Description
Bring the vibrant flavors of Louisiana right to your table with this irresistible Homemade Cajun Seafood Boil Recipe with Spicy Garlic Butter. Bursting with shrimp, crab, mussels, andouille sausage, corn, and potatoes, this dish is perfect for gatherings and celebrations. The seafood is boiled to perfection in a zesty broth and drizzled with a mouthwatering spicy garlic butter sauce that elevates every bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 20 quarts water
- 6.5 tablespoons kosher salt (to taste)
- 12 cloves garlic (smashed)
- 3 medium onions (quartered)
- 3 whole lemons (cut into rounds)
- 1/4 cup Louisiana-style hot sauce
- 6 whole bay leaves
- 3 pounds red potatoes
- 3 pounds whole shrimp
- 3 pounds mussels
- 2 pounds snow crab clusters
- 2 pounds andouille sausage (cut into 3-inch pieces)
- 6 ears sweet corn (halved or cut into thirds)
- 2 cups unsalted butter (4 sticks or 1 pound)
- 10 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 medium lemon (juice and zest)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt (to taste)
- 2–3 cups liquid from the boil to thin the sauce
- Remaining spice blend from above (to taste)
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix all seasoning ingredients and set aside.
- Fill a large stockpot halfway with water; bring to a boil.
- Add salt, bay leaves, onions, hot sauce, garlic, lemon slices, and half of the seasoning mix.
- Boil potatoes for about 12 minutes until tender but not fully cooked.
- Add seafood and sausage; cover and boil for another 10 minutes.
- Mix butter in a saucepan over low heat; add garlic, remaining seasoning mix, and lemon juice/zest.
- Serve seafood on a large platter drizzled with garlic butter sauce.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Cajun
Nutrition
- Serving Size: About 1/4 of the total recipe (approx. 400g)
- Calories: 650
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 1800mg
- Fat: 40g
- Saturated Fat: 20g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 150mg