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Garlic Cajun boiling mixed seafood with corn and potatoes

Best Butter Garlic Cajun Seafood Boil

This incredibly delicious recipe is the BEST garlic butter Cajun seafood boil you'll ever try by using only very basic Cajun seasoning mix.
5 from 25 votes
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Soaking time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 2
Calories per serving: 2951kcal
Author: Tu

Ingredients 

  • 1-2 lb shrimps/clams/crawfish/mussels uncooked
  • 2 ea corn on the corb cut into equal pieces, cooked
  • 1 link sausages cut into equal pieces, cooked
  • 4 ea new potatoes cooked

Cajun seafood boil sauce

  • 1 lb unsalted butter
  • 7 oz garlic minced
  • 0.5 oz cajun seasoning or 5 tsp
  • 0.5 oz Old Bay seasoning or 5 tsp
  • 0.5 oz lemon pepper seasoning or 5 tsp
  • 0.5 oz paprika or 5 tsp
  • 0.4 oz brown sugar or 1 tbsp
  • 0.2 oz cayenne pepper or 2 tsp

Finishing mix

  • 8 oz unsalted butter soften, room temperature
  • 3 oz garlic minced
  • 0.5 oz Cajun seasoning or 5 tsp
  • 0.5 oz Old Bay seasoning or 5 tsp
  • 0.5 oz paprika or 5 tsp

Instructions

Cook vegetable

  • In a large pot, start cooking corn and potatoes.
    2 ea corn on the corb, 4 ea new potatoes

Make finishing mixture

  • Gather ingredients for finishing mixture and put in a mixing bowl. Then set them aside for later use.

Make Cajun seafood boil sauce

  • In a heavy bottom medium cooking pot or large cooking pan, melt unsalted butter over medium heat.
    1 lb unsalted butter
  • When butter has melted completely, add the minced garlic and cook for 5 minutes.
    7 oz garlic
  • Remember to stir occasionally so the garlic won't stick to the bottom of the pan and burn.
  • Add the rest of the Cajun seafood boil's ingredients to the mixture, and constantly stir for another 6-8 minutes to prevent the mixture from scorching (still use medium heat setting).
    0.5 oz cajun seasoning, 0.5 oz Old Bay seasoning, 0.5 oz lemon pepper seasoning, 0.5 oz paprika, 0.4 oz brown sugar, 0.2 oz cayenne pepper

Make garlic Cajun boiling seafood

  • Start adding corn, potatoes, and sausages to Cajun seafood boil sauce. Coat them evenly with the sauce and let them cook for 5-8 minutes. Make sure to stir the mixture occasionally to prevent the bottom from burning.
    1 link sausages
  • Add uncooked seafood (shrimp, crawfish, clams, or mussels).
    1-2 lb shrimps/clams/crawfish/mussels
  • Coat the seafood with the sauce and let them cook on medium heat for 10-15 minutes or until they are fully cooked.
  • When seafood are cooked completely, quickly turn off the heat, cover the cooking pan and let them rest for 5-10 minutes.
  • Move the seafood and vegetables with half or one third of Cajun seasoning mix to a large mixing bowl. Then when the seafood are still hot, immediately add finishing mixture into the bowl.
    8 oz unsalted butter, 3 oz garlic, 0.5 oz Cajun seasoning, 0.5 oz Old Bay seasoning, 0.5 oz paprika
  • Use a large spoon to mix and coat the cooked seafood and vegetables evenly with the finishing mixture.
  • Serve hot immediately.

Notes

  1. You can swap shrimp for any seafood you like, and remember to cook this over medium heat ONLY. Also, DON’T forget the finishing mixture. It is the secret to making any Cajun boiling more delicious.
  2. If you don't have lemon pepper seasoning, you can substitute 2 tbsp (1oz) of lemon juice & 2 tsp of ground black pepper.
  3. If you don't have brown sugar, you can substitute it for 1.5tsp (0.2oz) of granulated white sugar.
  4. You can use the leftover Cajun seafood boil sauce in the pan to make a different batch of boiling seafood or serve it as a sauce on the side.
  5. If you decide to use more extensive seafood such as lobster, you should cook them first.
  6. Cajun seafood boil sauce can be separated for other recipes and kept in an airtight container, in the refrigerator, for up to 2 months.
  7. Per popular demand, I also added each ingredient's volume measurement (tbsp and tsp). However, I recommend using the weight measurement for a more consistent flavor.

Nutrition

Calories: 2951kcalCarbohydrates: 79gProtein: 48gFat: 283gSaturated Fat: 176gPolyunsaturated Fat: 13gMonounsaturated Fat: 72gTrans Fat: 11gCholesterol: 1018mgSodium: 1367mgPotassium: 1528mgFiber: 12gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 17942IUVitamin C: 67mgCalcium: 676mgIron: 12mg