Slow cooker shrimp boil

Name: Slow cooker shrimp boil
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 265 min
Total time: 280 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 lb baby potatoes, halved if large; 4 corn on the cob, cut into thirds; 1 yellow onion, cut into wedges; 6 cloves garlic, smashed; 3 tbsp Old Bay seasoning, divided; 2 lemons, 1 halved, 1 cut into wedges; 4 cups water; 12 oz andouille sausage, sliced into 1-inch coins (optional); 2 lb raw shrimp, shell on, deveined, thawed if frozen; 6 tbsp butter; 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped (optional)

Old Bay potatoes and corn cook low all afternoon, then the shrimp go in at the end for a spread-it-on-the-table kind of dinner.

280 min total
15 min hands-on
Anyone can make this
Serves 6
About $5.25 a serving
420 calories
Gluten-free

Dolly says: Most of the time here is hands-off, so you can sit down while it cooks.

Ingredients

For 6 servings.

2 lb baby potatoes, halved if large
4 corn on the cob, cut into thirds
1 yellow onion, cut into wedges
6 cloves garlic, smashed
3 tbsp Old Bay seasoning, divided
2 lemons, 1 halved, 1 cut into wedges
12 oz andouille sausage, sliced into 1-inch coins (optional)
2 lb raw shrimp, shell on, deveined, thawed if frozen
6 tbsp butter
2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped (optional)

From your pantry

4 cups water

Each serving has about 420 calories, 36 g protein, 43 g carbs and 14 g fat, and costs about $5.25 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.

Missing something?

No baby potatoes? Red potatoes or Yukon Gold potatoes work.
No yellow onions? White onions or red onions work.
No lemons? Limes work.
No raw shrimp? Frozen raw shrimp works.
No butter? Ghee works.
No fresh parsley? Cilantro works.

Steps

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Put the potatoes, corn, onion, garlic and 2 tablespoons of the Old Bay in the slow cooker. Squeeze in the juice from the lemon and drop the halves in too.
Pour in the water and tuck in the sausage if you’re using it.
Cover and cook on high for 3 to 4 hours, until a knife slides easily into the potatoes.
Timer: 180 min
in the shrimp, cover and cook on high for 15 to 20 minutes, until they’re pink and opaque.
Timer: 17 min 30 sec
Dolly’s tip: Check at 15 minutes. Shrimp in the shell are more forgiving, but they still go rubbery if they sit too long.
Food safety: Shrimp are done when they turn pink and opaque all the way through and curl into a loose C. A tight O means overcooked, not unsafe.
the butter with the rest of the Old Bay in a small over low heat.
Low heat
everything in a colander and tip it onto a big platter or a table lined with .
the Old Bay butter over the top, scatter the parsley and serve with lemon wedges and a bowl for the shells.