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Sheet pan with crab legs, sausage, shrimp, corn, potatoes and lemon wedges.
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5 from 3 votes

Crab Boil with Seasoned Butter Sauce

This crab boil is so much fun to make, and it's so easy! The seasoned butter sauce is out of this world delicious and brings the whole dish together.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time37 minutes
Total Time47 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Cajun/Creole
Keyword: Crab Boil, Seafood Boil, Shrimp Boil
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 913kcal
Author: Erica Walker

Equipment

  • large stock pot with inner basket

Ingredients

  • 2 gallons water
  • 2 quarts chicken broth
  • 1 large onion Cut in wedges
  • 8 garlic cloves whole and peeled
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ cup Old Bay Seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 2 lemons halved (plus more for garnish if desired)
  • 4 pounds small potatoes red and yellow
  • 24 ounces smoked sausage
  • 6 corn cobs halved
  • 1 pound shrimp raw peeled with tail on
  • 4 Dungeness crab sections (cooked)

Seasoned Butter

  • 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 4 garlic cloves crushed
  • 1 teaspoon Old Bay seafood seasoning
  • hot sauce (optional, a few dashes or to taste)
  • parsley for garnish

Instructions

  • Bring the water, chicken broth, onion, garlic, sugar, Old Bay, paprika, salt, and lemons to a boil. Boil for 10 minutes.
    Stock pot with broth, seasonings, onion, garlic and lemon.
  • Add potatoes, cut sausage and corn to the stock pot and boil for 15-20 minutes. Check at 15 minutes to make sure potatoes aren't getting too soft. You don't want them to be quite fork tender yet.
    Prepare the seasoned butter (below) during this boil.
    Stock Pot with corn, potatoes and smoked sausage.
  • Add crab and shrimp to the stock pot and boil for 7 minutes.
    Stock Pot with crab legs and shrimp added to corn, onion and potatoes.
  • Remove and drain well. Remove onions, lemon, and garlic cloves and spread the remaining ingredients over a baking sheet or very large platter. Brush with seasoned butter (below) before serving and garnish with fresh lemons.
    Sheet pan with crab legs, sausage, shrimp, corn, potatoes and lemon wedges.

Seasoned Butter

  • Melt butter in a small saucepan on low. When butter is melted, whisk in remaining ingredients and keep on warm until ready to serve. Brush onto the crab boil and pour remaining in bowls for dipping.
    Saucepan with butter garlic sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 913kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 65g | Saturated Fat: 31g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 23g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 284mg | Sodium: 2.633mg | Potassium: 1.11mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 1.778IU | Vitamin C: 38mg | Calcium: 179mg | Iron: 4mg