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This seafood boil is loaded with shrimp, crab, mussels, potatoes, corn, and sausage. All boiled together in one pot with some of the best flavors and spooned over with a delicious, buttery Old Bay sauce. (Jump to Recipe)
To Make A Seafood Boil:
Start with a seafood selection.
Here, I have a pound of each: large, raw shrimp, Dungeness crab legs, and mussels. This makes a total of 3 pounds of seafood and this amount is great to feed a crowd of about 6 people. Add an additional pound of seafood for every additional 2 people.
A few other types of seafood to consider to incorporate are lobster tails, whole crab, king crab, snow crab, crawfish, scallops and clams.
Once you have your seafood selection, pick up some small baby potatoes, corn on the cob, and kielbasa or your favorite kind of sausage. Cut the ears of corn into 2-3 inch pieces and kielbasa into 1-2 inch pieces.
Grab your largest pot you have in your kitchen and heat up 16 cups of water. Add a stick of butter, slices of lemon, minced garlic, and Old Bay seasoning. (Now, if you don’t own one of those extra large pots, another option is to cook the potatoes and corn together in a separate pot so you can have enough room for all of the seafood and sausage to cook in the seasoned broth. At the end, the potatoes and corn will still get a good splash of the delicious, buttery Old Bay sauce).
Once the water is boiling, turn the heat down to medium and add the potatoes and corn. Cook for about 8-10 minutes. Then, add crab legs, cook for an additional 5 minutes. Add mussels and sausage. Cook for 5 more minutes. Last, add shrimp to the pot. Turn off the heat and place a lid on. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes, the shrimp will cook during this time in the hot broth.
While the seafood boil is sitting, make the buttery Old Bay sauce by combining melted butter, lemon juice, paprika, chopped parsley, and Old Bay seasoning. Whisk all of the ingredients until they are well combined.
Drain the seafood mixture from the pot and serve it on a butcher paper covered table or on a large baking sheet. Spoon the buttery Old Bay sauce over the seafood boil and serve with additional lemon wedges.
Ingredients
- 16 cups water
- ½ cup salted butter (1 stick)
- 3 lemons, 1 cut into slices and 2 cut into wedges for serving
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 3 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
- 1½ pounds small baby potatoes
- 4 ears of corn on the cob, husked and cut into 2-3 inch pieces
- 1 pound crab legs
- 1 pound mussels
- 1 pound kielbasa sausage, cut into 1-2 inch pieces
- 1 pound large, shell-on shrimp
Buttery Old Bay Sauce
- ½ cup melted salted butter (1 stick)
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
Instructions
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In a large pot, add 16 cups of water, butter, lemon slices, minced garlic and Old Bay seasoning. Bring to a boil over high heat.
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Reduce heat to medium, add potatoes and corn. Cook for 8-10 minutes.
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Add crab legs to the pot, cook for 5 minutes.
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Add mussels and sausage to the pot, cook for 5 more minutes.
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Add shrimp to the pot. Turn off heat and place a lid on. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes, the shrimp will cook during this time in the hot broth.
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While seafood boil is sitting, make the buttery Old Bay sauce by combining melted butter, lemon juice, paprika, chopped parsley, and Old Bay seasoning. Whisk all ingredients until well combined.
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Drain the seafood mixture from the pot and serve it on a butcher paper covered table or on a large baking sheet. Spoon the buttery Old Bay sauce over seafood boil and serve with additional lemon wedges.
