Seafood Boil Recipe
Seafood, spice, and everything nice—this easy seafood boil is messy, fun, and made to share. Just boil, drizzle, and dig in.
Foto: Cafe Delites
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))
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.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Macronutrients
*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (20% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| –3 ears of corn | 2 | - | - |
| purple potatoes | 1.5 cups | - | - |
| smoked sausage | 1.5 cups | Rp 15.000/350ml | Rp 5.357 |
| red onion | 1 | - | - |
| bay leaves | 2 | Rp 25.000/kg | Rp 5.000 |
| garlic | 1 head | - | - |
| celery | 0.5 cup | - | - |
| orange | 1 | - | - |
| –2 lemons | 1 | - | - |
| salt | 2.5 tbsp | - | - |
| lemon pepper | 2 tsp | - | - |
| paprika | 1 tbsp | Rp 40.000/kg | Rp 600 |
| cayenne pepper | 0.5 tsp | - | - |
| raw shrimp | 2 cups | Rp 60.000/kg | Rp 12.000 |
| cub crab legs | 1 | - | - |
| crawfish | 1 cup | - | - |
| water | 17 cups | - | - |
| butter | 0.25 cup | - | - |
| cornstarch | 2 tbsp | - | - |
| splash of cold water | - | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
Loading comments...