Seafood Boil

Ingredients

• 🫒1 tbsp Vegetable oil
• •14 ounces Smoked sausage like andouille cut into ½-inch slices
• 🧄6 Garlic cloves (minced)
• 🧂1/4 cup Old bay seasoning
• 🍗10 cups Low sodium chicken broth
• •2 cups Water
• •12 ounces Light beer
• •4 Bay leaves
• 🌽4 ears of corn cut into 2-inch pieces
• •1 pound Fingerling potatoes halved (or you can use yukon gold potatoes)
• •1 pound Precooked snow crab legs
• •1 pound Raw shrimp
• 🧈3 tablespoons Melted butter
• 🧂To taste Salt
• 🧂To garnish Ground black pepper
• •To garnish Parsley
• 🍋For serving Lemon wedges
• •For serving (optional) Hot sauce

Instructions

1. 1Heat oil in a large stockpot set over medium-high heat.
2. 2Add the sausage pieces to the hot oil and cook until browned on all sides. Add garlic and cook for 20 seconds.
3. 3Stir in old bay seasoning; then stir in broth, water, beer, and bay leaves. Add corn and potatoes and bring to a boil.
4. 4Reduce heat to a steady simmer and cook, uncovered, for 18 to 20 minutes, or until potatoes and corn are tender.
5. 5Add crab legs and shrimp; continue to cook for 3 minutes, or until shrimp are cooked through.
6. 6Remove from heat and drain, reserving 1 cup of the liquid. Discard bay leaves.
7. 7Whisk the melted butter into the 1 cup reserved liquid.
8. 8Pour the garlic butter mixture over the seafood.
9. 9Season with salt and fresh cracked pepper.
10. 10Garnish with parsley.
11. 11Serve with lemon wedges and hot sauce on the side.