Ingredients
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2 quarts hot water
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2 (1 1/2 ounce) packages dry shrimp-and- crab boil seasoning (like Golden Dipt or Zatarains, whatever is your favorite)
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1 tablespoon salt
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1 lemon, cut into wedges
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1 1/2 lbs new potatoes, scrubbed and cleaned but not peeled (red)
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4 ears corn on the cob
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1 1/2 lbs large shrimp, unpeeled, rinsed and drained
Instructions
- Combine hot water, seasoning bags, salt and lemon wedges in a 6-quart pot or Dutch Oven.
- Bring to a boil.
- Cut new potatoes in half. Place in boiling water; cover pot and simmer potatoes for 10 minutes; add corn to the pot.
- Bring water back to a boil; cover and simmer vegetables for 5 minutes.
- Remove vegetables from pot; cover and keep warm.
- Return pot to a boil. Add shrimp. Cook shrimp in boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink.
- Drain shrimp and serve with new potatoes and corn.
- Serve with cocktail sauce and additional lemon wedges if desired.