Oysters with a spicy butter coating that are quickly grilled and delivered to your table.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr |
| Servings: | 15 |
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®), or to taste
- 5 pounds new potatoes
- 3 (16 ounce) packages cooked kielbasa sausage, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 8 ears fresh corn, husks and silks removed
- 5 pounds whole crab, broken into pieces
- 4 pounds fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
Instructions
- Heat a large pot of water over an outdoor cooker, or on the stovetop over medium-high heat. Add seafood seasoning to taste and bring to a boil.
- Add potatoes and sausage and cook for 10 minutes. Break corn ears in half; add corn and crab and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Add shrimp when potatoes are almost tender and everything else is almost done; cook until shrimp are just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes longer.
- Drain off and discard the water. Pour the contents out onto a picnic table covered with newspaper.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 722 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 46 g |
| Cholesterol | 333 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 6 g |
| Protein | 68 g |
| Saturated Fat | 9 g |
| Sodium | 1576 mg |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Fat | 29 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
While taste is an individual preference, I live in the low country right on the GA / SC boarder and grew up on low country boil, and the recommended amount of seasoning in this recipe is extremely below what most people would use in the low country to flavor this dish. With only a Tablespoon of old bay it’s going to be extremely bland. That old bay flavor is one of the attributes to this dish, so I HIGHLY SUGGEST adding 1/4th to 1/2 a cup of old bay seasoning per gallon of water.
I made this last night and it was a huge hit with the whole family. Simple and delicious!
i live in the coastal lowcountry of georgia where this dish is most popular. low country boil is WAY more than just food but i won’t digress too much there, iykyk. also, with respect to the chef, ain’t no self respecting host gonna serve low country boil that was made with ONE TABLESPOON of old bay. Try one CUP and you’re getting warmer. Last i checked there’s no shortage of Old Bay. Load it up and enjoy!
Too much water, not enough seasoning.
I had bought a bag of mixed seafood at the store – shrimp, mussels, scallops, and calamari – and wondered what to do with it. Well, THIS! Cut the recipe down for three people, but the premise is the same, and the process worked. Would have worked better with more shrimp, but that’s no fault of the recipe. We had just made a big pot of veggie broth, so used that and added water for the base. It all turned out to be very good. Could stand a bit more Old Bay I think.
I added Crayfish and 4 lobster tails instead of crabs and only used 16 ounces of sausage (my family isn’t into a lot of sausage). I added 4 lb. of large shrimp and 2 bags of extra-large shrimp. Only used 2 lb. of potatoes. Everything else remained the same.
I loved it, so easy I had 3 meals out of this recipe!
Quick, easy, and delicious…
Since moving to Colorado from Florida I’ve been craving good seafood. I used this recipe tonight with organic shrimp and it was heavenly! So happy to find a good recipe to satisfy my craving!
This is my go to reciepe but I add several cloves of garlic and a lemon to the water .
This is an absolute great base of a recipe. Had to do some research on how much water and old bay to use. We ended up with 6quarts water and 3/4 cup old bay. We like old bay a lot so I think we would use 1 1/2 cups next time. We bumped up the sausage to 2lbs and added two lemons halved. Was outstanding and the timing in the recipe for all the ingredients was spot on.
Who uses 1 tablespoon of any seasoning, let alone Old Bay, for a low country boil? I think the measurements are GROSSLY off. If you’re not putting in half a can of OB, you doing it wrong. Getcha some of dat old bay and pour her on in! Everything else, spot on! Great recipe
SO easy, SO good! We did end up adding more Old Bay after draining & followed others suggestions with lemons, but it’s definitely a 5-star regardless of any personal variations. Thanks for sharing!
So much fun! We added lemons and onions as some others suggested. Threw in some hush puppies on the side and had a party! Now we’re taking a nap! Loved this recipe!!
We have made this many times and it is a total hit! We use way more old bay seasoning than listed, or sometimes use a packet of Zatarans boil seasoning, we also add cut lemons and we always add one beer, a lager. Sometimes the potatoes are not cooked enough so we now add them 2-3 minutes before the sausage.
Having it again tonight! Love this recipe.
So devastating to my stomach!!! I ate too much of it again!! Too freaking good! I added a Crab Boil season pouch, a tablespoon of pink salt, and a large lemon cut in 1/8 wedges.
Delicious
We did this for Thanksgiving this year. So delicious and easy to cook, easy to clean! Dumped over newspapers and served with drawn butter. We might have a new tradition!
Outstanding! Perfection in a pot! My very first seafood boil!!! I loved the other tips from other reviews…especially from Eggelston (hope I spelled that right). We loved this….new family tradition has been established!
It was super delicious! Everyone loved it !