Low Country Boil with Roger Wood Smoked Sausage
Low Country Boil is one of my favorite Roger Wood sausage recipes. It's the perfect one-pot meal for entertaining and it screams summer (but I love it year-round)! I've pared down the recipe in case you're not feeding a crowd.
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Servings: 6
Equipment
- large stockpot
- colander
- chef's knife
Ingredients
- 1 (3-ounce) bag shrimp and crab boil seasoning
- 1 (12-ounce) can lager beer
- 1 yellow onion, peeled and cut in half
- 1 lemon, cut in half
- 1 ½ pounds Roger Wood sausage
- 1 ½ pounds new potatoes
- 4 ears fresh corn, shucked
- 2 pounds large raw unpeeled shrimp
- ½ cup butter
- Lemon wedges
- Horseradish Shrimp Cocktail Sauce
- Cajun Tartar Sauce
Instructions
- Combine the shrimp boil seasoning, beer, onion, and halved lemon with 5 quarts of water in a large stockpot. Bring to a boil and boil for 15 minutes to develop the flavors.
- Meanwhile, cut the sausage into 3-inch lengths and the corn into thirds.
- Add the sausage and potatoes to the boiling water. Cover and cook 10 minutes. Uncover and add the corn. Cover and cook 5 minutes.
- Uncover and add the shrimp. Cover and cook just until the shrimp turn pink, about 2 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and let stand for 5 minutes. Drain the seafood boil and serve with butter, cocktail sauce, tartar sauce, and lemon wedges.
Notes
- Timing is everything: Each ingredient has different cooking times, so don't dump everything in at once. Start with the potatoes, because they take the longest to cook, as well as the sausage--it'll help season the cooking liquid. Then add the corn, and finally the shrimp towards the end. This way everything finishes at the right time, and you don’t end up with rubbery shrimp or mushy veggies.
- Layer the seasoning: Make sure to allow the water to boil with the shrimp and crab boil seasoning, beer, onion, and lemon first before adding the ingredients.
- Serve with lemons and condiments: Don't forget lots of lemons, cocktail sauce, tartar sauce, and butter to go with the shrimp and veggies.
- It's okay to get messy: This is a recipe meant to be shared and messy. Serve with lots of napkins and bowls for collecting shrimp shells.