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Easy Shrimp Boil Recipe On The Grill


Boiled shrimp on newspaper
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Dive into perfectly seasoned shrimp, sausage, corn, and potatoes with this simple shrimp boil prepared on the grill.
Serve with: A lager

Course:
Dinner
,
Lunch
,
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
difficulty scale

Makes:

Servings: 4 servings

Takes:

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes

Equipment

  • Tin foil
  • Disposable aluminum half pan

Ingredients

  • 8 baby red potatoes approximately the size of a golf ball
  • 2 ears of corn, shucked
  • 1 pound smoked sausage
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 ½ pounds jumbo shell-on EZ peel shrimp (21-25/pound (9.5-11.3/kg))
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 ¾ tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 cup beer, preferably a lager
  • ½ cup water
Notes:
 
Metric conversion:

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Method

  • Fire up. Prepare a grill for high heat cooking, approximately 400°F (204.4°C).
  • Prep. Cut the potatoes in half. Cut each ear of corn crosswise into 8 even sections. Cut the smoked sausage into ½-inch (12.7 mm) slices. Remove the ends from the lemon and cut into ½-inch (12.7 mm) slices.
  • Combine the potatoes, corn, sausage, shrimp, olive oil, and 1 ½ tablespoons of the Old Bay seasoning in a large bowl and toss until evenly coated.
  • Place the seasoned ingredients in a disposable aluminum half pan. Add the lemon slices, butter, beer, and water. Sprinkle the remaining Old Bay over the ingredients, and cover the pan tightly with foil.
  • Cook. Place the aluminum pan on the grill and cover the grill.
  • Allow the packet to cook until the shrimp is cooked through and the potatoes are fork tender, approximately 25 minutes.
  • Remove the aluminum pan from the grill and carefully open the foil to allow the steam to escape.
  • Serve. Serve immediately in the pan or spread out on sheets of newspaper.