Pub and patio favorites collide in this twist on the traditional stovetop boil featuring beer and bratwurst, submitted by Lori Baumgard, “Your Best Boil” recipe winner!

Ingredients

  • About 1/4 cup Louisiana Crawfish, Shrimp & Crab Seasoning (powder) to taste
  • 1 - 2 lbs. Bratwurst (or any smoked sausage) cut into bite-size pieces
  • 12 oz. can of beer
  • 1 large onion, quartered
  • 2 lbs. small red potatoes
  • 8 cups of water
  • 5 ears of sweet corn, cut into thirds
  • 1 lb. fresh, unpeeled shrimp

Optional Ingredients

  • fresh green beans or fresh pea pods

Directions

If using fresh bratwurst/sausage, grill it first. In 10 Qt. pot, bring water, beer, boil seasoning and onion to boil. Next, add potatoes and bratwurst. Cover, return to boil and cook for 15 minutes. Add corn, cover & return to boil, allowing it to boil for 5 minutes. Add shrimp, cover, cook 3 minutes or until shrimp is done. Drain in large colander. Serve with melted butter and lemon wedges.

 

 

Recipe Products

Pro Tips

Oysters in Your Air Fryer

Ever wondered whether you should try oysters in your air fryer? So have we, and we were curious enough to test it out.

Click here for the full Air Fried Garlic Butter Oysters recipe page.

Spoiler alert: Yes, you can and yes, you should.

Oranges in your Seafood Boil

Try using oranges instead of lemons in your crawfish boil!

-submitted by Timothy Dunn

Fresh Fruit Cobbler

Want to use fresh fruit in your cobbler? Here’s what to look for in season. Bananas, apples and lemons are available year round. In the summer try blueberries, peaches, blackberries, plums and raspberries. Come fall, go for pecans, cranberries, figs or pears. Try chestnuts in your winter cobbler. And in the spring use apricots, strawberries or rhubarb.

Non-Cherry Glazed Pork

If cherry isn’t really your jam, try Elizabeth Hunter’s Cherry-Glazed Pork Meatballs with any jam flavor to make it your own (we promise, Elizabeth won’t mind).

N.O. Style BBQ

Don’t let shrimp have all the fun. Try our New Orleans Style BBQ Shrimp recipe with chicken, pork tenderloin, fish or chargrilled oysters too! Here’s how to make Chargrilled Oysters.

Sweet Potatoes

Swap out regular potatoes for a yammin’ variation on seafood boils. A little sweetness goes a long way when you throw in fresh sweet potatoes. Your boil buddies will be wowed by this unexpected twist!

Potato Salad Gumbo

For true Louisiana-style gumbo, serve with potato salad and French bread! Try these potato salad recipes: Cajun Potato Salad or Out of Mayo Potato Salad.

Pasta Etouffée

To change things up a bit, try pasta instead of rice when cooking with our Shrimp Creole Base or Etouffée Base.

Have a pro-tip? Share it here.

Submit