How do I throw a shrimp boil?!
How do I throw a shrimp boil?
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You can do this in a big pot or even on the grill.
Here is the grill method but the some of the same directions can be used for the pot.
Lay out tin foil in a cross pattern and roll up the edges then lay some cheese cloth over that. Then put you veggies on the bottom, potatoes, corn on the cob, onion, carrots, whatever you like. Throw on some butter or olive oil. Make sure you use plenty because your veggies will be "boiling" in the juices. Then lay your fish, scallops, shrimp, maybe some crayfish or lobster. Then on top of that add some spicy and or sweet sausage.
Juice from a whole lemon throw in the rind when you done getting the juice out and some white wine. A little salt and pepper to taste. Then take your cheese cloth wrap it around your pile and tie it in a knot. Then wrap the tin foil up around that. Place on a hot grill for about 20 to 30 min. Remove cut open and serve.
I just saw them do this on some PBS cooking show about tailgating and it looked really easy and good. Let me know how it turns out!!!!! YUMM!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know if Bobby Flay has this on foodnetwork.com, but I've seen him attend a shrimp boil.
ok.. Boiled shrimp north charleston style.buy a couple of bags of crab and shrimp boil . put them in a big pot of cold water. bring to a boil, simmer for about 20 to thity minutes bring back to a boil toss in cold shrimp . they will cook in about three minutes cut heat off and let them sit in water about ten minutes they should be red and floating . dump out peell and eat., low country boil is different. A good low country boil has corn taters sausage onions and shrimp all cooked together . Start with abig pot of cold water . quarter two or ghee onions toss them in cut two lemons in half.. in the pot. salt pepper to taste.three bags of shrimp boil . bring to a boil and simmer ten to fifteen minutes. mewanwhile cut up smoked or kiebasa sausage the amount depends on guests. get some small potatoes again depends on guests. some corn on the cobb frozen is easiest. and shrimp. 10 to 25 lbs. bring water back to a boil and toss in taters and sausages. after ten minutes toss in corn aftyer ten minutes toss in shrimp boil three minutes and cut off heat let sit about twenty minutesd or one good cold beer. drain water dumpon a big pile of newspapers and enjoy.
Depends on if you are right or left handed - overhand works well.
Sorry, couldn't resist.....all of the suggestions given already are good. Have fun and yummmmm!
Wrap tables with white waxed paper.
Get a big pot and a burner-----invite people that you like--boil the water--season it well----wash the shrimp( threw the tow sack they are in)---Ice down sodas and beer--Throw the shrimp into the boiling water about 15 mins. before you want to eat them, when the turn pink, they are done.You can get beer flats to put the cooked shrimp on or use bwls.Where I come from(La.)everyone gets their own off a mound of them---we do crawfish boils.