Garlic Butter Seafood Boil

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My family-favorite garlic butter seafood boil is calling your name! Juicy jumbo shrimp, tender potatoes, sweet corn, buttery lobster tails, succulent snow crab legs...and two delicious garlic butter sauces that are to die for. It's our favorite dish to celebrate with!

Prep Time20

Cook Time45

Total Time1 5

Course: Seafood

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 214kcal

Author: Eden Westbrook

Ingredients

Seafood Boil

8 clusters snow crab legs rinsed and scrubbed
4 lobster tails raw and split in half
1.5 pounds 13/15 size white shrimp, deveined
1 pound Andouille sausage sliced into 2 inch pieces
2 pounds baby potatoes rinsed and scrubbed
4 ears of corn cut in half

Cooking Liquid

2 qt orange juice
2 bottles light lager beer optional
2 heads of garlic cut in half horizontally
1 large yellow onion quartered
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
½ cup Old Bay Seasoning
3 tablespoon garlic powder

Garlic Butter Seafood Boil Sauce

2 sticks 16 tablespoon butter, melted
1 tablespoon grated garlic
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
Juice and zest of a Lemon
2 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning
1 teaspoon brown sugar
½ cup chicken stock
2 teaspoon hot sauce
¼ cup fresh parsley finely chopped

Crab Butter Dipping Sauce

9 tablespoon unsalted butter cold and cut into nine equal pieces
¼ cup white wine
½ shallot grated
2-3 garlic cloves grated
2 sprigs fresh thyme
Zest of 1 lemon
¼ cup chicken broth
3 tablespoon lemon juice
½ cup heavy cream
Kosher Salt and freshly cracked black Pepper to taste

Instructions

In a large stock pot, at least 20 quarts, add all the ingredients for the cooking liquid and enough water to fill the pot half way up.
Bring the pot to a boil over high heat, then add the baby potatoes and corn. Let them cook for 10 minutes.
Now begin adding the sausage and crab legs, cook for 10 minutes.
Add the lobster, let it cook for 3 minutes, then add the shrimp and cook for another three minutes until the shrimp are pink and opaque.
Drain the cooking liquid from the pot, pour the seafood boil over a serving tray or table lined with many layers of newspaper, and pour the seafood boil sauce over all the shellfish and vegetables.
Serve with the crab butter dipping sauce in a small bowl.
To Make the Garlic Butter Seafood Boil Sauce
While the seafood is boiling, melt the two sticks of butter with the garlic paste, brown sugar, Old Bay, smoked paprika, and lemon zest. Let cook for three minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally so the garlic doesn't burn.
Whisk in the chicken stock and hot sauce and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Then reduce the heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.
Take the pan off the heat, stir in the lemon juice and parsley, then set aside until the seafood boil is done cooking.
Make the Garlic Butter Dipping Sauce
In a medium sized saucepan, melt one tablespoon of butter over medium heat with the wine, grated shallots, grated garlic, fresh thyme, and lemon zest. Sauté for 1 to 2 minutes, it should be very fragrant.
Whisk in the chicken broth and lemon juice, let the mixture reduce down until there's about 3 tablespoons of liquid remaining.
Add the cream and turn the heat up to medium-high. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat down to low.
Whisking constantly, add the rest of the cold butter ONE tablespoon at a time, whisking until each one is incorporated completely before adding the next one.
Continue adding in all the butter, by the time the last tablespoon is done the sauce should be creamy and coat the back of a spoon.
Let sit at low heat, stirring occasionally, until ready to serve with the seafood boil.

Notes

Make sure your shrimp and lobster tails are thawed, if frozen.

Storing and Reheating Instructions

If you have leftovers, you can save them in the fridge in an airtight container or gallon sized zip top bags for up to 2 days.

When you're ready to reheat, put the seafood into a large steamer pot or stock pot with a little water at the bottom. Steam over medium-high heat for 10 minutes, until the leftover seafood boil is warmed through.

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