Hey Guys,
Here is a very easy and fairly inexpensive way to feed a few or a bunch of friends.
In Virginia they call it "A Low Country Boil" in Texas we just call it a "Shrimp/Crawfish Boil"
Anyway about 5# 25-30 ct. shrimp, 5# red potatoes, frozen corn or fresh, 3-5# precooked sausage. This will feed around 15. The price of shrimp has come down since there is a lot of farmed raised shrimp now. You can also get it all year long. H E B grocery store,a Texas store, has 18-20 Ct. Gulf shrimp now for $5.00 per #. That is about equal to buying it with the heads on for $2.75#
Get out your gas burner and big pot. Fill it 3/4 full add some liquid crab boil and any other seasoning ya want Old Bay works fine. When it comes to a boil add the taters and sausage. When ya think they are about done add the Shrimp and corn. Corn should only boil for 2 mins.any longer and you cook out the sugar and ya leave the starch. About the same time for the Shrimp, any longer and the peeling will stick and they will be over cooked and rubberereee, ya that's my word for it.
This is just about the easiest way I know to feed a pack of friends.
Put a bunch off newspapers on the table and eat around the table or use paper plates. When finished roll everything up and throw in trash. Now set back and drink more beer. You deserve it after all that work
The women like it because there is no get ready or clean up. Hell they don't even need to clean the house. Just keep everybody outside. OK they do have to use the bathroom after the beer. :roll: :roll:
This was last June at My Son's Change of Command
Son cooking, me eating. He cooks good I eat better.
Before
After
Some of the hungry mob
[img]http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk67/wyandotjim/1244046643.jpg
Here is a very easy and fairly inexpensive way to feed a few or a bunch of friends.
In Virginia they call it "A Low Country Boil" in Texas we just call it a "Shrimp/Crawfish Boil"
Anyway about 5# 25-30 ct. shrimp, 5# red potatoes, frozen corn or fresh, 3-5# precooked sausage. This will feed around 15. The price of shrimp has come down since there is a lot of farmed raised shrimp now. You can also get it all year long. H E B grocery store,a Texas store, has 18-20 Ct. Gulf shrimp now for $5.00 per #. That is about equal to buying it with the heads on for $2.75#
Get out your gas burner and big pot. Fill it 3/4 full add some liquid crab boil and any other seasoning ya want Old Bay works fine. When it comes to a boil add the taters and sausage. When ya think they are about done add the Shrimp and corn. Corn should only boil for 2 mins.any longer and you cook out the sugar and ya leave the starch. About the same time for the Shrimp, any longer and the peeling will stick and they will be over cooked and rubberereee, ya that's my word for it.
This is just about the easiest way I know to feed a pack of friends.
Put a bunch off newspapers on the table and eat around the table or use paper plates. When finished roll everything up and throw in trash. Now set back and drink more beer. You deserve it after all that work
The women like it because there is no get ready or clean up. Hell they don't even need to clean the house. Just keep everybody outside. OK they do have to use the bathroom after the beer. :roll: :roll:
This was last June at My Son's Change of Command
Son cooking, me eating. He cooks good I eat better.

Before

After

Some of the hungry mob
[img]http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk67/wyandotjim/1244046643.jpg