Market District Recipe: All American Seafood Boil

If you're looking for a great Fourth of July recipe, check out this feast from the Giant Eagle Market District!

All American Seafood Boil
Compliments of Market District Chef Benjamin D'Amico

Serves: 4-6 Prep Time: 25 min. Cook Time: 20 min.

Ingredients:

Boiling Liquid:

• 2 quarts Water
• 6 sprigs Fresh Thyme
• 4 each Bay Leaves
• 4 sprigs Fresh Tarragon
• 2 each Garlic, fresh, bulbs
• 2 each Fresh Lemons, quartered
• 2 cups Beer or White Wine, Chardonnay or Larger style
• 3 tbsp Old Bay, Creole, or Cajun type of seasoning blend

Seafood (any combination or amount is fine, but the more variety the better):

• 1 ½ lbs Shrimp, 31/40, raw, shell-on
• 4-6 lbs King, Snow, or Dungeness Crab Clusters
• 1 ½ lbs Mussels
• 1 ½ dozen Littleneck or Middleneck Clams
• 4-6 each Lobster Tails

Additional Boil Ingredients:

• 3 each White Onion, medium, quartered
• 1-2 lbs Red Potatoes, Medium or small
• 4-6 ears Corn on the cob (optional to cut in half)
• 2 lbs+ Assorted Sausages, cut into 2 inch pieces (Linguica, Andouille, Kielbasa, &/or Chorizo)

Garnishes:

• 1 loaf Sourdough or other fresh Crusty Bread
• 2 tbsp Fresh Parsley
• 1 each Lemon, quartered
• 2 tbsp Old Bay, Creole, or Cajun type of seasoning blend
• 2 sticks Clarified Butter

Directions:

1. Bring all of the boil liquid ingredients together in a large stock pot. (a pot with a built in steamer basket works best).
2. Allow the liquid to boil for at least 5 minutes to help the flavors meld together, then reduce to a simmer.
3. Add the onions and potatoes to the boil and cook for 10 minutes.
4. Next add in the sausages and corn on the cob and cook for 5 minutes.
5. Then add in the clams, mussels, and crab, cook for another 2 minutes.
6. Finally add in the shrimp and lobster and cook covered for another 5 minutes.
7. Once all of the food is fully cooked, remove from the pot and place onto a very large platter or several platters.
8. Season the ingredients with additional seasoning, fresh parsley, & lemons.
9. Serve with some sliced bread, clarified butter and a few crab shell crackers.