BC Day seafood boil

Prep time: 20 minutes

Total time: 25 minutes

Serves: 6-10

Ingredients:

  • 3 lbs frozen snow crab clusters
  • 1 lb tiger prawns (sold in our prawn and scallop crew pack)
  • 1 lb 30/40 Bay Scallops (sold in our prawn and scallop crew packs)
  • 1 lb andouille sausage, cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 4 ears fresh yellow corn, cut crosswise into 3-inch pieces
  • 6 quarts water
  • 4 large lemons, halved crosswise
  • 2 large red onions, halved lengthwise
  • 1/4 cup Cajun seasoning
  • ¼ cup Old Bay seasoning – available at your local Fisherman’s Market 
  • 1 tbsp kosher salt
  • 2 large garlic heads, halved crosswise
  • 4 fresh or dried bay leaves
  • 1 ½ pounds baby Yukon Gold potatoes, halved

Directions:

  1. Add water to a large (16-quart) stockpot. Squeeze juice from lemon halves into the water, removing and discarding seeds; add squeezed lemon halves, onions, Old Bay and Cajun seasoning, salt, garlic heads, and bay leaves. Cover and bring to a boil over high. 
  2. Add potatoes. Cover pot, and return to a gentle boil over high. Uncover, and boil, undisturbed, for 15 minutes. 
  3. Add sausage and corn. Cover pot, and return to a gentle boil over high. Uncover, and boil, undisturbed, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
  4. Add frozen crab clusters, thawed prawns and scallops to a stockpot, using tongs to incorporate them into the broth. Cover pot, and let mixture stand, undisturbed, 3 minutes.
  5. Working in batches, drain the seafood boil in a colander, using tongs to help transfer ingredients to the colander and then to a serving platter. Serve the seafood boil alongside the warmed butter.

ENJOY!

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