Low Country Boil

Recipe Summary

Recipe courtesy: Socastee Online

Preparation Time: 15 Minutes

Cooking Time: 30 Minutes

Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 2 Gallons water
• 1 Can/bottle of beer, not Lite
• 1/4 Cup liquid hot pepper sauce or to taste
• 1 Cup powdered Seafood Seasoning (Old Bay) or Crab Boil
• 1/2 Cup Kosher salt
• 3 Lbs smoked sausage or kielbasa sausage
• 2 Lbs new potatoes, peeled & halved
• 4 Large onions, quartered
• 8 Ears fresh corn, cut in half
• 3 Lbs large fresh shrimp, raw & unpeeled
• Asparagus (Optional, about 3-4 spears per person)
• Butter, to garnish
• Cocktail Sauce, to garnish

Directions

Bring water to boil in large pot. Add beer, hot pepper sauce, seafood seasoning, salt, sausage, potatoes, and onions; boil for 10 minutes.

Add corn and continue boiling for 5 minutes.

Add shrimp and asparagus, turn off heat, and let shrimp steep in pot until they turn pink.

Drain and serve with butter and cocktail sauce. Traditionally served by dumping drained pot onto a newspaper-covered picnic table where everyone helps themselves.

Note: If using frozen shrimp and frozen corn, cooking times are about the same.