bay leaves, Old Bay seasoning, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, black pepper, thyme, salt, lemons, garlic, and onions. Stir together and boil for 5 minutes to allow flavors to come together.

Add halved red potatoes and corn to the pot and allow them to cook until the potatoes are tender but not mushy (about 15 minutes). Then add sausages and allow them to cook for another 5 minutes.

Add crab legs, lobster tails, mussels, clams, and shrimp. Cover the pot with a lid and allow everything to boil together for 10 minutes. (The mussels and clams will pop open once they are finished and the shrimp will be pink) Stir together, save 2 cups of the broth, then drain.

Roll out newspaper or a large serving tray and place seafood on top. 

Make the sauce. Melt butter over medium low heat in a large sauce pan, then add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Then add cajun seasoning, old bay seasoning, red pepper flakes, onion powder, and salt. Add 1 cup of the reserved broth and simmer on low for 3-5 minutes, until sauce thickens. (For a thinner sauce, add 2 cups) Add freshly diced parsley and remove from the heat.

Pour sauce over the seafood and enjoy! Serve with hot sauce (optional)

This crab boil is so much fun to make, and it&#039;s so easy! The seasoned butter sauce is out of this world delicious and brings the whole dish together.

Crab Boil with Seasoned Butter Sauce

water

chicken broth

onion

garlic

sugar

paprika

salt

lemons (halved (plus more for garnish if desired))

potatoes

smoked sausage

corn cobs (halved)

shrimp (raw, peeled, with tail on)

Dungeness crab sections ((cooked))

butter ((2 sticks))

lemon (juiced)

Old Bay seafood seasoning

hot sauce ((optional, a few dashes

parsley (for garnish)

Bring the water, chicken broth, onion, garlic, sugar, Old Bay, paprika, salt, and lemons to a boil. Boil for 10 minutes.

Add potatoes, cut sausage and corn to the stock pot and boil for 15-20 minutes. Check at 15 minutes to make sure potatoes aren&#39;t getting too soft. You don&#39;t want them to be quite fork tender yet. Prepare the seasoned butter (below) during this boil.

Add crab and shrimp to the stock pot and boil for 7 minutes.

Remove and drain well. Remove onions, lemon, and garlic cloves and spread the remaining ingredients over a baking sheet or very large platter. Brush with seasoned butter (below) before serving and garnish with fresh lemons.

Melt butter in a small saucepan on low. When butter is melted, whisk in remaining ingredients and keep on warm until ready to serve. Brush onto the crab boil and pour remaining in bowls for dipping.

Seasoned Butter

You are so right about the butter sauce! I want to dip everything in it! It's a hearty, delicious meal!

I had never made a boil with crab before and this was absolutely wonderful! Loved every bite!

I remember watching mukbang videos on Tiktok and I'm glad I came across this recipe. Soooo easy and delicious. We had fun!

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