Cajun Seafood Boil Recipe: Indulgent Flavor with Garlic Butter Sauce
A delicious and spicy Cajun seafood boil featuring a rich garlic butter sauce.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Cajun
- Diet: None
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds shrimp, deveined
- 2 pounds crab legs
- 1 pound mussels
- 1 pound potatoes, quartered
- 2 ears corn, cut into halves
- 1/4 cup Cajun seasoning
- 8 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- In a large pot, bring water to a boil and add potatoes.
- After 10 minutes, add corn and seasoning.
- Next, add crab legs and mussels, cooking for an additional 5 minutes.
- Finally, add shrimp and cook until pink.
- In a separate pan, melt butter and sauté garlic until fragrant. Stir in lemon juice.
- Drain the seafood and mix with the garlic butter sauce. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Adjust spice level by varying the amount of Cajun seasoning.
- Use fresh seafood for the best flavor.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 2 grams
- Sodium: 1500 milligrams
- Fat: 40 grams
- Saturated Fat: 20 grams
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 grams
- Trans Fat: 0 grams
- Carbohydrates: 40 grams
- Fiber: 5 grams
- Protein: 30 grams
- Cholesterol: 200 milligrams
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