Sunday Supper: Boil Me Over

For the past few years we have always celebrated March and November birthdays with our friends. This is mainly do to the fact that the majority of birthdays fall in these 2 months, which of course leaves out the summertime birthday folks. So this year we are having our first annual Summer Birthday Celebration!

The weather was perfect - sunny and 85 - for an outdoor party.

As for the menu we chose to do a Louisiana Crab and Shrimp boil. A great way to feed a hungry crowd and best of all - No Dishes. Just pour the food onto the table and everyone digs in with their bare hands! Warning: This method may not be appropriate for a first date:)

Crab and Shrimp boil

Chocolate birhtday cake (made by Cindy)

ice cream

special equipment
large pot
propane burner
butcher paper

Cover the table with the butcher paper, shiny side up. This will protect the table and make clean up a breeze. When finished eating, just roll the paper up and toss.

Louisiana style crab and shrimp boil
ingredients

7 gallons water
1 cup salt
1 cup boil seasoning
16 red-skinned potatoes
8 ears of corn, shucked and cut in 3rds
2 kielbasa sausages
2 andoullie sausages
5 lemons, cut in half
4 medium-sized yellow onions, peeled and quartered
4 heads garlic, halved horizontally
1 bunch celery, well washed and tops removed
5 pounds raw peel and eat shrimp
5 pounds crab legs

directions
Add water to the pot and set on the burner over high heat, cover and bring to a rolling boil. Add salt and spices, let boil for 15 minutes.
With the pot at full boil add the red potatoes, lemons and garlic. Cover the pot, return to fill boil and cook for 7 minutes
Next add the corn, the kielbasa and the andouille. Cover, return to full boil and cook another 7 minutes
Finally add the shrimp and crab, push the ingredients into the pot and stir. Cover and return to boil. Once shrimp turn pink, turn off heat. About 3 minutes.

Lift basket out of the pot and

pour the goodies directly onto the covered tables.

Now it is time to dig in! Cheers!

With every good boil there is the friendly competition of who creates the largest 'pile' at the end of the meal. I may have won this time, with Aaron running a close 2nd.