Seafood Boil Recipe

Name: Seafood Boil Recipe
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 2 –3 ears of corn (halved); 1 ½ cups purple potatoes (chopped); 1 ½ cups smoked sausage (sliced); 1 red onion (quartered); 2 bay leaves; 1 head garlic (halved); ½ cup celery (chopped); 1 orange (juiced (include peel)); 1 –2 lemons (juiced (include peel)); 2 ½ tbsp salt (or to taste); 2 tsp lemon pepper; 1 tbsp paprika; ½ tsp cayenne pepper; 2 cups raw shrimp; 1 cub crab legs; 1 cup crawfish; 17 cups water; ¼ cup butter; 2 tbsp cornstarch; splash of cold water ((for slurry))

Seafood, spice, and everything nice—this easy seafood boil is messy, fun, and made to share. Just boil, drizzle, and dig in.

⏱️ 60 min 🔪 Prep: 10 min 🔥 Cook: 50 min 📊 Medium 👁️ 30 views

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Ingredients

4 servings

2 –3 ears of corn (halved)
1 ½ cups purple potatoes (chopped)
1 ½ cups smoked sausage (sliced)
1 red onion (quartered)
2 bay leaves
1 head garlic (halved)
½ cup celery (chopped)
1 orange (juiced (include peel))
1 –2 lemons (juiced (include peel))
2 ½ tbsp salt (or to taste)
2 tsp lemon pepper
1 tbsp paprika
½ tsp cayenne pepper
2 cups raw shrimp
1 cub crab legs
1 cup crawfish
17 cups water
¼ cup butter
2 tbsp cornstarch
splash of cold water ((for slurry))

Steps

In a large pot, bring 4 litres (17 cups) of water to a boil.
Add onion, garlic, celery, bay leaves, orange and lemon juice (with peels), salt, paprika, lemon pepper, and cayenne.
Simmer for 30 minutes to infuse flavour.
Add chopped potatoes and corn. Boil for 10 minutes.
Add sliced sausage. Cook for 7 minutes.
Add shrimp, crab legs, and crawfish. Boil for 6 minutes or until seafood is just cooked through.
Ladle out 1 ½ cups (≈400 ml) of the hot broth into a bowl.
Stir in butter until melted.
Mix cornstarch with a splash of cold water. Stir slurry into the hot broth to thicken.
Drain seafood and vegetables. Arrange on a platter or tray.
Drizzle sauce on top or serve on the side. Serve hot.