Cajun Seafood Boil
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4.8
12 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
37 mins
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Servings
6 hearty servings
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Calories
527 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Cajun
Cajun Seafood Boil
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Learn how to make a flavorful Cajun seafood boil recipe with a Cajun-spiced garlic butter sauce, featuring crawfish, shrimp, crab, sausage, corn, and potatoes soaking up the spicy, flavorful broth.
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Cajun seafood boil seasoning
- 1/4 cup Cajun Seasoning homemade or use Tony Chachere's or Slap ya Mama brand
- 4 lemons halved
- 1 large yellow onion quartered
- 1 lb baby potatoes cut in half
- 12 ounces andouille sausage sliced into 2 inch pieces
- 3 lbs snow crab legs thawed and scrubbed
- 2 lbs frozen crawfish thawed and rinsed
- 2.5 lbs 13/15 white shrimp shells on, deveined
- 6 corn on the cob cut into 2 inch pieces, each
Cajun Garlic Butter Sauce
- 16 ounces salted butter
- 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 6 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 tsp hot sauce more or less to taste
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped
- 1 tsp lemon zest grated
- 2 tbsp Cajun Seasoning
- Juice of 2 lemons about 1/4 cup
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
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Instructions
- Put the cajun seafood boil seasoning, the Cajun seasoning, potatoes, lemons, sausage, and onion quarters into your stockpot, then fill it with water about 3/4 of the way full. Bring to a boil on the stove top and let boil for 10 minutes.
- Add the snow crab legs and corn to the pot, let cook for another 10 minutes. (While this is going, make the butter sauce using the instructions below).
- Turn off the heat, add the crawfish and shrimp and cover the pot with a lid for 5-7 minutes so they can gently cook and soak up the seasoning. When the shrimp is pink and
- Use an Asian spider or slotted spoon to scoop all the juicy seafood and fixin's from the pot and onto a newspaper lined baking sheet or into a large enough mixing bowl to fit everything.
- Pour half of the butter sauce all over the seafood and give a little toss to coat everything. Have the extra sauce for dipping.
Make the Cajun Garlic Butter Seafood Sauce
- In a separate saucepan over medium heat, melt down the butter. As it's melting, whisk in the mustard, garlic, hot sauce, parsley, lemon zest, and Cajun seasoning. Let cook for about 1 minute so the garlic has a chance to cook the raw taste out.
- Whisk in the lemon juice, chicken broth, and worcestershire sauce. Let this simmer for 10 minutes and reduce slightly.
Notes
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container or zip top bag in the fridge for up to 2 days.
- Rewarm in simmering water seasoned with a little cajun seafood boil on the stove for a few minutes to rewarm everything.
- Use Frozen Seafood - fresh seafood is only for if you are buying in season shellfish! Frozen seafood was frozen at its peak, so it's more likely to be
- Use Frozen Seafood - fresh seafood is only for if you are buying in season shellfish! Frozen seafood was frozen at its peak, so it's more likely to be
- What about eggs? - boiling eggs in a seafood boil is a distinctly Floridian thing. If you want to add them, you can, but remove them after about 8-10 minutes, shock and shell them before adding them to the platter of seafood.
- What about eggs? - boiling eggs in a seafood boil is a distinctly Floridian thing. If you want to add them, you can, but remove them after about 8-10 minutes, shock and shell them before adding them to the platter of seafood.
- Buy shell-on, deveined shrimp - this is what makes this recipe so quick and easy! I find mine at Costco, or if it's shrimp season here I'll head to my local mom and pop fishmonger and ask them for a few pounds deveined.
- Buy shell-on, deveined shrimp - this is what makes this recipe so quick and easy! I find mine at Costco, or if it's shrimp season here I'll head to my local mom and pop fishmonger and ask them for a few pounds deveined.
- Adjust seasoning as needed - the best seafood boil recipe is a flavorful boil, but it shouldn't end up burning your face off. Adjust the seasoning for the butter sauce and add more water if the broth is too spicy!
- Adjust seasoning as needed - the best seafood boil recipe is a flavorful boil, but it shouldn't end up burning your face off. Adjust the seasoning for the butter sauce and add more water if the broth is too spicy!
- The cooking times will vary if you use other seafood like mussels, clams, live crawfish, calamari, etc.
- The cooking times will vary if you use other seafood like mussels, clams, live crawfish, calamari, etc.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1g
Calories
527kcal
(26%)
Carbohydrates
35g
(12%)
Protein
54g
(108%)
Fat
19g
(29%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
336mg
(112%)
Sodium
2042mg
(85%)
Potassium
1161mg
(33%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
558IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
32mg
(36%)
Calcium
163mg
(16%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6hearty servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 527 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 527kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 54g | 108% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 336mg | 112% |
| Sodium | 2042mg | 85% |
| Potassium | 1161mg | 25% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 558IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 32mg | 36% |
| Calcium | 163mg | 16% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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