CAJUN SEAFOOD BOIL RECIPES

In New Orleans, a seafood boil, the Southern tradition of gathering around a newspaper-lined table to eat large amounts of boiled shellfish with your bare hands, is all about salt and spice. In the words of Jared Austin, a Mississippi riverboat pilot and seafood-boil master, ‘‘Nothing about any of this is subtle — people standing around the pot should sneeze and cough.’’ The key to a successful shrimp boil is layering ingredients into the pot so that everything is done cooking at once: First add the potatoes and sausage, then the shrimp, then the frozen corn to bring the temperature down and prevent overcooking. Let it all soak to absorb the salt and spice, then dump it out onto the table and eat with copious amounts of rémoulade. While this recipe can easily be halved, it’s a simple — and extraordinarily fun — way to feed a crowd. Just remember to heed Austin’s advice: ‘‘Don’t be afraid of cayenne. Don’t be afraid to let your nose run.’’

Provided by Samin Nosrat

Total Time 1 hours 15 minutes

Yield 10 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Nutrition Facts : @context http//schema.org, Calories 379, UnsaturatedFatContent 3 grams, CarbohydrateContent 50 grams, FatContent 5 grams, FiberContent 7 grams, ProteinContent 38 grams, SaturatedFatContent 2 grams, SodiumContent 1326 milligrams, SugarContent 6 grams, TransFatContent 0 grams

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