KING CRAB AND SHRIMP BOIL

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My own adaptation of frogmore stew. An easy southern comfort dish...just throw it all in the pot! Serve in large bowls as a stew. Peel shrimp and crab as you eat.

Provided by kenzie02m

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews Seafood

Time 55m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

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Ingredients

6 quarts water, and more as needed
¼ cup seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®), or to taste
1 pound small red potatoes
2 pounds king crab legs
2 cups chopped carrots
1 ½ cups chopped celery
12 pearl onions
1 pound spicy sausage links, cut into rounds
4 ears corn, husked
2 pounds unpeeled shrimp

Steps:

Bring 6 quarts water to a boil in a large stewing pot; add seafood seasoning. Cook potatoes in the seasoned water for 15 minutes.
Bring a separate pot of water to a boil; add seafood seasoning to taste. Cook crab legs until meat is tender, about 10 minutes.
Mix carrots, celery, and onions into potatoes; cook until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Add sausage and corn and continue boiling for 5 minutes more. Add shrimp and transfer crab legs to same pot; cook until shrimp are cooked through and pink, 2 to 3 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 982.7 calories, Carbohydrate 47.6 g, Cholesterol 578.3 mg, Fat 47.3 g, Fiber 6.8 g, Protein 90.6 g, SaturatedFat 13.8 g, Sodium 3649.5 mg, Sugar 8.3 g