The Original Old Bay Shrimp Boil Shrimp Fest

A few weeks ago I was searching the Old Bay website for recipes and found one that caught my eye, and Old Bay Shrimp Boil. I had just been to Joe's Crab Shack with a friend and had ordered one of their steam pots, and this recipe is the same kind of idea. I love how everything in the steam pots tastes like Old Bay (at least that's the one I always get!). I made my shrimp boil this past weekend for my family and everyone seemed to enjoy it. It's a great summertime meal and with a nice variety of food. This recipe combines shrimp, sausage, corn, and potatoes together, all seasoned with Old Bay! It is a quick recipe which makes it perfect for those summer nights when you don't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. The timing in the recipe worked perfectly for me. Everything was cooked just right by the end. The only things I did different were that I added a lemon to the pot (I saw it in a similar recipe), and I used spicy Italian sausage instead of smoke sausage. I boiled 4 sausage links in a separate pot for about 10 minutes before slicing them up and adding them to the big pot. Some of the amounts of ingredients that I used were different from the recipe (1 onion, a little less shrimp). I added more Old Bay to my plate as well for a little extra taste.

This recipe makes a lot - I served 7 people with it and still had enough left over for another 3 or 4 people. I will definitely be making this recipe again this summer!

The Original Old Bay® Shrimp Boil Shrimp Fest

4 quarts water (16 cups)

1 can (12 ounces) beer (optional)

½ cup Old Bay® Seasoning

2 Tablespoons salt

8 medium red potatoes, quartered

2 large onions, cut into wedges

2 pounds lean smoked sausage, cut into 2-inch pieces

8 ears fresh corn, shucked and halved crosswise

4 pounds unpeeled jumbo shrimp (21 to 25 count)

Bring water, beer, Old Bay Seasoning and salt to boil in 12-quart stockpot on high heat. Add potatoes and onions. Cook 8 minutes. Add smoked sausage. Cook 5 minutes. Add corn. Cook 7 minutes.

Stir in shrimp. Cook 4 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink.

Drain cooking liquid. Pour contents of pot into large serving bowl or platter. Or, mound on paper-covered table. Sprinkle with additional Old Bay Seasoning, if desired.

My beer of choice for this dish

The key ingredient - Old Bay

8 Red Potatoes, quartered

8 ears of corn, shucked and broken in half

The first of the food to go in the boiling water/beer/Old Bay pot

Second to go in - 4 links of sausage, cut into 2-inch pieces

Add the corn

Last addition - 3 pounds shrimp, unpeeled

Almost done!

Finished product!

Photos by JoJo