Low Country Boil Seasoning and Recipe

Low Country Boil Seasoning

This is a recipe for a simple yet flavorful Cajun Shrimp and Crab Boil Seasoning

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Servings: 1

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 2 parts dried bay leaves
• 2 parts ground cayenne pepper
• 2 parts dried black whole peppercorns
• 2 parts dried crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 parts dried thyme leaves
• 4 parts dried coriander seeds
• 4 parts celery seeds
• 8 parts dried mustard seeds
• 1 part dried whole allspice berries
• 1 part dried whole clove buds

Method

 

1. Combine all ingredients in bowl.
2. Store in a glass jar and use as needed for boiling shrimp and crab.

Low Country Boil

Here is how to make a great Low Country Boil!

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

• 5 lbs small new potatoes or any small variety of potatoes
• 4 packages smoked kielbasa cut into 2 inch pieces
• 12 ears corn on the cob broken into halves or thirds
• 5-6 lbs shrimp deveined and not peeled
• 3/4 cup Low Country Boil Seasoning see above for recipe

Method

 

1. Fill large stock pot about 3/4 of the way full of water.
2. Place on an outdoor cooker and bring water to a boil.
3. Turn to a med-high heat.
4. Add Low Country Boil Seasoning to the water.
5. Place the potatoes into the pot, and cook for 10-45 minute. The cooking time of the potatoes depends on how big your potatoes are.
6. Add corn and kielbasa, cook for about 15 minutes.
7. Add the Shrimp to the pot, and cook until they turn redish in color, usually about 5 to 6 minutes.
8. Remove from heat and drain liquid.
9. You can either dump the low country boil onto a table covered in newspaper, or place in a serving dish.

It was my birthday last week, and I wanted a low country boil something awful. So I went to all the grocery stores around looking for old bay or a packet of shrimp and crab boil. I couldn’t find anything, anywhere. So I took to researching what goes into making your own crab boil.

I had to buy most of the stuff off of Amazon to put this all together. In the end, it was worth it. In fact I liked this better than when I used a pre-made shrimp boil. Next on my list is making my own Old Bay seasoning……