Seafood Boil – Crab Boil – Cajun Crab – Dungeness Crab

As promised, here is my recipe for crab boil! The broth is oh, soooo flavorful from the Cajun seasoning, the natural sweet and tasty crab, and the additional element of the Better Than Bullion. This recipe uses a shhhhh ton of garlic so yes, the broth is amazing! The Andouille Sausage, corn, and potatoes are the perfect complement to the seafood. Use real butter or use dairy-free butter for a dairy-free option! The ingredients for the seasoning are so versatile; I used this for my Shrimp and Clam Boil too!

Ingredients:

3.5 lbs. Dungeness crab (I used 2 for a total of 3.5 lbs.)

1 bulb garlic, minced (~12 cloves)

2 big red skin potatoes, cut into big cubes

1 big or 2 small ears of corn, cut in thirds or quarters

½ onion, skin peeled, ends cut, cut in half parallel to the ends (yellow onion or sweet onion)

2 small Andouille Sausages, sliced at a diagonal angle

2 ½ cups water

4 tbsp. Cajun seasoning

1 tbsp. peppercorn

3 bay leaves

4 tbsp. butter (or diary-free butter)

1 tbsp. sugar

Salt & Pepper to taste

1 orange, quartered

1 tsp. Better Than Bouillon (chicken) 

Special Tools & more:

Large stock pot

Cut onion in half parallel to the ends

Use non-dairy butter for dairy-free option!

1. Boil potatoes. Want them to be softer than before, but not tender. After 2-3 mins, add corn. Cook potatoes & corn for ~3 mins.

2. Sauté sliced sausages on medium/high for ~2-3 or until browned. 

3. Place large stock pot on the stove and turn heat on medium low. Add: water, Cajun seasoning, minced garlic, peppercorn, bay leaves, butter, salt, pepper, sugar, sliced oranges, and Better Than Bouillon.

4. Turn heat to high and mix the pot.

5. When water boils, add: corn, crab, sausages, and onion. Crab does not need to be on bottom layer of everything, but ½ of the crab should touch the water.

6. Cover pot and cook 10 mins. over a medium boil.

7. Add potatoes, mix, and cover pot. Cook additional 5-8 mins. (the crab I used has a very thin and soft shell. If the crab you’re using has a thicker shell, may need to cook longer). 

Enjoy!

Watch a demo of the recipe and join me in my kitchen where everything is served with love.

♥ Yen

Seafood Boil - Shrimp and Clam Boil

Here is my recipe for shrimp and clam boil! I love the flavorful broth created from the Cajun seasoning, the natural sweet and tasty seafood, and the additional element of the Better than Bouillon. This recipe uses a shhhhh ton of garlic so yes, the broth is amazing! The Andouille Sausage and the potatoes perfectly complement the seafood. Use real butter or use dairy-free butter for a dairy-free option!

Ingredients:

1.5 lbs. shrimp, deveined (~21/25)

4 lbs. clams

2 ears of corn, cut in thirds or quarters

2 big red-skin potatoes, cut into big cubes

½ onion, skin peeled, ends cut, cut in half parallel to the ends (yellow onion or sweet onion)

1 bulb garlic, minced (~12 cloves)

2 small Andouille Sausages, sliced at a diagonal angle

4 tbsp. butter (or diary-free butter)

4 tbsp. Cajun seasoning

1 orange, quartered

1 tsp. Better Than Bouillon (chicken)

2 cups water

2-3 bay leaves

1 tbsp. peppercorn

1 tbsp. sugar

Salt & Pepper to taste

Special tools, etc:

Large oven-safe roasting pan

Cut onion in half parallel to the ends

Non-dairy butter-- yes!!!

1. Boil potatoes. Want them to be a little soft, but not tender. After 2-3 mins, add corn. Cook potatoes & corn for ~3 mins.

2. Sauté sliced sausages on medium/high for ~2-3 or until browned.  

3. Pre-heat oven to 430 degrees on broil.

* Not necessary, but useful: place roasting pan on top of stove for next few steps so the heat from the oven warms up the pan a little.

4. Place the following into the roasting pan: butter, browned sausages, shrimp, minced garlic, Better than Bouillon (tip: first mix it with a couple tbsp. of hot water from the potatoes to help dissolve), corn, bay leaves, peppercorn, Cajun seasoning, sliced orange, sugar, salt & pepper to taste, water, and the half-onion.

5. Mix everything together to evenly coat everything.

6. Cook in oven for 10 mins. Can add potatoes now rather than later, if potatoes are not too tender or well done.

7. After the 10 mins, potatoes and clam. Carefully mix.

8. Cook for additional ~12 mins or until shrimp & clam are cooked, and potatoes and corn are tender.

Enjoy!

Watch a demo of the recipe and join me in my kitchen where everything is served with love.

♥ Yen