Best 10 Low Country Boil Recipes

DAVE'S LOW COUNTRY BOIL

Steps:

• Heat a large pot of water over an outdoor cooker, or medium-high heat indoors. Add Old Bay Seasoning to taste, and bring to a boil. Add potatoes, and sausage, and cook for about 10 minutes. Add the corn and crab; cook for another 5 minutes, then add the shrimp when everything else is almost done, and cook for another 3 or 4 minutes.
• Drain off the water and pour the contents out onto a picnic table covered with newspaper. Grab a paper plate and a beer and enjoy!

LOW-COUNTRY BOIL WITH SHRIMP, CORN, AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Cook the shrimp boil:
• Fill stockpot with 6 qt. water (if using 2 pots, divide ingredients and water between them). Add lemons, bay leaves, salt, peppercorns, and 1/2 cup seasoning, cover, and bring to a rolling boil. Add potatoes, return to a boil, and cook 7 minutes. Add sausage and onions, return to a boil, and cook 5 minutes. Add corn, return to a boil, and cook until corn is cooked and potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife, about 5 minutes more.
• Add shrimp and cook (no need to return to a boil), stirring gently, until shrimp turn pink, about 3 minutes. Remove insert or drain through a very large colander.
• Make the cocktail sauce:
• Stir ketchup, horseradish, Worcestershire, lemon juice, and hot sauce, if using, in a medium bowl.
• Make the lemon-butter sauce:
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Transfer to a medium bowl and stir in lemon juice and hot sauce, if using. Taste and add more lemon juice, if needed. Cover and let sit in a warm place.
• Serve the shrimp boil:
• Serve shrimp boil on a newspaper-lined table or large platters. Dust with additional Old Bay, if using. Serve with sauces alongside, if desired.
• Do Ahead
• Cocktail sauce can be made 1 week ahead. Transfer to an airtight container and chill.

LOW COUNTRY BOIL

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the water, beer, seafood seasoning and salt; add potatoes and onion. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Add corn and chorizo; simmer until potatoes and corn are tender, 10-12 minutes longer., Meanwhile, in a small skillet, heat oil. Add the garlic, cumin, cilantro, paprika and pepper. Cook and stir over medium heat for 1 minute., Stir the shrimp, crab legs and garlic mixture into the stockpot; cook until shrimp and crab turn pink, 4-6 minutes. Drain; transfer seafood mixture to a large serving bowl. Serve with condiments of your choice.

INSTANT POT® LOW COUNTRY BOIL

Steps:

• Combine andouille sausage, potatoes, and onion in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Sprinkle seafood seasoning over the top. Pour in beer. Lay corn pieces on top. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 1 minute. Allow 20 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 2 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Stir in shrimp. Close and lock the lid.
• Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 0 minutes. Allow 10 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 2 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.

SLOW-COOKER LOW COUNTRY BOIL

Steps:

• Spray 7-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place potatoes in slow cooker. Add water, beer, seafood seasoning, celery and onion. Squeeze lemons over mixture in slow cooker; add lemon halves to slow cooker.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 hours. Add sausage and corn. Cover; cook 2 hours longer.
• Increase heat setting to High. Add shrimp to slow cooker; stir gently. Cover; cook 15 minutes or until shrimp are pink. Turn off slow cooker; let stand 15 minutes. Drain. Serve with cocktail sauce.

LOW COUNTRY BOIL (UNCLE BUBBA'S OYSTER HOUSE, SAVANNAH, GA) BRUCE FALLENSTEIN RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• in a stockpot, pour enough water to cover all the ingredients. Add a sprinkling or crab boil seasoning appropriate for the amount of water used. Bring to a boil. Add the potatoes, corn, beer, and onion. Reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Add the smoked sausage. Cook 20 minutes more. Add the shrimp and cook about 3 minutes or until the shrimp turn pink. Drain the liquid in the sink and pour the boil into a big serving platter or bowl. Sprinkle with extra crab boil seasoning.

PAULA DEEN LOW-COUNTRY BOIL

Steps:

• Fill large pot with enough water to cover ingredients. Over high heat bring to a boil; add lemon and 1 Tbs. Old Bay seasoning for each quart of water. Reduce heat to medium; add potatoes and sausage. Cook until potatoes start to soften, about 10 minutes.
• Add corn; cook until almost tender, about 7 minutes. Add shrimp; cook until opaque and just cooked through, 2-3 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, in microwave-safe bowl, combine butter and garlic; microwave on High in 15 second intervals until melted. Stir in parsley. Serve Low-Country Boil with Butter mixture and warm bread, if desired. (I pour butter mixture over corn).

LOW COUNTRY BOIL (FROGMORE STEW)

Steps:

• 1. Wash potatoes. Fill a large stockpot with water. Add butter. bring to a boil. Add potatoes, sausage and season packet. Cook about 15 minutes at a boil. Add corn and onions. Cook for another 5 to 7 minutes at a boil. Add shrimp; cook until shells turn pink about 3 to 5 minutes. Drain. Discard seasoning packet. Serve in a large bowl and just let everyone dip out what they want. Serve with extra butter and plenty of napkins. When doing this outside, we layer a picnic table with a thick paper tablecloth and just dump the drained country boil on the paper.
• 2. If you like, you can add in crab legs, too. or crawfish

LOW COUNTRY BOIL PIE

Steps:

• For the crust: Line a 9-inch pie pan with the All-Butter Easy Pie Dough. Dock the dough and refrigerate it for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line the crust with parchment, fill it with pie weights or dried beans and bake it for 15 minutes. Remove the pie weights and the parchment and bake the crust for 5 to 10 minutes more, just until the raw-dough sheen goes away. Set the crust aside.
• For the filling: Bring the chicken broth, Cajun spice, cayenne and butter to a boil in a large saucepan. Stir in the grits and whisk until combined. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the grits thicken, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Peel the potato; place it in a small saucepan filled with water and boil until it is fork-tender. Cool the potato and cut into 1/2-inch cubes.
• And the Cheddar, bell pepper, jalapeno, corn, andouille and potato to the grits and stir until combined. Test the seasoning and add salt to taste.
• In a small bowl, whisk the eggs together with the heavy cream and stir the mixture into the grits. Add the shrimp, stirring gently to distribute them evenly. Pour the mixture into the crust. Bake the pie for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the custard is set.
• In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade attachment, pulse together the flour, salt, sugar and butter until the mixture resembles cornmeal with some pea-size pieces of butter remaining.
• In a small bowl, stir together the ice water and the lemon juice. Slowly add the liquid to the flour mixture, pulsing, until the dough just comes together. Squeeze a small piece of dough between your thumb and index finger to make sure it holds its shape.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide it in half. Gently turn over each piece of dough a few times so that any dry bits are incorporated. Form each piece into a loose disk, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 20 minutes.

LOUISIANA LOW COUNTRY BOIL IN INSTANT POT

Steps:

• 1. Add water seasoning packet, salt, lemon, potatoes, and kielbasa to the instant pot. Secure the lid and select manual. Adjust to 8 minutes.
• 2. Once the cooking is complete use quick release and select cancel. Add the corn secure the lid select manual and adjust to 1 minute.
• 3. Use quick release and then cancel. Add the shrimp and crawfish. Secure the lid and select manual and adjust to 1 minute. quick release. Remove lemon and seasoning packet. Drain and season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve