Description
Indulge in a flavorful Cajun Seafood Boil with a mouthwatering Garlic Butter Sauce. This seafood feast is packed with snow crab legs, shrimp, mussels, smoked sausage, corn, and potatoes, all simmered in a spicy broth and served with a rich garlic butter sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
Seafood Boil:
- 1 lb snow crab legs
- 1 lb shrimp (peeled and deveined or shell-on)
- 1 lb mussels or clams (cleaned)
- 1 lb smoked sausage (sliced)
- 4 ears corn (cut into halves)
- 1 lb baby red potatoes
- 1 lemon (cut in half)
- 1 head garlic (halved)
- 4 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
- 2 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 quarts water
Garlic Butter Sauce:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
- 6 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley (chopped)
Instructions
- Prepare Seafood Boil: In a large stockpot, combine water, lemon, garlic, Cajun seasoning, Old Bay, salt, and pepper. Boil, add potatoes, cook 10 minutes. Add corn, sausage, boil 5–7 minutes. Add crab, shrimp, mussels, cook 5–6 minutes.
- Make Garlic Butter Sauce: Melt butter, sauté garlic. Add Cajun seasoning, paprika, lemon juice, red pepper. Stir in parsley.
- Finish Dish: Drain seafood, transfer to tray. Pour garlic butter sauce over, toss gently. Serve with lemon wedges.
Notes
- Customize with lobster tails, scallops, or crab clusters.
- Add hot sauce for extra heat.
- Serve with crusty bread or steamed rice.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Cajun
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 580
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 1650mg
- Fat: 34g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 42g
- Cholesterol: 225mg
