Cindy's Recipes and Writings

Skillet Shrimp Boil takes Low Country Boil to the next level. All the familiar flavors appear in an easy to make one pan dish.

This week Our Family Table is celebrating Southern Food. Thanks Christie from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures for hosting our event.

When I was competing in Alabama I got to experience Low Country Boil at a charity event for Operation Barbecue Relief. It seemed like a strange concoction of shrimp, sausage, potatoes, corn and onions thrown together in a pot and boiled. It was delicious! The flavors mix so well together. A bit cajun, a bit from the field, local seafood, native cuisine.
I decided to share my take on this meal with my family. Only I needed a pescatarian version for my grandson. Hence, Skillet Shrimp Boil.

Skillet Shrimp Boil

Skillet Shrimp Boil

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Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  

• 1 pound large shrimp, deveined, shells on
• 12 small or baby red potatoes
• 2 ears cooked corn on the cob, cut into 1 inch rounds
• 1/4 cup butter
• 4 springs fresh thyme
• 1 lemon quartered, seeds removed
• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
• Old Bay or similar seafood seasoning, to taste

Instructions

 

• Boil potatoes over medium heat until softened but not totally cooked, about 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer cooked potatoes to a plate, refrigerate to chill about 10 minutes.
• Cut chilled potatoes in half. In separate bowls, season potatoes, shrimp and corn with old bay and Kosher salt.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium low heat, Add potato halves and toss to coat.
  Add thyme and lemon pieces.  Fry, turning often to brown all sides.
• Add shrimp and 1/4 cup water. Cover to generate steam and cook 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Stir to cook evenly.
• Add corn, cover, and continue cooking until shrimp is thoroughly cooked and corn is heated, about 3 to 4 minutes. Serve with crusty bread and hot sauce if desired.

Easy switch ups and add ons:

If you don’t have or can’t get baby red potatoes, substitite cooked medium sized reds and just quater it.

Switch corn on the cob to a cup of kernel corn if desired.

Add crawfish or crab legs or claws with or instead of shrimp.

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