My simple seafood boil is quick, easy, and filled with that low-country flavor! When you whip up this homemade boil, you get snow crab, jumbo shrimp, fresh corn, fresh lemons, spicy andouille sausage, and a delicious Cajun spice blend made with Old Bay seasoning! Let’s not forget that insanely delicious finger-licking garlic butter sauce!
Why You Should Make This Southern Seafood Boil?
Ingredients Needed
How To Make a Seafood Boil?
Start off by adding water or chicken broth to a large stockpot. Once the water begins to boil add in your seasonings along with your onion, and lemon wedges.
Next, add your potatoes, garlic cloves, corn, and sausages to the boiling pot until the potatoes become tender. Remove and sit to the side.
Add your crab legs and shrimp for 5 to 7 minutes. Remove and enjoy with butter sauce. The recipe is listed below.
Hint: Try not to overcook the potatoes. They can become overly tender rather quickly.
Substitutions/Variations
- Lobster Tails—You can add these to the seafood boil in place of the crab legs or alongside them.
- Littleneck clams—To jazz things up and make it a fantastic seafood boil, simply add a variety of seafood.
Equipment
- Extra-large pot- If you are entertaining a large crowd or having a cookout with more than 6 people. You will want to have an oversized pot. This will help to keep the flow of things running smoothly and everyone satisfied.
- Long Spoon- The spoon will be used to remove all of the seafood from the big pot. Only needed if you don’t have a basket scooper.
FAQ
How long should you boil seafood?
Try not to boil the crab legs any longer than 5 minutes. If you keep them in the water for too long. They will become soft and uneasy to remove from the shell.
Seafood Boil (Quick and Easy)
Equipment
- 1 Large Stockpot
Ingredients
- 6 to 10 Crab-leg clusters or any seafood you like
- 1 Bag Red Potatoes chopped to your liking
- Sausages chopped to your liking
- 1 to 2 Pounds Fresh shrimp or frozen
- 8 Corn On Cob
- Water or chicken broth
- 2 Sticks of Butter
- 1 Whole Onion Chopped
- 1/2 cup Old bay to your liking
- 4 Garlic Cloves
- 1 Lemon Wedges
Garlic Butter Sauce
- 2 Stick Butter
- 1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
- 1 Tablespoon Hot Sauce To your liking
Instructions
- Start off by adding water or chicken broth to a large stockpot. Once the water begins to boil add in your seasonings along with your butter, onion, and lemon wedges.Water, 2 Sticks of Butter, 1 Whole Onion, 1 Lemon, 1/2 cup Old bay
- Next, add in your potatoes, garlic cloves, corn, and sausages to the boiling pot until the potatoes becomes tender. Remove and sit to the side.1 Bag Red Potatoes, Sausages, 4 Garlic Cloves, 8 Corn
- Add your crab legs and shrimp for 5 to 7 minutes. Remove and enjoy!6 to 10 Crab-leg clusters, 1 to 2 Pounds Fresh shrimp or frozen
Garlic Butter Sauce
- To a medium-high skillet add butter, minced garlic, and hot sauce. Once it has begun to boil. Remove and enjoy as a dipping sauce. Make as much as need.2 Stick Butter, 1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic, 1 Tablespoon Hot Sauce To your liking
Notes
Homemade Old Bay Season
- 1 Tablespoon Celery salt
- 1/2 Teaspoon Paprika
- 1/2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1/8 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
- 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Dry Mustard
- 1/8 teaspoon Cardamom
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon allspice
This recipe I tried was very delicious my family enjoyed it thank you so much for sharing
Thank you. I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!!
I have to admit, I thought you were overreacting with the whole quick and easy but this was so much less complicated than I thought and I’m no big cook. The sausages were a bit of a fail, I used bratwurst since that was all I had. I have to try with andouille next for sure. Thx for sharing, Ronalyn!
Glad you enjoy!!
This was insane! And so, so easy! I didn’t have enough corn or potatoes but I was drooling, I had to make it, this will be on rotation for sure, everyone loved it.
I’m glad you all enjoyed!!
Not a seafood fan but hubby loves it so I’ll have to give this one a go. How well do you think this dish does in terms of leftovers? I know this will be way too much for him to finish in one sitting.
I tried your sauce recipe first, butter, garlic, and hot sauce is such a simple and time-saving combo. I had it with air-fryer french fries and it was D I V I N E. It will go really well with seafood, can’t wait to try it.