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Crab Boil

Ingredients

  • 4 quarts water
  • 1 lemon quartered
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
  • 1/2 cup Zatarain’s Crawfish, Shrimp, and Crab Boil seasoning
  • 2 pounds small new potatoes about 1½" in diameter
  • 2 pounds smoked pork sausage (about 4 links), such as kielbasa cut into 2" pieces
  • 1 large sweet onion peeled, quartered
  • 4 ears corn shucked and cut in half
  • 2 large Dungeness crabs
  • 2 pounds large shrimp deveined (shell on preferred)
  • condiments butter, cocktail sauce and hot sauce

Instructions

  • Fill a large stockpot with handled strainer with 4 quarts water (if using 2 pots, divide ingredients and water between them).
  • Add lemon, salt and peppercorns and Zatarains. Cover and bring to a boil.
  • Add potatoes and return to a boil; cook for 7 minutes.
  • Add Andouille sausage (or sausage of your choice) and onion; cook 5 minutes.
  • Add corn, return to a boil and cook for another 5 minutes.
  • Add crab and shrimp, which will be on top and should be more steamed and not soaked in water. Cover and cook an additional 5 minutes until shrimp is cooked through.
  • Remove the strainer from pot and let crab boil drain, then transfer to a large bowl or toss on a table.
  • Serve with your choice of condiments.