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Cajun Country Shrimp Boil

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Spicy shrimp, hot potatoes, and tender corn. What's not to like?

 "I toss the carrots in at the same time as the potatoes - otherwise they're a little crunchy. I also add the onions early for flavor too. The ingredients seemed kind of approximate - esp. the spices. I doubled all of the spice's amounts and still could have used more. I think the size of the pot and the amount of water makes a huge difference. The original recipe (Chef Rick) says add the amount of shrimp (in the recipe) per person, so that's what I did. Both times I cooked this recipe, people raved and KEPT EATING! It's really good. Thanks for posting." - JoeSchell

Yield: 1 Serving Ready in 40 minutes

Cuisine: CajunMain Ingredient: Shrimp

(4.8, 11) 100% would make again (reviews)

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 1 Serving
1/2 lb.Large shrimp; (10 - 15 count), in shell
3 Red bliss potatoes; 3 per person
1 earCorn; 1 ear per person, cut in half
2 mediumLemon; cut in quarters
1/4 teaspoonCayenne; pepper
1/8 teaspoonCloves; ground
1/2 cloveGarlic
1/2 Bay leaf
1/2 teaspoonOld Bay Seasoning
1/2 teaspoonBlack pepper; - coarse ground
2 dashesTabasco; as required
-- OPTIONAL --
1/2 lb.Keilbasa; (or all meat hot dog)
2 smallOnions; 2 per person
1 Carrot; cut into 4ths per person
1 Crabs; (up to 2 per person)

Cajun Country Shrimp Boil Preparation

Boil water in a large kettle on stove or outdoor cooker. Season water with salt and your choice of above flavorings along with the juice of two lemons or 2 tablespoons of vinegar. Add potatoes and cook for 10 minutes. Add carrots, sausage and onions. Bring back to a boil. When potatoes and carrots are almost tender, add corn and crabs. Bring to a boil, then add shrimp. Cook a few minutes until shrimp are just done - they will be pink in color. Drain and pour into a basket or onto platters. Have cocktail sauce and Dijon mustard at hand.

Adapted from: www.chefrick.com/html/shrimpboil.html

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  • Shrimp boil: shrimp, sweet corn, potatoes, and polish kielbasa. So good and so easy to make! photo by jeffchristbaum jeffchristbaum

  • I am dieting so I left out the potatoes. This recipe was delicious!!! photo by MsHowardk MsHowardk

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    • Calories Per Serving: 1449
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    Cajun Country Shrimp Boil Reviews

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    1 months, 2 weeks, 2 days, 21 hours, 37 minutes ago
    Super easy and authentic.
    3 months, 2 weeks, 1 days, 11 hours, 9 minutes ago
    Finish vegies put in ice chest kick water up to a rolling boil doesnt matter how much water then turn fire down a bit a slow roll put shrimp in for rite at about a minute pull out water steam for thirty sec no meat left in the shell
    7 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 15 hours, 54 minutes ago
    1 years, 2 months, 2 weeks, 6 days, 16 hours, 4 minutes ago
    This was a fun recipe to do and very easy. I had to adjust according to the number of people we expected for dinner. I used 1 gal. H20 for ea. 6 people and multiplied all ingredients by # of people. I used 1.5 tsp of salt & 1 lemon / gal. water. I don't care for Tabasco so used Tapati'o Salsa Picante 2 dashes/person. I used the main recipe plus everything optional.
    3 years, 5 months, 3 weeks, 4 hours, 29 minutes ago
    This is a fantastic recipe I've made a half-dozen times. The only hard part for me has been making sure the potatoes are boiled long enough as they take longer than any of the other ingredients. I always add a variety of sausage. This recipe really wows the crowds, and is easy to make.
    3 years, 9 months, 1 weeks, 1 days, 2 hours, 55 minutes ago
    This will be my first shrimp boil, can you tell me approx. how much water is needed? Any other tips you think might be helpful would also be appreciated. This will be for approx. 25 people.
    3 years, 11 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 14 hours, 5 minutes ago
    I use 2 bags of zatarans crab boil....
    4 years, 1 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 10 hours, 13 minutes ago
    Wonderful. I added some extra Old bay and Tabasco. I also added 2 small jars of whole mushrooms, they absorbed the seasoning and were great. I used all optional ingredients except crab.
    4 years, 1 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 19 hours, 47 minutes ago
    I toss the carrots in at the same time as the potatoes - otherwise they're a little crunchy. I also add the onions early for flavor too. The ingredients seemed kind of approximate - esp. the spices. I doubled all of the spice's amounts and still could have used more. I think the size of the pot and the amount of water makes a huge difference. The original recipe (Chef Rick) says add the amount of shrimp (in the recipe) per person, so that's what I did. Both times I cooked this recipe, people raved and KEPT EATING! It's really good. Thanks for posting.
    5 years, 2 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 17 hours, 6 minutes ago
    This is a real crowd pleaser!
    [I posted this recipe.]
    7 years, 8 months, 4 weeks, 17 hours, 11 minutes ago

    Tags

    1. Superbowl
    2. Summer
    3. Fourth of July
    4. Simple - Easy
    5. Main Dish
    6. Cajun
    7. Shrimp
    8. Dinner
    9. Winter

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