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Cajun Seafood Boil with Garlic Butter Sauce

Cajun Seafood Boil with Garlic Butter Sauce

A one-pot Cajun-style seafood boil tossed with golden potatoes, sweet corn, Andouille sausage, and plump shrimp, all blanketed in a fragrant garlic butter sauce.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Resting Time 5 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine cajun
Servings 6 servings
Calories 650 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Boil

  • 4 quart water
  • 0.5 cup Cajun seasoning
  • 2 pound red potatoes halved
  • 4 ear corn halved
  • 1 pound andouille sausage sliced
  • 2 pound shrimp shells on
  • 1 lemon quartered
  • 1 garlic head halved

For the Garlic Butter Sauce

  • 0.5 cup unsalted butter
  • 4 clove garlic minced
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 2 tablespoon parsley chopped

Instructions
 

For the Boil

  • In a large pot, bring water, Cajun seasoning, lemon, and garlic head to a rolling boil, about 10 minutes.
  • Add potatoes and cook 12–15 minutes until they are tender with slight bite.
  • Stir in sausage and corn; cook 5–7 minutes more until corn is bright yellow.
  • Add shrimp and cook 3–4 minutes until shells turn pink; drain the pot.

For the Garlic Butter Sauce

  • Meanwhile, melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
  • Stir in minced garlic and cook 1–2 minutes until fragrant, then add lemon juice and parsley.
  • Serve shrimp, potatoes, sausage, and corn drizzled with garlic butter sauce.

Notes

Soaking the red potatoes overnight in cold water helped me cut down the cook time and achieve a firmer texture.
Leftover boil stores well in the refrigerator up to 2 days; reheat gently over low heat to preserve the silky garlic butter sauce.

Nutrition

Serving: 500gCalories: 650kcalCarbohydrates: 50g
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