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Tesla Cybertruck
Shrimp Boil
Recipe
Credit goes to the Prune cookbook, by Gabrielle Hamilton
Shrimp Boil
- 1 batch Homemade Old Bay (recipe to follow)
- 5 quarts of water
- 3-ish pounds of shrimp, shelled and deveined
- 1.5 pounds small potatoes, blanched or microwaved to kickstart cooking process
- 1.5 pounds sweet Italian sausage, parcooked (I usually brown them in a skillet until they're mostly cooked through, but you could also bake/roast them in the oven.)
- 3 large red onions, peeled and cut into wedges
- 3-4 ears of yellow corn, husked
- 1 cup smoked paprika butter (recipe to follow)
- 1 cup sweet butter, softened
Steps:
- Boil water with the seasonings for at least 30 minutes before cooking
- Potatoes and corn in first. 4-ish minutes
- Sausage and onions. Let simmer for a minute or two
- Shrimp in, cooking until just cooked through.
- Remove to big bowl or serving platter using a slotted spoon or spider. You will get bits and pieces of whole spices in there, which lends to the rustic aesthetic of the dish
- Slather everything in the softened butters (paprika and plain) and pour one ladle-full of the boiling liquid over the platter and its contents, accelerating the melting of the butter.
- Serve at once. Serves 4-5 hungry dudes, with some leftovers.
Homemade Old Bay
- 10 dry bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
- 1 tablespoon allspice berries
- 1 tablespoon celery seeds
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 tablespoon cardamom pods
- 1 cup kosher salt
- 1/4 cup sweet paprika (not smoked)
- 6 branches fresh thyme (equivalent amount of dry thyme works fine in a pinch)
- 1 head of garlic, cloves separated from each other but left unpeeled
Smoked Paprika Butter
- Half a pound of sweet butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon sweet Spanish paprika
- 1 tablespoon smoked Spanish paprika
- 2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
(Makes 2 cups of butter. Extra butter can be used to spread on rolls.)
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