Louisiana-Style Shellfish Boil
Crawfish are very tender and really soak up the seasoning of this broth. Serve this dish in large, shallow bowls with seafood crackers.
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Ingredients
- Pinch kosher or sea salt
- 2 lb small red potatoes, scrubbed well and halved
- 12 cloves garlic, peeled
- 2 small yellow onions, peeled
- 2 lemons, halved
- 4 ears corn, husks removed and ends trimmed, each cut into 4 equal pieces
- 2 lb frozen cooked crawfish, thawed
- 2 lb frozen cooked shell-on snow,
- Dungeness or blue crab, thawed and chopped into 4-inch pieces
- 1 1/2 lb raw frozen and thawed zipperback jumbo shrimp (NOTE: Zipperback shrimp come deveined with shells intact.)
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 2 lemons, cut into wedges
Seasoning
- 4 dried bay leaves, slightly crumbled
- 2 tbsp yellow mustard seeds
- 1 tbsp coriander seeds
- 1 tbsp whole allspice
- 1 tbsp dill seeds
- 1 tbsp black peppercorns
- 1 tbsp red pepper flakes
- 2 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 tsp whole cloves
Preparation
- Fit a 12-qt stockpot with a large strainer basket and fill with 4 qt water. (Alternatively, skip the strainer basket and use a wide, heavy skimmer to remove shellfish and vegetables after cooking.) Add salt.
- Prepare seasoning: In the center of a 10-inch square cheesecloth, pile all seasoning ingredients. Gather corners of cheesecloth, tie securely with kitchen string and add to stockpot.
- Add potatoes, garlic, onions and lemon halves. Cover and bring to boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
- Add corn and return to a simmer. Cook until corn and potatoes are tender, about 5 minutes. Add crawfish, crab and shrimp and bring to boil. Turn off heat, cover and let stand for 10 minutes, until all ingredients are heated and shrimp is cooked through.
- Remove strainer basket from pot and drain, discarding spice bag, lemons, garlic and onions. Divide shellfish-corn mixture among bowls. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with lemon wedges.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size 3 cups
- Calories 419
- Carbohydrate Content 33 g
- Cholesterol Content 325 mg
- Fat Content 6 g
- Fiber Content 7 g
- Protein Content 60 g
- Saturated Fat Content 1 g
- Sodium Content 546 mg
- Sugar Content 7 g
- Monounsaturated Fat Content 0 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat Content 1 g