The Best Cajun Seafood Boil
This Cajun seafood boil tastes like creamy Cajun, garlic butter goodness. Lol, I bet you're saying this lady is insane. Hear me out. The flavors in this seafood boil are seriously mind-blowing. When I eat this Cajun seafood boil recipe. I immediately want to eat the entire tray from everyone. No, seriously this recipe is just that good. If you want to surprise the crowd for the holidays this recipe, is it! They will be raving over this one. My husband makes this recipe for my family all the time and they absolutely can’t get enough! They’re always requesting him to make the seafood boil!!
What are the ingredients for this seafood boil?
Okay, when it comes down to a seafood boil, there are a lot of ingredients to be added to the pot but it’s still a rather easy recipe to make. I won’t say that you will have all the ingredients in your pantry, but you may have some.
Here is the list of ingredients
Crab-leg clusters
Red Potatoes
Roger woods sausages
Shrimp
Corn
Water
Butter
Minced Garlic
Old Bay Seasoning
Tony’s Cajun Creole seasoning
Cajun Seafood Boil Sauce
Butter
Tony’s Creole Seasoning
Garlic Cloves
Sweet Chilli Sauce
Old bay Seasoning
History of Seafood boil
Cooking NY Times...In New Orleans, a seafood boil, the Southern tradition of gathering around a newspaper-lined table to eat large amounts of boiled shellfish with your bare hands, is all about salt and spice
How to make a Cajun Seafood Boil?
The ingredients for this recipe may be plentiful but the directions and the cooking time for this seafood boil are painless. You will only use about 20 minutes of your time. For me, that’s a win. The first thing you want to do is gather all your ingredients. I tell you to do this because with all of the ingredients you could possibly miss one. Then your seafood boil won’t taste quite as good as mine. You first want to make sure that the pot you are using is big enough for the crab, shrimp, potatoes, and corn. Bring your water to a boil.
Once you have done so add in your seasonings, butter, red potatoes, corn, and sausages. Allow them to cook for 10 minutes. This point is very important. Don't add your shrimp or crab legs into the boiling water yet. The reason I say this is because the shrimp and the crab legs will both cook pretty fast. If you cook shrimp and crab legs longer than the expected time, they will have a rubber texture when you eat them. Lastly, take out your red potatoes, corn, and sausages. Now, you can add in your shrimp and crab legs and allow them to boil for 7 minutes.
What type of sausage to buy for this Cajun seafood boil?
I know that I mention Roger woods sausages but if you are unable to find them I would go with any type of sausages that you like.
How to make Cajun butter sauce for seafood?
Firstly, making this Cajun butter sauce for seafood is easy. The only thing you need to do is get a saucepan. Turn the stove on medium. Once your stove heats up add in your butter. When the butter begins to melt slightly add in your chopped garlic, sweet chili sauce, and your seasonings. Mix everything together well and let simmer for about 3 minutes. There you have it. The most delicious Cajun butter sauce!
Cajun Seafood Boil Sauce
Butter
Tony’s Creole Seasoning
Garlic Cloves
Chili Oil (Chin Su)
Old bay Seasoning
Lastly, if you enjoyed this recipe, then you will love my Cajun lobster tails.
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The Best Cajun Seafood Boil
Ingredients
- 12 Crab-leg Clusters
- 3 lb Red Potatoes chopped or whole
- 12 Roger woods sausages chopped to your liking
- 2 lb Shrimp Fresh or Frozen to your liking
- 12 Ear of corn
- Water enough to submerge everything in the pan
- 1 Stick Butter
- ½ Cup Old Bay
- ½ Cup Tony Creole Seasoning
- ½ Cup Cajun Seasoning
Cajun Butter Dipping Sauce
- 1 Stick Butter
- 1 Teaspoon Tony’s Creole Seasoning
- 1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
- ½ Cup Sweet Chili
- 1 Teaspoon Old bay Seasoning
Instructions
Seafood Boil Water
- Add water to the pot and bring to a boilWater
- Once you have done so add in your seasonings, butter, red potatoes, corn, and sausages. Allow them to cook for 10 minutes.3 lb Red Potatoes, 12 Roger woods sausages chopped to your liking, 1 Stick Butter, ½ Cup Old Bay, ½ Cup Tony Creole Seasoning, ½ Cup Cajun Seasoning, 12 Ear of corn
- Remove your red potatoes, corn, and sausages from the boiling water and sit to the side.
- Now, you can add in your shrimp and crab legs and allow them to boil for 7 minutes12 Crab-leg Clusters, 2 lb Shrimp
- Remove crab legs and enjoy with Cajun butter sauce
Cajun Butter Dipping Sauce(Serves about 2 People)
- Turn the stove on medium
- Once your stove heats up add in your butter.1 Stick Butter
- When the butter begins to melt slightly add in your chopped garlic, sweet chili sauce, and your seasonings. Mix everything together well and let simmer for about 3 minutes. There you have it. The most delicious Cajun butter sauce!1 Teaspoon Tony’s Creole Seasoning, 1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic, 1 Teaspoon Old bay Seasoning, ½ Cup Sweet Chili
