Scott's Shrimp Boil

A festive Southern-style shrimp boil featuring plump shrimp, spicy andouille sausage, tender potatoes, and classic seasonings. Perfect for sharing with friends and family at your next summer gathering.

9 ingredients
4 steps
Added Oct 8, 2025
creole summer seafood

Ingredients

  • 2 pound shrimp (easy peel with shell on IMPORTant!)
  • 1 lemon
  • 1/2 pound andouille sausage
  • 1 pound new potatoes
  • 2 beers (i prefer sam adams)
  • 2 quart water (cold)
  • 1 crab boil spices (to taste)
  • 1 old bay (to taste)
  • 1 onion

Instructions

  1. 1

    add beer, water, lemon and spices to larhe pot. bring to boil

  2. 2

    add potatoes, onions if using and sausage to water. boil for 20 minutes

  3. 3

    add shrimp and boil till shrimp are cooked - they should be slightly pink and look like a C and not an O

  4. 4

    strain all ingredients into collander, serveover news paper with cold beer

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