Seafood Boil

  A seafood boil is easier than you would think and makes for a special dinner.  Cover your table with butcher paper or newspapers and put several large bowls in the center.  Everyone serves themselves from a large platter of food.  Provide hot sauce, cocktail sauce and/or melted butter as condiments. Warm bread is the only side dish needed! Eat with your fingers and enjoy! Bibs are a fun addition!

INGREDIENTS for 8 - 10 people

8 quarts water

1/3 cup olive oil

4 bay leaves

3 large onions, quartered

2 bulbs of garlic,  cut in half horizonally

1 Tablespoons peppercorns

1/2 cup Old Bay Seasoning

1 1/2 tsp salt

2 lemons, quartered

3 pounds small round potatoes

6 ears of corn, halved

5 artichokes (we choose the cook the artichokes separately, but they could be added to the seafood boil pot)

2 pounds sausage

3 1/2 pounds jumbo shrimp

2 pound  frozen mussels

8 - 10 lobster tails

INSTRUCTIONS

Put water in large container. We use our turkey fryer. Add oil, bay leaves, onions, lemons, garlic, peppercorns, seasoning and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer.

Add potatoes (and artichokes). Set timer for 12 minutes.

Add corn. Set timer for 5 minutes

Add lobster, shrimp and sausage. Set timer for 10 minutes.

Add mussels. Set timer for 2 minutes.

Turn off heat. Allow to sit for 10 minutes.

Drain and pour all the food onto a very large tray.

Let everyone serve themselves!