Shrimp Boil with Garlic Butter Sauce

shrimp corn sausage and potatoes on a platter with garlic butter sauce on it

4.77 stars (13 reviews)

Shrimp Boil with Garlic Butter Sauce

This Shrimp Boil is a flavorful feast made in a big pot, filled with tender potatoes, smoky sausage, and sweet corn, all perfectly seasoned with Old Bay and Cajun spices. Topped with a rich garlic butter sauce, this crowd-pleasing dish is so satisfying and easy to make.

Course Seafood

Cuisine American

Keyword boil shrimp, boiled shrimp, how long to boil shrimp, how to boil shrimp, old bay shrimp boil, shrimp boil, shrimp boil recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings Servings

Calories 611kcal

Author Tamara J.

Equipment

Ingredients

2 pound Shrimp peeled and deveined
1 rope Beef smoked sausage sliced into coins
4 ears Corn cut into individual servings
1/2 pound Baby potatoes

Garlic Butter Sauce

3 sticks Butter unsalted
¼ cup Olive oil
3 tablespoons Garlic diced (about 10 cloves)
1 whole Onion cut into thin slices
1 Lemon juiced
4 cups Chicken or Vegetable broth or water
3 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
3 tablespoons Paprika
1 tablespoon Cayenne pepper adjust for spiciness
1 tablespoon Red pepper flakes adjust for spiciness
1/2 tablespoon Seasoned salt
1 tablespoon Lemon pepper seasoning (optional depending on fresh lemon juice)
1-2 dashes Tabasco sauce
2 tablespoons Sweet chili sauce optional

Instructions

Shrimp Boil

Place the corn and potatoes into a large pot and cover with water. Bring it to a boil over medium heat. Boil until the baby potatoes are fork tender, about 10 minutes.
After the potatoes are fork tender, add in the sliced beef smoked sausage. Boil for another 10 minutes. While the potatoes and sausage are cooking, begin working on the garlic butter sauce in a separate skillet.
Once the sauce is just about done, add the shrimp into the pot with the sausage. Cook the shrimp for about 3 minutes, or just until they start to turn pink. Careful not to overcook shrimp (it cooks very fast)!

Garlic Butter Sauce

Melt one stick of butter and olive oil in a skillet on medium heat. Add the sliced or chopped onions and sauté them until they become translucent, about 5-7 minutes.
Stir in the Garlic and sauté for 30 seconds to one minute, be sure to stir constantly so the garlic doesn't burn. Add juice of the lemon, and all of the seasonings. Adjust cayenne and red pepper to your level of desired spiciness.
If using additional butter, add the additional sticks now (see notes above about healthier option).
Pour in the chicken broth, vegetable broth, or water now (choose either or, not all three). Simmer the sauce until the butter is melted and the sauce reduces a bit, about 10 minutes.
Pour over your favorite seafood and/or reserve some for dipping.

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