4.7 from 18 votes
Easy Shrimp Boil
Easy Shrimp Boil is a classic recipe made just ONE POT with andouille sausage, corn, potatoes, and shrimp boiled in a seasoned broth, ready in under 45 minutes!
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
509 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 lemon cut in half
- 1 yellow onion cut into 8 wedges, large
- 3 bay leaf
- 8 cloves garlic , crushed
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
- 4 teaspoons yellow mustard seeds
- 2 teaspoons dill seeds
- 2 teaspoons allspice whole
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 pound potato cut into quarters, red
- 4 corn cut into three inch sections, ears
- 1 1/4 pounds Shrimp unpeeled, large
- 1 pound andouille sausage sliced, cooked
- 4 cups ice cubes
- 3 lemon cut in half for serving, plural
- parsley optional, for garnish
- hot sauce , optional
Instructions
- Combine first 12 ingredients (through cayenne pepper) and 8 cups water in a large pot (preferably with a strainer insert).
- Bring the mixture to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add the potatoes, and corn and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove them, along with the onions to a pan and add in the shrimp and sausage until the shrimp are just cooked through, about 3 minutes.
- Turn off heat, add 4 cups ice cubes, and let the pot sit for 5 minutes.
- Remove shrimp and sausage and combine with the corn and potatoes and onions on a baking sheet.
- Serve with hot sauce on the side (optional) and halved lemons.
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Notes
- This post contains affiliate links.
- Recipe adapted from Bon Appetit.
- Bon Appetit
Nutrition Information
Calories
509kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
36g
(12%)
Protein
40g
(80%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Cholesterol
302mg
(101%)
Sodium
3769mg
(157%)
Potassium
1001mg
(21%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
332IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
52mg
(58%)
Calcium
218mg
(22%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 509
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 509kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 40g | 80% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 302mg | 101% |
| Sodium | 3769mg | 157% |
| Potassium | 1001mg | 21% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 332IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 52mg | 58% |
| Calcium | 218mg | 22% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.