Shrimp Boil

This good quick and easy shrimp boil is a solid summertime beach favorite with classic shrimp boil spice!

At Avdaye, we add lots of tips in all of our recipes – because we are a home cook without any formal training, and we find we are more confident making dishes when we understand why it works, and what each ingredient means to the flavor of a recipe. Our goal is for even the most beginner home cook to feel empowered in the kitchen.

Cajun Shrimp Boil

While enjoying our time at our family's new home outside Seaside Florida in Santa Rosa Beach, our mom and we wanted to eat as much local, good Florida Gulf seafood as possible. Florida's panhandle is full of shops selling all sorts of fresh caught fish- and one day we grabbed some shrimp to throw in this Quick and Easy Shrimp Boil!

While you can toss in the sausage, we like to lightly brown it first for extra flavor. You can also toss in garlic or onions (remove skins and give a rough chop- it's for flavor), or different types of potatoes. It is a versatile recipe!

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Ingredients

• 5 cups water
• 1 lb potatoes
• 2 andouille sausage links, pre-browned and cut into 1″ thick rounds
• 2 ears of corn, cut into 3″ rounds
• 1 ½ lbs shrimp, heads and tails on or off
• 1 package shrimp boil seasoning.

Method

1. Boil water.
2. Add potatoes and cook until soft.
3. Add andouille sausage and corn, optional.
4. Add shrimp, lemons, and 1 package shrimp boil seasoning.
5. Cover and remove from heat.
6. Let shrimp sit up to two hours (more time in the water = spicier, more flavor).