Dirty Down-Home Cajun Shrimp Boil - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    6 quarts water
    3 cups beer
    4 tablespoons whole black peppercorns
    4 tablespoons dried parsley
    1/4 cup yellow mustard seeds
    2 tablespoons celery seeds
    15 bay leaves
    1/4 cup cayenne
    5 tablespoons coriander seeds
    3 tablespoons dill seeds
    2 tablespoons whole cloves
    1 tablespoon ground allspice
    1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
    5 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
    5 teaspoons Tabasco sauce
    2/3 cup seasoning salt
    1/3 cup salt
    6 large garlic cloves, smashed
    3 lemons, quartered
    2 large jalapeno peppers, quartered
    2 large onions, quartered
    18 new potatoes (or 6 medium potatoes, cut into thirds)
    6 ears fresh corn, shucked and broken in half
    3 lbs large shrimp, in shell
    Dipping sauce
    3 tablespoons ketchup
    1 tablespoon mayonnaise
    2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
    2 teaspoons chili sauce (Heinz)
    1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
    1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
    1 teaspoon brown mustard
    1 teaspoon lemon juice
Preparation
    To make dipping sauce: mix all ingredients together in a bowl; chill until ready to use.
    To boil the shrimp: Bring water and beer to a boil in a very large, heavy pot.
    While the mixture is heating, add in the next 19 ingredients.
    Boil rapidly for 15 minutes.
    Add in the potatoes; boil for 5 minutes.
    Add in the corn; boil for 10 minutes.
    Add in the shrimp and immediately turn off the heat.
    Let pot stand, covered, for about 3-5 minutes or until the shrimp are just cooked.
    Pour the contents of the pot into a huge colander (or two colanders).
    Let the liquid drain away; remove lemons and reserve.
    Pour the contents of the colander out onto serving platters.
    Squeeze reserved lemons over all (if desired).
    Serve hot with dipping sauce.

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