Recipe: Clam and Shrimp Boil!

Taken from bits and pieces of several other clam or shrimp boil recipes! Best ingredients are fresh, of course, but living in a land-locked state takes that option right out of the running!  Instead, try finding your seafood from your local grocery store like Safeway, Albertsons, etc. They put out fresh seafood ingredients every day and get rid of the old stuff.

Recipe: (serves 4)

About 15 peeled, uncooked shrimp

About 15 small steamer clams

Two ears of corn (cut each ear into three little pieces)

One bottle/can of a lager beer  (I actually used Becks)

Handful of colorful little potatoes (cut in half or quarters according to size)

1lb of smoked kielbasa (cut in one inch or so pieces)

3/4 cup of old bay seasoning (more or less to taste)

Brave pinch of cayenne pepper (more or less to taste)

3 cloves of freshly minced garlic (more or less to taste)

Sea-salt and fresh ground to taste

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Bring a large pot of water to boil with the bottle of beer, old bay seasoning, cayenne pepper, fresh minced garlic, salt and pepper.  

2. Put the potatoes and corn in the pot and boil about 10 minutes.  

3. Next place the kielbasa in the pot and boil another 7-8 minutes.  

4. Place the clams in and boil another 5 minutes.

5. Finally place the shrimp in the pot and boil until the shrimp is pink and potatoes and corn should be tender.  

6. READY TO ENJOY!

When serving add more seasoning (old bay, salt/pepper to taste) serve with toasted garlic bread and melted butter. (I used one stick of unsalted butter and one stick of garlic herb butter to dip my seafood into)