Seafood Boil Recipe
Seafood, spice, and everything nice—this easy seafood boil is messy, fun, and made to share. Just boil, drizzle, and dig in.
Ingredients
4 servings
Instructions
- In a large pot, bring 4 litres (17 cups) of water to a boil.
- Add onion, garlic, celery, bay leaves, orange and lemon juice (with peels), salt, paprika, lemon pepper, and cayenne.
- Simmer for 30 minutes to infuse flavour.
- Add chopped potatoes and corn. Boil for 10 minutes.
- Add sliced sausage. Cook for 7 minutes.
- Add shrimp, crab legs, and crawfish. Boil for 6 minutes or until seafood is just cooked through.
- Ladle out 1 ½ cups (≈400 ml) of the hot broth into a bowl.
- Stir in butter until melted.
- Mix cornstarch with a splash of cold water. Stir slurry into the hot broth to thicken.
- Drain seafood and vegetables. Arrange on a platter or tray.
- Drizzle sauce on top or serve on the side. Serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
680kcal
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$5860.00
$5860.00
Per Serving
$1465.00/serving
$1465.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$11720.00 vs buying!
~$11720.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (85% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| –3 ears of corn | 2 | $79.00 |
| purple potatoes | 1.5 cups | $26.00 |
| smoked sausage | 1.5 cups | $165.00 |
| red onion | 1 | $70.00 |
| bay leaves | 2 | $3557.00 |
| garlic | 1 head | $198.00 |
| celery | 0.5 cup | $60.00 |
| orange | 1 | - |
| –2 lemons | 1 | $588.00 |
| salt | 2.5 tbsp | $8.00 |
| lemon pepper | 2 tsp | $44.00 |
| paprika | 1 tbsp | $77.00 |
| cayenne pepper | 0.5 tsp | $7.00 |
| raw shrimp | 2 cups | $484.00 |
| cub crab legs | 1 | - |
| crawfish | 1 cup | $417.00 |
| water | 17 cups | - |
| butter | 0.25 cup | $65.00 |
| cornstarch | 2 tbsp | $15.00 |
| splash of cold water | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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