Shrimp Boil Slow Cooker Recipe

This savory summer fave is made with succulent shrimp, seasoned potatoes, corn, and sausage. Pack it in a Lunch Crock® and enjoy it al fresco by your favorite beach or lake.

Prep Time
< 15 minutes
Cook Time
< 4+ hours
Servings
3
Ingredients:

    FOR SHRIMP BOIL
  • 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce or to taste
  • 18 tiny red potatoes or 6 ounces larger red potatoes, cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 9 red pearl onions outer skin layer removed
  • 5 to 6 ounces of spicy Portuguese Chouriço (or substitute with sweet sausage) to taste, sliced into ¼-inch rounds
  • 1 ear of corn cut in 8 riblets
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon plus more for serving
  • 10 ounces large wild shrimp shell on (size: 20 to 30 per pound)
  • 2 tablespoons homemade seasoning blend (or substitute with 2 tablespoons Old Bay Seasoning or seafood seasoning)

    • FOR SEASONING BLEND
  • 2 teaspoons celery salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons paprika
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground dry mustard
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

    • Optional
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
  • Pinch ground nutmeg
  • Pinch ground mace
  • Pinch ground allspice
  • Pinch ground cinnamon
Instructions:
  1. Whisk together the homemade seasoning blend (or premade seasoning), lemon juice, hot sauce and 3 cups water; set aside.
  2. Place the potatoes, onions, sausage, corn, garlic, and bay leaves into your Crock-Pot® slow cooker, then stir in seasoned water mixture.
  3. Cover and cook on LOW for 3 to 4 hours (or until potatoes are almost tender).
  4. Stir in shrimp. Cover and cook for 20 minutes, stirring a couple of times.
  5. Serve and enjoy!

    6. NOTE: If serving immediately, cook until shrimp is completely cooked through, opaque & pink.

Recipe by: @zimmysnook

Lunch And Dinner
American
Seafood
Slow Cooker