Low Country Boil

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This was wonderful! It was our first attempt at making one of these ourselves and it all turned out perfect!!

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I love making this for company or just for my husband and me. People get such a kick out of it being in the middle of the table on newspaper. I always serve it with individual bowls of melted butter, sprinkled with Old Bay and cocktail sauce. It's so much fun and yummy! The lady that had concerns about Uncle Bob not washing his hands or Little Mary with a booger on her finger should have a chat with said offenders. And the newspaper doesn't have any ink, etc., to hinder the taste or to be unsanitary. I'm been in the south since 1971 and know that eating off newspaper is a way of life, wheather it's crabs, a low country boil or what have you. It's a very popular way to serve seafood in restaurants,

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I love Low Country boil but as usual I put my own spin on things. I added crab legs and I use "Coach's" low country boil seasoning, love that stuff!!!!

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This has become a family favorite. You can't get any easier and it feeds a large crowd. We always include Paula's Low Country Boil as a meal when we are at our cabin in Wisconsin, and after the terrific heat this summer, we have rigged up something so we can cook it over a campfire instead of the kitchen. Excellent!

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I have no idea how anyone can criticize a recipe because they don't like the way the food is brought to the table. being from maryland, I love a bushell of steamed crabs throw across a picnic table covered in newspaper. I never heard of anyone dying from the unsanitary conditions posed by the newspaper. Even I'm a germaphobe but those concerns are just over the top!

Good basic recipe here. I like adding onions, lemon, peppercorns to give it a little more zong but this is a foolproof recipe.

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I'm sorry. I am from the south but I have never gotten the whole "throw everything on a table for everybody to pick through" meal. That includes buffets. GROSS. Uncle Bob goes to the bathroom, doesn't wash his hands....little Mary picks her nose and has a booger on her finger. So nasty. Completely unsanitary. Maybe this could be prepared and placed on individual plates. If I went to someone's house and they had a low country boil that was presented on the table I'd leave. NASTY!

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we used this recipe for dinner with the family. it was a hit! although we did add alligator mean to add more flavor. we also put galic and butter in the corn before cooking it. it was delicious!

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I also add a white onion, and one can of beer. The beer really gives it flavor, and you can notice it on the shrimp and what not. Beer is awesome for boiling stuff. On the potatoes I've cut them quarter, half and left them whole. I usually start the beer/water/old bay to boil; add potatoes/onion (sausage optional or add with corn wait 30 minutes and add corn; after 20 minutes (50 minutes total I add the shrimp until they are done (fresh/frozen dependent. This version comes from Bubba's book. My friends loved this when we were stationed in Hawaii; and it is something you can make monthly, weekly, or seasonally that they will crave. The shrimp can be expensive, and bring the total cost of cooking it to $25-30 easily (Hawaii prices.

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I can always count on Ms. Deen to be authentically Southern, However, in the tradition of Southern ingenuity, I combine organic chicken broth and good quality clam broth as my base, which will add a natural salinity. Much more flavor than just plain water (which I seldom use for anything, as there is no flavor in water. The combination makes a marked difference. And, in the spirit of the original recipe, in addition to the original ingredient list, I use whatever else looks good at Motts Channel Seafood in Wrightsville (or, Whole Foods if I'm in Raleigh. Using whatever is fresh and in season is more essential than following the list of ingredients. This is a creative and inventive creation and it is always fun to see how it evolves in our family, depending upon the season and availability. But, whatever the evolutionary outcome, we always pay homage to our Southern heritage (Old Bay only in our family.
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I tried this recipe 2yrs ago a #1 hit in my family. We now love all things Paula Deen she can bring me best dishes from her kitchen to mines any day! this is a greaat recipe and her sauces to go with this dish are fab also!