5.0 from 3 votes
Shrimp and Crab Boil
Wow your friends and family by treating them to a one pot Shrimp and Crab Boil. This seafood boil recipe is simple to make, feeds 8 hungry adults, and is done in under an hour!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 501 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 2.62 oz Containers of Old Bay Seasoning
- 2 lemons cut in half plus additional for serving
- 1 bulb of garlic
- 3 lb fingerling potatoes
- 8 ears of corn cut in half
- 2 kielbasa rings cut in 2-inch pieces
- 3½ lb large shrimp
- 7 lb crab legs
- 1 stick salted butter divided
Instructions
- In a large 5 gallon pot, fill the pot halfway with water. Bring to a rolling boil then add in the two containers of seafood seasonings such as Old Bay.
- Mix with a large spoon then add in the lemons, garlic bulb, fingerling potatoes, corn, and kielbasa. Cook for 20 minutes with lid on. Stir occasionally.
- Add in the shrimp and crab legs. Cook for an additional 5 minutes. Once shrimp turn pink and crab legs are red turn the heat off.
- Carefully drain as much liquid out of the pot. Place food on trays and in bowls or line a table with newspaper and spread the cooked food on newspaper. Enjoy immediately. Serve with melted butter ramekins, fresh lemon, and crusty bread.
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Notes
- Serve with melted butter ramekins, fresh lemon, and crusty bread.
- Stock Pot - A 20 gallon turkey fryer pot worked best for cooking for 8 hungry adults. It gave ample space for all the food to cook evenly.
- Seafood Seasoning - This recipe calls for two, 2.62 oz. of Old Bay Seasoning. Any seafood seasoning will work for this recipe.
- Serve - Serve with melted butter ramekins, fresh lemon, and crusty bread.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
501kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
49g
(16%)
Protein
65g
(130%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
542mg
(181%)
Sodium
2399mg
(100%)
Potassium
1358mg
(39%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
192IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
69mg
(77%)
Calcium
364mg
(36%)
Iron
7mg
(39%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 501
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 501kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 49g | 16% |
| Protein | 65g | 130% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 542mg | 181% |
| Sodium | 2399mg | 100% |
| Potassium | 1358mg | 29% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 192IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 69mg | 77% |
| Calcium | 364mg | 36% |
| Iron | 7mg | 39% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.