All Recipes Best Recipe Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Seafood

Ingredients

3 quarts water 1 lemon, halved 1 medium onion, halved 2 cloves garlic, smashed coarse salt to taste 1 (3 ounce) package dry crab boil 1 ½ pounds medium red potatoes, scrubbed 1 pound smoked sausage, cut into 1 inch pieces 4 ears fresh corn, shucked and broken in half 1 ½ pounds unpeeled, large fresh shrimp ½ cup butter, melted

Nutrition Info

1037.1 calories carbohydrate: 51.8 g cholesterol: 397 mg fat: 63.3 g fiber: 5.9 g protein: 66.6 g saturatedFat: 28.2 g servingSize: - sodium: 2644.1 mg sugar: 8.3 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Bring the water to a boil in a very large pot. Squeeze the lemon juice into the water, then throw in the halves. Add the onion, garlic, salt and crab boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and cook for about 10 minutes.
Add the potatoes and sausage, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the corn and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the shrimp. Let sit covered for 5 minutes or until shrimp are pink. Drain, and serve with melted butter for dipping. Broth may be reserved and reused for cooking rice or other soups.

4 servings

This is comfort food for any true Southerner. Includes shrimp, potatoes, fresh corn and smoked sausage.