LOW-COUNTRY BOIL WITH SHRIMP, CORN, AND SAUSAGE
You'll need your favorite seafood seasoning and your biggest pot for this boil (also called Frogmore Stew, One-Pot, or Farmer's Seafood Boil) brimming with plump shrimp, sweet corn, smoky sausage, and tender potatoes. Call all your friends and spread out some newspaper for a fun, roll-up-your-sleeves meal that will feed a crowd.
Provided by Rhoda Boone
Categories Small Plates Boil Shrimp Potato Corn Sausage Dinner Quick & Easy Lemon Kid-Friendly One-Pot Meal
Yield 10-12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- Cook the shrimp boil:
- Fill stockpot with 6 qt. water (if using 2 pots, divide ingredients and water between them). Add lemons, bay leaves, salt, peppercorns, and 1/2 cup seasoning, cover, and bring to a rolling boil. Add potatoes, return to a boil, and cook 7 minutes. Add sausage and onions, return to a boil, and cook 5 minutes. Add corn, return to a boil, and cook until corn is cooked and potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife, about 5 minutes more.
- Add shrimp and cook (no need to return to a boil), stirring gently, until shrimp turn pink, about 3 minutes. Remove insert or drain through a very large colander.
- Make the cocktail sauce:
- Stir ketchup, horseradish, Worcestershire, lemon juice, and hot sauce, if using, in a medium bowl.
- Make the lemon-butter sauce:
- Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Transfer to a medium bowl and stir in lemon juice and hot sauce, if using. Taste and add more lemon juice, if needed. Cover and let sit in a warm place.
- Serve the shrimp boil:
- Serve shrimp boil on a newspaper-lined table or large platters. Dust with additional Old Bay, if using. Serve with sauces alongside, if desired.
- Do Ahead
- Cocktail sauce can be made 1 week ahead. Transfer to an airtight container and chill.
AIOLI
In Provence, the garlic-infused mayonnaise called aioli is typically served with a platter of raw and boiled vegetables and sometimes fish. With its intense creamy texture and deep garlic flavor, it turns a humble meal into a spectacular one.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories easy, quick, condiments
Time 10m
Yield About 1 cup
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Combine garlic, lemon juice and salt in a blender or food processor and let sit a minute or two. Add eggs and blend until combined. With the blender running, slowly add the olive oil in a thin, steady stream. You can use a mortar and pestle if you prefer.
- Taste for seasoning and add more salt and lemon juice if needed.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 196, UnsaturatedFat 18 grams, Carbohydrate 0 grams, Fat 21 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 47 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams
AIOLI
This classic sauce is the perfect match for everything from French fries to poached fish. While the traditional method requires just a bowl, whisk and elbow grease, we also tried making it in a mini food processor and it works just as well. Three cloves of garlic will produce a strong but not overpowering flavor, so scale up or down as you desire. We found a combination of half neutral oil and half olive oil strikes the right balance with a subtle olive oil flavor that's not too grassy or bitter.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 10m
Yield about 1 cup
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Smash the garlic cloves with the side of a chef's knife and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Finely chop the garlic, using the side of the knife to periodically mash it against the cutting board, until it becomes a smooth paste. (You can also do this in a mortar and pestle.)
- To make the aioli in a mini food processor, put the garlic paste in a mini food processor, add the lemon juice and egg yolks and pulse to combine. With the machine running, add the neutral oil a few drops at a time, making sure it incorporates into the yolks and the mixture emulsifies. Once all of the neutral oil is added, scrape down the sides of the work bowl and add the olive oil in the same manner. (If the machine seems like it is working too hard or straining while adding the oil, add the tablespoon of water at this point to loosen the mixture a bit; otherwise, add the tablespoon of water once all of the oil has been added.) Mix in the cayenne. The aioli should be thick, shiny and smooth, with a spreadable consistency similar to jarred mayonnaise. If you want a slightly thinner sauce, add 1 to 2 tablespoons additional water slowly, with the machine running, until you reach the desired consistency. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
- To make the aioli by hand, dampen a kitchen towel and roll up. Form the towel roll into a circle and anchor a bowl in the center. Whisk together the garlic paste, lemon juice and egg yolks in the bowl. Whisk the oils into the mixture as directed above, using one hand to add the oil drop by drop and the other to whisk constantly. Add the oil very slowly at first. Once the mixture has formed a thick emulsification, you can stream the oil in a little faster. If it gets too thick, add the water to loosen it up and continue. Mix in the cayenne.
LOWCOUNTRY AïOLI
Louis Osteen makes his mayonnaise fresh, but we've substituted bottled mayonnaise to avoid raw egg yolks.
Time 30m
Yield Makes about 3 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Toss onion, tomatoes, bell pepper, and chile with oil in a shallow (1-inch) baking pan and arrange vegetables, cut sides down, in 1 layer. Roast, turning onion once or twice, until vegetables are charred and tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Discard skins from tomatoes and bell pepper. Chop tomatoes and drain in a sieve, discarding juices. Finely chop onion and bell pepper. Mince chile.
- Mince garlic and mash to a paste with kosher salt. Blend together mayonnaise, garlic paste, and black pepper in a food processor. Add chile, about one fourth at a time, tasting for desired heat. Transfer to a bowl and stir in tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, and vinegar.
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