Cajun Crab and Shrimp Boil

This spicy, flavorful seafood boil is the perfect fancy meal to make at home! Pick up some fresh Dungeness and some colossal shrimp and go to town and skip the take out and expensive restaurant bill!

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Keyword crab, seafood, shrimp

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 35

Servings people

Calories 470kcal

Author Nicole Johnson

Equipment

Made In Large Stainless Stock Pot

Ingredients

Homemade Cajun Seasoning

2 teaspoons cayenne
4 tablespoons paprika
4 teaspoons oregano
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons thyme
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon white pepper

Crab Boil

1 package Zatarain's Crab and Shrimp Boil
3 tablespoons homemade Cajun seasoning
1 lemon halved
8 cups water
1 bottle beer (blonde ale or amber ale, ideally)
1 pound baby potatoes
3 ears corn on the cob halved
2 Andouille sausage cut into 2-inch chunks
2 whole Dungeness Crabs
1 pound large shrimp shells on

Cajun Butter

1 stick butter
1 tablespoon homemade Cajun Seasoning

Instructions

Mix up all the ingredients of the homemade Cajun seasoning blend.
Add all of the Cajun Crab Boil ingredients to a large pot except for the seafood. Let simmer until the corn and potatoes are tender.
While the boil is cooking, melt the butter and mix in the remaining Cajun seasoning blend. Set aside.
Add the crab and shrimp. Let simmer until the crab is hot and the shrimp are cooked.
Remove the potatoes, corn, sausage, shrimp, and crab to a platter. Pour the Cajun butter over everything and serve hot with crab crackers and forks and gloves.

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