Shrimp Boil with Butter Sauce

This Shrimp Boil with butter sauce is a one-pot feast of shrimp, corn, baby red potatoes, and kielbasa tossed in a buttery Old Bay sauce.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword Shrimp Boil

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 36

Total Time 51

Servings servings

Calories 560kcal

Place a large stockpot over high heat. Add the vegetable broth, water, beer, ¼ cup old bay, and kosher salt. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
32 ounces vegetable broth, 8 cups warm water, 24 ounces lager beer, ¼ cup + 1 teaspoon old bay seasoning, 2 teaspoons kosher salt
Reduce the heat to medium. Carefully add the potatoes to the pot, stirring occasionally until just fork tender, about 15 minutes.
1 ½ pounds baby red potatoes
Add the corn, stir it in and cook for 3 minutes, stir occasionally.
4 ears of corn
Add the kielbasa, stir it in and cook for 4 minutes, stir occasionally.
14 ounce kielbasa
Add the shrimp, stir it in and cook for 3-4 minutes until it is opaque and cooked through, stir occasionally.
1 ½ pounds large shrimp
Strain the boil, reserve some of the liquid for dipping if desired.
Add the melted butter to a very large bowl along with the remaining 1 teaspoon of old bay, and fresh chopped parsley, if using.
¼ cup salted butter
Add the strained shrimp boil to the bowl and toss with the butter sauce.
Serve immediately with more parsley for garnish, optional, and lemon wedges to serve.
fresh chopped parsley, Lemon wedges

Resist the urge to over salt. The old bay, salt, and sausage which will sufficiently flavor the boil as stated in the recipe. Then we are tossing in salted butter at the end. If you are not sure, right before serving taste and adjust seasoning if you wish.
You can use Yukon Gold potatoes in place of the reds.
Use cajun seasoning in place of the old bay.
You can omit the beer if you like, if you are using beer we like to use a lager.
This can have a dipping sauce, however it is super flavorful by itself. If you want a dipping sauce use some of the reserved stock, melted butter or cocktail sauce.