Seafood Boil | Easy Seafood Boil Recipe | Crab and Shrimp Boil | Low Country Boil

old bay seasoning

🥗Healthier: homemade spice blend

💰Cheaper: seasoned salt

Homemade spice blend can reduce sodium while maintaining flavor.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: crawfish

Chicken is leaner, while crawfish can be more affordable.

red potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: regular potatoes

Sweet potatoes add nutrition, while regular potatoes are often cheaper.

sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: hot dogs

Turkey sausage is leaner, while hot dogs can be a budget-friendly option.

Fill a 60 quart pot with 30 quarts of water.

Add 6 oranges, 6 lemons, 2 whole cloves of garlic (chopped), and 2 quartered onions to the pot.

Add 2 cups of Louisiana crab boil mix and half a bottle of Zatarain's crawfish shrimp and crab boil to the pot.

Add a quarter cup of Malcolm's Cajun seasoning and stir.

Bring the mixture to a boil and let it boil for 15 minutes.

Add 5 pounds of small potatoes and 4 pounds of smoked sausage to the pot and cook for another 15 minutes after it comes back to a boil.

Add 6 pounds of crab legs and 1 stick of butter to the pot and stir.

After 5 minutes, add 9 pounds of jumbo shrimp and let them cook until they turn pink.

Finally, add 24 halves of frozen corn to the pot to stop the cooking process and let everything soak for about 20 minutes.

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