Best Lobster Boil Party Recipes

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Provided by I Heart Recipes

Time 2h15m

Number Of Ingredients 24

16 cups water
2 large lemons (sliced)
1 medium size yellow onion (sliced)
3 sprigs fresh Italian parsley
2 sprigs fresh thyme
3 sprigs fresh dill
6-8 cloves garlic
1 stick salted butter
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp creole seasoning
3 lbs king crab legs
2 lb jumbo shrimp (peeled & deveined)
1 lb crab claws
4-6 lobster tails (I used 4 oz lobster tails)
2 lbs andouille sausage or your favorite smoked sausage (sliced)
8 ears of fresh corn (each cut into 3 parts)
5 medium potatoes (I used russet potatoes)
1 stick salted butter
3 tbsp mild hot sauce
1 large lemon (juice only)
1 ½ tbsp minced garlic
1 ½ tsp creole seasoning
2 tsp paprika
2 tsp parsley flakes

Steps:

Make sure that all the seafood, herbs, and etc are nice and clean.
Slice up 2 large lemons, and one large onion, then toss them into a large pan.
Toss in the Italian parsley, fresh thyme, dill, and cloves of garlic.
Now add in 1 stick of salted butter, 1 tbsp of apple cider vinegar, and 2 tablespoons of creole seasoning in the large pot.
Pour in 16 cups of cool water, and place the pot over high heat.
Bring the water to a boil, then turn the heat down to medium high.
Let cook for 45 minutes.
Reduce the heat to medium.
Now fish out all the herbs and etc ( or as much as you can).
Add in the andouille sausage, and corn. Let cook for 15 minutes.
Next add in the potatoes, and cook for 10 minutes.
Start adding in the crab legs & claws, and the lobster tails. Cook for 15 minutes.
Now toss in the shrimp, and turn the heat off!
Let sit for 10 minutes.
While the seafood boil is sitting, we can make our creole spiced garlic sauce.
Combine the butter, minced garlic, hot sauce, lemon juice, creole seasoning, paprika, and parsley flakes into a sauce pan, and place it over medium heat.
Once the butter is melted, stir the ingredients, and reduce the heat to low.
Let cook for 10 minutes.
You can pour the sauce over the seafood boil, or use to dip!
Enjoy!

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Provided by Food Network

Categories main-dish

Time 1h30m

Yield 4 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

Kosher salt
5 small onions, quartered
1 large bulb fennel, trimmed and thinly sliced
20 small tri-colored potatoes
1/2 head garlic
One 12-ounce bottle light beer, such as pilsner
1 pound kielbasa sausage, cut into 2-inch pieces
12 sprigs fresh thyme
4 ears corn, husked
Four 1 1/2-pound live lobsters
2 1/2 pounds fresh hard-shelled clams, such as littlenecks
Salted butter, melted, for serving
Lemons, cut into wedges, for serving
Crusty bread, for serving

Steps:

In the bottom of a steamer pot, put 4 cups water and 2 tablespoons salt. In the top portion of the pot, place the onions, fennel, potatoes and garlic. Pour the beer over the vegetables and add the sausage and 5 of the thyme sprigs. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to medium-high. Cover and steam for 15 minutes.
Then create layers, first by adding the corn, then the lobsters, followed by the clams and, finally, the remaining thyme sprigs. Cover and cook until the lobsters are bright red, the clams are open and the potatoes are cooked through, another 15 to 25 minutes.
Drain the liquid from the pot and reserve it in a bowl. Transfer the shellfish, sausage, potatoes, vegetables and corn onto a table covered with newspaper. Enjoy with melted butter, lemon wedges, crusty bread and the reserved broth.