Low Country Boil Seasoning
This is a recipe for a simple yet flavorful Cajun Shrimp and Crab Boil Seasoning
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
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in bowl.
- 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!
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
Instructions
- Fill large stock pot about 3/4 of the way full of water.
- Place on an outdoor cooker and bring water to a boil.
- Turn to a med-high heat.
- Add Low Country Boil Seasoning to the water.
- 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.
- Add corn and kielbasa, cook for about 15 minutes.
- Add the Shrimp to the pot, and cook until they turn redish in color, usually about 5 to 6 minutes.
- Remove from heat and drain liquid.
- 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……