December 29, 2011

Stovetop Shrimp Boil

I made a small, simple dinner for Christmas Eve.
Behold:


 To begin, I boiled some tiny red potatoes in water seasoned with a Zatarain's Crawfish, Shrimp & Crab Boil packet. Beware: it's strong. It made me cough. A lot.


After the water came to a boil, I added chopped andouille sausage & corn on the cob.
 

After a few minutes, when the potatoes were tender & the corn was cooked, I added skin-on shrimp, turned off the heat & covered the pot for about 5 minutes, until the shrimp were cooked through.



I scooped everything into a serving dish & set it on the table with some lemon-garlic butter for dipping & big glasses of red wine.


It was a perfectly indulgent yet simply-prepared holiday meal.

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