Garlic Loaded Southern Style Shrimp Boil
A big ol' southern style shrimp boil! I'm making the boil seasoning from scratch too that way we can control the flavor! Serve with lemon butter or my homemade cajun remoulade sauce.
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
Boil seasonings:
- 2 tablespoons EACH: ground mustard AND paprika
- 1 tablespoon EACH: ground all spice AND coriander seeds
- 1 tablespoons EACH: cayenne* AND Italian seasoning
- 1 tablespoons EACH: onion powder AND garlic powder
- 4-5 whole cloves
- 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
- ¼ cup salt
- 4 bay leaves
- 2 heads garlic sliced horizontally to expose cloves
- 1 onions sliced horizontally
- 1 lemon sliced horizontally
Shrimp Boil:
- 1 pound baby yukon gold potatoes
- 4 ears of corn shucked and cut into quarters
- 2 pounds large shrimp peeled if desired
- serving: ¼ cup lemon juice + ¼ cup butter optional
- see notes for cajun remoulade sauce optional
- hot sauce + lemon wedges for serving, optional
Instructions
- Fill a large stock pot with 4 quarts of water and heat over high heat. When the water is just about to boil, lower the heat to medium, add all the seasonings along with the cloves, peppercorns, salt, bay leaves, garlic heads, onions, and squeeze the lemon juice into the stockpot before tossing in the lemon halves too. Bring back to a boil.
- Add the potatoes to the pot and cook for 10 minutes, add the corn and continue to cook for an additional 10 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook for 2-4 minutes or until they just start to turn and turn opaque. Remove the potatoes, corn, and shrimp with a slotted spoon to a bowl.
- Combine the lemon juice and butter in a boil and serve on the side. You can also serve it with hot sauce or my homemade cajun remoulade (recipe in notes).
Notes
- 1 tablespoon of cayenne makes this pretty mild IMO, if you prefer spicier flavor, I suggest 2 tablespoons.
- Double the ground seasonings or serve with Old Bay seasoning on the side if you'd like to have some to sprinkle on before eating. You can also serve this with cajun remoulade sauce
- For the remoulade sauce, combine the following ingredients in a bowl:
½ cup mayo + 1 scallion, chopped + 1-2 teaspoons EACH: minced garlic AND cajun or creole seasoning +3 tablespoons creole mustard (or dijon) + 1 tablespoon EACH: hot sauce AND lemon juice + optional: 1-2 teaspoons horseradish
