Cajun Seafood Boil (with garlic butter sauce)

andouille sausage

🥗Healthier: chicken sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Chicken sausage reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier and adds a different flavor profile.

crab legs

🥗Healthier: imitation crab

💰Cheaper: canned crab meat

Imitation crab is lower in cost but still offers seafood flavor.

Old Bay seasoning

🥗Healthier: homemade seasoning blend

💰Cheaper: generic seafood seasoning

Homemade blends can be tailored to taste and are often cheaper.

Get a large stock pot and add butter, onions, garlic, lemons, and Old Bay seasoning.

Add water, bay leaves, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, and paprika to the pot and bring to a boil.

Cook baby red potatoes for about 14 minutes until fork tender, then remove them from the broth.

Cook lobster tails for 8 minutes, then remove them from the broth.

Cook crab and corn for 5 minutes.

Cook sausage for 2 minutes.

Cook shrimp for 1 minute.

Place all cooked seafood in an oven bag or cover with foil to keep warm while preparing the garlic butter sauce.

In a pan, cook diced onions in unsalted butter for 2 minutes, then add paprika and Old Bay seasoning, hot sauce, fresh minced garlic, and lemon juice, cooking for about 1 minute.

Pour half of the garlic butter sauce over the seafood and serve the other half in a small bowl for dipping.

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