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Easy Seafood Boil Recipe

This Easy Seafood Boil Recipe comes complete with lobster tails, jumbo shrimp, andouille sausage, corn on the cob, and is flavor-packed with a cajun seasoning.
Prep 10 minutes
Cook 30 minutes
Total 40 minutes
Fat 16
Carbs 25
Protein 27
Yield 8

Ingredients

Homemade Cajun Seasoning*

Seafood Boil

  • 2 lbs. jumbo shrimp deveined, tail-on, shell-on
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 large yellow onion diced
  • 6 large garlic cloves smashed and roughly chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt or more to taste
  • 1 lb. andouille sausage sliced
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 10-14 cups beef broth depending on the size of your pot + option to sub half water
  • 15 oz. canned diced tomatoes
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 large lemon sliced
  • 1.5 lbs. Yukon gold potatoes quartered (red potatoes work, too)
  • 4 fresh lobster tails
  • 6 ears of corn sliced into fourths

Butter Sauce

  • 1/2 cup fresh parsley
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 large lemon juiced

Instructions

  • First, prepare the cajun seasoning by combining all spices together in a small bowl.
  • Then, remove shrimp from the packaging and rinse it under cold water. Then, pat it dry. Place shrimp into a large bowl and then sprinkle on 2 tablespoons of cajun seasoning. Let rest in the seasoning while preparing the rest of the dish.
  • Next, melt 4 tablespoons of butter in your large stockpot over medium/high heat. Once melted, add onion, garlic, salt, and 1 sliced andouille sausage (you'll use the rest later) and saute for 3-4 minutes until it creates a fond (crust) on the bottom of the pot. These flavors are going to help create the base of your broth.
  • Deglaze the pot with white wine and then add beef broth, diced tomatoes, the rest of the cajun seasoning, ground coriander, and garlic powder. Bring to a boil over medium/high heat. Once boiling, turn the burner to low and let simmer for 15-20 minutes.
  • After 15-20 minutes of simmering, turn the burner up to medium/high and add in 1/2 lemon sliced.
  • Once boiling, it's time to start cooking your seafood!
  • Add in potatoes and boil for 7 minutes.
  • Then, add the lobster tail and boil for another 4 minutes.
  • Add in corn and boil for another 5 minutes.
  • Finally, add in seasoned shrimp and the rest of the sliced andouille sausage and boil for another 3 minutes.
  • While the seafood boil is cooking, prepare butter sauce. Chop fresh parsley and melt butter. Then, mix them together and add fresh lemon juice.
  • Use a slotted spoon to remove everything from the broth and place it into a large serving dish. Then, pour the butter sauce on top and toss.
  • Serve with your favorite southern rice, biscuits, and more melted butter.

Tips & Notes

  • Cajun seasoning: we used our homemade cajun seasoning, so if you have that on hand, you'll need around 4 tablespoons. Our cajun seasoning is much milder and less salty than many other cajun seasonings. So, just beware if you're using a store-bought version, that it might be spicier! 

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 469kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 16g | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g