Lowcountry Boil

According to Coastal Living Magazine, a  Lowcountry boil is the perfect one pot meal for a crowd.

'Once called Frogmore Stew, this one-pot wonder was created by a National Guardsman when he needed to cook a meal for 100 soldiers. Richard Gay, who learned the recipe from his family, had everyone remembering his stew. The dish was later named Frogmore, where Richard was from, by the guards who teased him about home. The postal service eliminated the name Frogmore, which changed this popular dish to Lowcountry boil.

This seafood dish is a combination of shrimp, sausage, corn, and potatoes. Great for relaxing trips to the beach, it is also easy to create for a crowd. Lowcountry boil can be served on newspaper for easy clean up. Crab, onion, and butter are frequent additions to the pot, and having a removable drain basket only makes cooking easier. The rule of thumb here is the bigger the crowd, the bigger the pot.'

I was inspired, of course, by contents pulled from the depths of the my freezer-keilbasa & salad shrimp (where did these come from??). Overstock Challenge #2! Their recipe sounds good, but I tweaked it a bit to my liking- here's my version.

I got this pot for Christmas-It has the built in colander & a streamer for the top. So its really perfect for this recipe. if you don't have one-no worries-you can boil the corn & shrimp like the original recipe or you can put a colander in your large pot to use as a steamer.

In the bottom of my pot-inside the colandar insert-I add the juice of 2 lemons (then throw them in) SHS (Sherrill House Seasoning), Old bay seasoning, chicken stock cup, dried dill, seasoned rice wine vinegar. Add your quartered potatoes, add water to almost the top-leave room for steamer insert. Boil until just about done, then add in your halved corn on the cob.

If you have room, place your steamer insert on top. Add your sliced kielbasa & shrimp & steam until warmed through.  If you feel your potatoes & corn will be overcooked, remove them & replace the steamer on top until done. I did that & poured it out into a 9x13, added a stick of sliced butter, then covered it.

I added the kielbasa & shrimp to the pan & tossed together & added lemon juice. I served it with garlic & herb bread sticks I picked up at the grocery store bakery. I sprinkled my bowl with a little paprika. 

All in all it was a really good meal & everyone liked it, which is half the battle right there.