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Week of 8/10/20

Shrimp Boil
with green salad

Active: 50 min Total: 50 min
Original GF Paleo Vegetarian
Shrimp Boil
This summery meal has become a Cook Smarts community favorite. It is simple and easy to customize - just be sure you give yourself enough time to boil each component for the recommended time provided.
Smarts: If this is your first shrimp boil check out this video we filmed the first time we featured the meal in 2017.
Proteins
Shellfish, Sausage
Cuisines
American - Southern
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Ingredients

Metric
Servings:
4
Shrimp Boil:
  • Shrimp, large and unpeeled - 1 lb
  • Onions, medium - 1 , quartered
  • Sausage, any smoked or pre-cooked (opt) - 12 oz , sliced into 3” / 7.6 cm pieces (like smoked andouille)
  • Sweet potatoes - 1 lb , 2" / 5 cm cubes
  • Lemons - 1 , halved
  • Old Bay seasoning - 2 Tbsp + 1 tsp (sub any other seasoning mix like Cajun)
  • Butter - 3 Tbsp
  • Dipping sauces of choice - for serving (like cocktail sauce )
Green Salad with Tomatoes:
  • Tomatoes, roma - 3 , chopped
  • Lettuce, romaine - 1 heart , chopped (sub any salad greens)
  • Honey - 1/2 tsp
  • Vinegar, red or white wine - 1 1/2 Tbsp
  • Oil, olive - 3 Tbsp

Prep

  1. Shrimp - (If prepping right before cooking, get water heating first.) Defrost shrimp.
  2. Onions / Sausage / Sweet potatoes - Prep as directed. You can peel the potatoes or leave them unpeeled. Store separately. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
  3. Tomatoes / Lettuce / Lemons - Prep as directed.
  4. Shrimp - Leave peels on shrimp but slice down the back and remove veins. (Note: this may have already been done by the fishmonger.)

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Make

  1. Fill a large stockpot with water. Season generously with salt and first part of Old Bay. Squeeze juice from lemons into water and then drop lemon rinds into water. Bring to a boil.
  2. When water is boiling, add potatoes and onions. Boil for 10 minutes, until potatoes are starting to turn tender.
  3. While potatoes are boiling, in a large mixing bowl whisk together honey, vinegar, and olive oil. Add lettuce and tomatoes to dressing. Wait to toss until right before serving.
  4. Add sausage to potatoes and continue to boil for 5 minutes more.
  5. Add shrimp and continue cooking until shrimp is opaque, 2 to 3 minutes more.
  6. Drain shrimp boil and transfer to a large serving platter.
  7. Melt butter in the microwave and stir in second part of Old Bay. Drizzle butter over shrimp boil.
  8. Toss salad. Serve boil with dipping sauces of choice and salad on the side. Enjoy!

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