Seafood Boil for Two

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  • Prep Time

    5 mins

  • Cook Time

    5 mins

  • Total Time

    30 mins

  • Servings

    2 people

  • Calories

    586 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    American

Seafood Boil for Two

This seafood boil for two is a scaled-down, smaller version of a classic Low Country boil, and is made with shrimp, crab legs, potatoes, onions and corn. Serve along with homemade cocktail sauce and garlic butter!

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Ingredients

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Seafood Boil:

  • 1 lemon, quartered
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns
  • ¼ cup Old Bay seasoning Or use 1 packet Zatarain's Crawfish, Shrimp, and Crab Boil (See Recipe Notes)
  • 12 ounces small red new potatoes (~6 potatoes), between 1 and 1½ inches in diameter Optionally, use other varieties of small potatoes (petite, fingerling or yellow potatoes)
  • ½ sweet or yellow onion, cut into wedges
  • 2 ears of corn, shucked + halved Or use frozen corn on the cob (if frozen cobs are halved, use 4 halves)
  • 4 ounces shrimp, shells removed + deveined, tails on or off as desired
  • 4 ounces crab legs (still in shell) Alternatively, use all shrimp (double amount)

Cocktail Sauce:

  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon horseradish
  • ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 
  • ¼ lemon, juiced
  • ½ teaspoon yellow mustard

Butter Sauce:

  • ¼ cup butter (½ stick)
  • 2 garlic cloves, diced
  • ¼ teaspoon red chili flakes (optional, for heat)
  • ½ lemon, juiced
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Instructions

Seafood Boil:

  1. Add lemon, bay leaves, salt, peppercorns, and Old Bay (or seasoning packet) to a large pot of water. Bring it to a rolling boil over high heat.Add the potatoes and continue boiling for 5 minutes. Add the onions and continue boiling for about 10 more minutes. Add the corn and cook 5 more minutes, or until the potatoes are tender when pricked with a fork.Add the shrimp and crab legs to the pot and continue cooking about 3 minutes, or until the shrimp turns pink.
  2. Drain the ingredients through a colander, discarding the liquid. Discard the spice packet (if used), quartered lemon and bay leaves. Serve the seafood, potatoes, corn and onion on a platter or over newspaper, along with cocktail sauce and butter (recipes follow).Serve with crab crackers (if desired) and plenty of napkins!

Cocktail Sauce:

  1. Stir all cocktail ingredients together.Taste and adjust the seasoning if desired (more ketchup for a sweeter sauce, more horseradish for extra heat).

Butter Sauce:

  1. Melt butter over medium-low heat.Add garlic and chili flakes (if using), and heat until the garlic begins to sizzle (1-2 minutes). Turn off the heat and stir in the lemon juice.Cover and keep warm until ready to use.

Notes

  • Cocktail sauce can be made up to a week ahead of time.  Store in the fridge until ready to use.
  • Garlic butter can be made ahead and stored in the fridge for up to 5 days or the freezer for up to 6 months.
  • Spice options:  Use Old Bay for a milder seasoning or Zatarain's packets for a spicier seafood boil.
  • Broth ingredient options: Want to shake things up and make the broth more interesting?  Try adding some (or all!) of the following:
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  • 1 12-ounce bottle of lager beer (not gluten-free unless specifically indicated)
  • 1 fennel bulb, diced
  • diced hot chili peppers (medium heat level, such as serrano or jalapeño)
  • handful of garden herbs (such as thyme or oregano)

Nutrition Information

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Calories 586kcal (29%) Carbohydrates 72g (24%) Protein 24g (48%) Fat 26g (40%) Saturated Fat 15g (75%) Cholesterol 210mg (70%) Sodium 3453mg (144%) Potassium 1361mg (39%) Fiber 10g (40%) Sugar 17g (34%) Vitamin A 1336IU (27%) Vitamin C 72mg (80%) Calcium 241mg (24%) Iron 7mg (39%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 586 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 586kcal 29%
Carbohydrates 72g 24%
Protein 24g 48%
Fat 26g 40%
Saturated Fat 15g 75%
Cholesterol 210mg 70%
Sodium 3453mg 144%
Potassium 1361mg 29%
Fiber 10g 40%
Sugar 17g 34%
Vitamin A 1336IU 27%
Vitamin C 72mg 80%
Calcium 241mg 24%
Iron 7mg 39%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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