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Low Country Shrimp Boil
Low Country Shrimp Boil ~ this iconic Southern feast is the ultimate one pot meal ~ Vidalia onions, potatoes, corn, Andouille sausage, and shrimp get layered into a large stock pot with Cajun spices ~ just add friends and lots of ice cold beer!
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 678 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 quarts water
- 12 ounces of your favorite beer
- 1/3 cup Old Bay seasoning
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 lemon
- 1 head garlic
- 1 large vidalia onion peeled and cut in 4 wedges
- 1 lb baby red potatoes left whole, or halved if large
- 4 ears yellow corn cut in 2 inch slices
- 12 ounces Cajun Andouille smoked sausages
- 1 lb Shrimp shell on
Sriracha mayo dip
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- Sriracha or other hot chili sauce to taste
garnish
- Old Bay seasoning
- chopped fresh parsley
- Lemon wedges
Instructions
- Put the water, beer, Old Bay, and salt in a large stock pot. Cut the lemon in half, squeeze the juice into the pot, and drop the squeezed halves in too. Slice the top off the head of garlic to expose the cloves, and add it to the pot, along with the onion wedges. Bring the pot up to a boil and let it bubble away for 5 minutes.
- Add the potatoes to the pot and let them cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the sausage and corn and let boil gently for another 5 minutes.
- Add the shrimp to the pot, cover, and let cook for a few minutes more, just until they are cooked through.
- Drain the pot and serve the boil with a sprinkling of Old Bay, fresh parsley, lemon wedges, hot sauce, and the Sriracha mayo dip.
- Make the Sriracha mayo by stirring the chili sauce into the mayo to taste, start with 3 tablespoons and go from there.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
678kcal
(34%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
31g
(62%)
Fat
45g
(69%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
20g
Monounsaturated Fat
13g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
186mg
(62%)
Sodium
1618mg
(67%)
Potassium
1032mg
(29%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
269IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
33mg
(37%)
Calcium
151mg
(15%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 678
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 678kcal | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 31g | 62% |
| Fat | 45g | 69% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 20g | 118% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 186mg | 62% |
| Sodium | 1618mg | 67% |
| Potassium | 1032mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 269IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 33mg | 37% |
| Calcium | 151mg | 15% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.