Cajun Shrimp Boil

A Cajun Shrimp Boil is a favorite easy Saturday night cook up at the Stokes’ house. Boiled Shrimp are certainly great hot, but I also like them cold the next day in a salad.

We also have a great tasting Cocktail Sauce recipe and video so you can make your own cocktail sauce.

Shrimp Boils are a great southern tradition.  In southeast like Georgia and the Carolinas, they call it a Low Country Boil.

With a gathering of family or a large group of friends, people will fire up a propane burner and a gigantic pot of seasoned water and literally throw in anything that is good to boil in water; onion, garlic, potatoes, corn on the cob, hot dogs, andouille sausage, whole artichokes, and many more that I just can’t even think of right now – oh yes and don’t forget the shrimp, crabs, and crawfish.

In our video, we have a much smaller scale for those of you that want a Cajun Shrimp Boil in your kitchen.

Serving suggestions would be to peel and eat our Cajun Boiled Shrimp and dip in our Cocktail Sauce recipe.  Oh my goodness – we like it hot too!

Recipes from the Cajun Recipes at Cajun Cooking TV are easy and simple cooking.

Prep:  45 minutes
Serves: 4 servings

Cajun Shrimp Boil Ingredients

Large 8-12 quart pot

2-3 pounds fresh shrimp
1 large sweet onion
2 full garlic pods
1/4 cup vegetable or olive oil
1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
4 oz Zatarain’s liquid Shrimp & Crab Boil
5 lemons
2 pounds baby red potatoes
1 small package of sweet corn on the cob
2-3 tablespoons salt
5 Bay leaves
and other items if desired as mentioned above

For this Cajun Shrimp Boil recipe, begin by filling the pot with water.  Leave about 4-6 inches from the top of the pot to allow for filling all the shrimp and seasonings.

Begin seasoning the water with oil, vinegar, Shrimp & Crab Boil, salt, Bay leaves, quartered sweet onion, and squeeze lemon halves.

Bring water to a rolling boil.  Allow to boil for 10 minutes.

Caution:  stay near the stove in case of boil over.  If this happens turn off the burner instantly to allow the water to go down.  Once stabilized, turn burner back on a bit lower temperature.

Now drop in the baby red potatoes.  Cook 8-10 minutes.

Then, drop in the corn on the cob. Let the water return to a boil, and cook for 5 more minutes.

Finally, place in the shrimp.

Bring the water back to a boil and then turn off the heat.

If the boiling water is too close to the top, use a ladle or a cup to dip some water out.

Shrimp are done once they turn pink and rise to the top.

Turn of the burner and let sit a couple minutes – not too long as over cooked shrimp are hard to peel.

Prepare a colander in the sink. Carefully drain the shrimp and other ingredients.

Serve the Cajun boiled shrimp immediately with corn and potatoes on a platter.

Provide a small bowl for discarding the shrimp peelings.

Have butter and salt ready for the corn and potatoes.

We also recommend our Cocktail Sauce recipe or Mike sometimes makes a spicy ketchup by mixing lemon juice and Tabasco.

Whether you’re having a crowd or just a dinner for two, Cajun Boiled Shrimp are a tasty treat, low in fat and so easy to make.  I love a one pot meal!

Leftover shrimp make for a great salad with shrimp topped with a remoulade or honey Dijon dressing.

Oh and if Boiled Shrimp is not your favorite we have other boiling recipes: Blue Crabs and Snow Crab Legs.

See you next time!

Beryl

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Shrimp Remoulade Salad

Shrimp Remoulade Salad, or Shrimp Salad with Remoulade sauce dressing, is featured at many a South Louisiana restaurant.  Also called simply Shrimp Remoulade, the dressing invented in France can be similar to a French dressing with an olive oil, ketchup, and yellow mustard base and the addition of horseradish or a white dressing with a mayonnaise base and the horseradish.

Remoulade is a popular condiment that can be used as a dipping sauce for seafood, meat, or chicken or a salad dressing.  A popular fast food restaurant in Baton Rouge, serves chicken fingers with Remoulade dipping sauce.

In tonight’s Cajun recipe, we made a Shrimp Remoulade Salad served over endive lettuce and mixed greens.  The Shrimp Salad could also be served as an appetizer with one Boiled Shrimp on a round water cracker or Melba toast.

Give it a try and see how you like it.  Bon Appetite!

Prep Time: 45 minutes
Serves: 6-8

Ingredients for Shrimp Remoulade Salad

Boiled Shrimp Recipe

1 1/2 – 2 pounds of large shrimp (peeled and de-veined)
1 medium sweet onion (cut in quarters)
2-3 stalks celery (cut into several pieces)
Salt
Lemon or lime juice
Liquid Shrimp and Crab Boil (substitutes are cayenne pepper or Old Bay Seasoning)

3 Bay leaves

In a 6 quart pot or larger, fill with water leaving several inches to allow for all the ingredients.

Add in all the ingredients except the shrimp.

Bring water to a rolling boil.

Add shrimp.

Bring to a boil and then turn off the heat.

Let sit to soak up the flavor about 1-2 minutes.

Drain and put ice on or run cold water over the shrimp to stop the cooking process and cool down faster for salad.

Set aside.

Remoulade Sauce Recipe

1/4 cup lemon juice
3/4 cup vegetable oil or olive oil
1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/4 chopped celery
2 tablespoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
3 tablespoons Creole mustard
3 tablespoons yellow mustard
3 tablespoons ketchup
3 tablespoons chopped parsley
3 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
Dash of sea salt, Tony’s Creole Seasoning and black pepper

Mix all ingredients together in a mixing bowl.

In another mixing bowl with the shrimp, pour half of the dressing and mix well.

Chill for 1 hour prior to serving.

Serving Suggestions for Shrimp Remoulade Salad

Serve Shrimp Salad over a bed of lettuce greens, cut in half Endive or Romaine lettuce.  Drizzle more dressing on top.

As desired, add boiled eggs, sliced cucumbers, Roma tomatoes, green olives, etc.