Today we got a real spicy one for ya. We’re making my take on a Spicy Shrimp Boil with a delicious garlic butter sauce. It’s probably one of the healthiest recipes we’ve ever made ;). Let’s get some of the bayou in our flavorholes!

Hot Tip
The Concentrated Shrimp and Crab Boil is optional!

Episode

Ingredients

How much are we making?
Servings
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726
Calories
Serving
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Total Calories
2904
Ingredient
Amount
Jumbo Raw Shrimp
1 Pound
Small Potatoes
1 Pound
Corn on the Cob
2 Ears
Red Onion
1
Smoked Sausage
14 ounces
Garlic
15 Cloves
Concentrated Shrimp & Crab Boil
1.5 Teaspoons
Butter
1.5 Sticks
Old Bay Seasoning
2.5 Tablespoons
Garlic Powder
1 Teaspoon
Cayenne Powder
1 Tablespoon
Lemon Juice from
1/2 a Lemon
Bread (Optional)
Louisiana Style Hot Sauce
1 Tablespoon
Water
About 4 Quarts
Total
15  Items

Steps

  1. Prepping the ingredients
    1. Get out a large stock pot (at least 8 quarts) and add the 4 quarts of water to it. Add the concentrated shrimp and crab boil to the pot. Bring this to a boil. Adding concentrate to pot
    2. While waiting for the pot to boil, shuck, clean and cut the ears of corn in half. Shucking corn Cutting corn in half
    3. Once the water is boiling add the potatoes to the pot. Boil these for 7-10 minutes. Boil longer if the potatoes are larger. Adding potatoes to pot
    4. While the potatoes are boiling, cut up the sausage and onion into large pieces. Cutting up sausage Cutting up the onion
    5. After the 7-10 minutes are up add the corn, sausage, and onion to the pot. Boil this for 10 minutes. Adding corn, sausage, and onion to pot
    6. After the additional 10 minutes are up, add the shrimp to the pot. Boil this until the shrimp turn pink and curl up into a C shape. (about 3-5 minutes). Adding shrimp to pot Finished shrimp
    7. After the shrimp are cooked, drain the pot reserving 2 cups of the boiling liquid. Set the boiled ingredients aside. Saving the boiling liquid 2 cups of the boiling liquid in a container
  2. Make the Spicy Garlic Butter Sauce
    1. In a large frying pan over medium heat, add the butter. Adding butter to pan
    2. While the butter is melting, mince the 15 cloves of garlic. Mincing garlic
    3. After the butter is melted, add the lemon juice and the garlic to the pan. Cook this for 2-3 minutes. Squeezing lemon juice into pan Minced garlic sauting in butter
    4. Now add the Old Bay, garlic powder, and cayenne powder to the pan. Saute this for about 30 seconds. Adding Old Bay to pan Adding garlic powder to pan Adding cayenne powder to pan
    5. Now add the 2 cups of reserved boiling liquid to pan along with the hot sauce. Simmer this for 5 minutes. Adding boiling liquid to pan adding hot sauce to pan
    6. After 5 minutes is up, pour this sauce over the boiled ingredients and mix well. Serve this up with some bread and enjoy! Pouring sauce over boil ingredients Mixing sauce into ingredients A bowl of our supremely spicy shrimp boil.