Description
A Southern Style Crab Boil is a festive and flavorful seafood feast featuring crab legs, shrimp, potatoes, corn, and sausage all boiled in a seasoned broth and served family-style with melted butter and lemon wedges.
Ingredients
2 pounds snow crab legs
1 pound large shrimp, deveined and shells on
2 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
1 tablespoon salt
1 lemon, halved
4 ears of corn, halved
1 pound baby potatoes
1 smoked sausage link, sliced
4 cloves garlic, smashed
1 onion, quartered
4 tablespoons butter, melted
Fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
Lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Fill a large stockpot about two-thirds full with water and bring it to a boil.
- Add Old Bay seasoning, Cajun seasoning, salt, lemon halves, garlic, and onion to the boiling water.
- Add the potatoes and cook for about 10 minutes.
- Add the corn and sausage, and boil for another 5 minutes.
- Add the crab legs and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the shrimp and cook until pink and opaque, about 2–3 minutes.
- Drain everything and transfer to a large serving tray or pour onto a parchment-lined table.
- Drizzle melted butter on top, sprinkle with chopped parsley if using, and serve with lemon wedges.
Notes
Use king crab or blue crab as an alternative to snow crab.
Increase Cajun seasoning or add hot sauce for more heat.
Use andouille sausage for a smokier flavor.
Stir minced garlic into melted butter for a garlic twist.
Prep ingredients ahead of time to make cooking easier.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6 of recipe
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 1240mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 180mg
