Description
A festive and hearty Southern-style seafood boil featuring shrimp, crab legs, clams or mussels, sausage, corn, and potatoes, all tossed in a garlicky Cajun butter sauce. Perfect for gatherings and bursting with flavor.
Ingredients
1 lb shrimp, shell-on and deveined
1 lb snow crab legs
1 lb clams or mussels, scrubbed
12 oz smoked sausage, sliced
4 ears corn, cut into halves
1 lb baby potatoes
1 lemon, halved
1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning
1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
Salt, to taste
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
Lemon wedges, for serving
Instructions
- Fill a large stockpot with water, add lemon halves, Old Bay seasoning, and salt, and bring to a boil.
- Add baby potatoes and cook for about 10 minutes.
- Add corn and sausage, and boil for another 5–7 minutes.
- Add snow crab legs and clams or mussels, and cook for 5 more minutes, until the clams open.
- Add shrimp and cook for 2–3 minutes, until pink and opaque. Drain everything and set aside.
- In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in garlic, Cajun seasoning, paprika, and cayenne (if using), and cook until fragrant.
- Toss all seafood, potatoes, corn, and sausage in the garlic butter to coat thoroughly.
- Sprinkle fresh parsley on top and serve with lemon wedges.
Notes
Swap clams for mussels based on availability.
Add lobster tails or scallops for a fancier version.
Adjust cayenne and Cajun seasoning to control spice level.
Include onions or mushrooms for added texture.
Prep garlic butter and chop vegetables in advance to save time.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 1250mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 220mg
