How to make a SEAFOOD BOIL better than Restaurant!

shrimp

🥗Healthier: wild-caught shrimp

💰Cheaper: frozen shrimp

Wild-caught shrimp may have a better nutritional profile, while frozen shrimp can be more budget-friendly.

crab

🥗Healthier: imitation crab

💰Cheaper: canned crab

Imitation crab is lower in cost, while canned crab can be a more economical choice.

sausage

🥗Healthier: chicken sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Chicken sausage is lower in fat, while pork sausage is often less expensive.

Add 1 onion, 1 lemon, and 2 tablespoons of salt to a pot of water.

Add a boil-in-a-bag for infusion and bring the water to a boil over high heat.

Once boiling, add baby potatoes and cook for 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, add corn and cook for 7 to 8 minutes, checking that the potatoes are tender.

Strain the potatoes and corn and transfer them to a serving dish, then return them to the pot.

Add crab legs and crawfish to the pot and cook for 4 minutes.

Reserve 1 cup of the broth and remove the rest from the pot.

In a hot pan, add smoked sausage and cook for a couple of minutes per side, then transfer to the serving dish.

In the same pan, sauté onion for a couple of minutes, adding oil if necessary.

Add unsalted butter to the pan and allow it to melt.

Once melted, add freshly minced garlic and cook for 30 seconds.

Add onion powder, garlic powder, low sodium Old Bay seasoning, low sodium Cajun seasoning, cayenne pepper, brown sugar, thyme, oregano, and paprika to the pan and mix well.

Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon into the pan and add the reserved broth, allowing it to simmer.

Add shrimp to the pan and cook until they change color.

Transfer cooked shrimp to the serving dish with the rest of the ingredients.

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