New England Shrimp Boil with OLD BAY®
Written by OLD BAY®   

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Renowned seafood chef Jasper White, of Summer Shack restaurant in Boston, cooks up a flavorful New England-style shrimp boil with fresh littleneck clams and smoky, spicy Portuguese sausage.

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 large cloves garlic, sliced
  • 2 quarts chicken broth or stock (8 cups)
  • 1 can (28 ounces) Italian plum tomatoes, crushed
  • 4 tablespoons OLD BAY® Seasoning, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Black Pepper
  • 1 1/2 pounds red or yellow small new potatoes*
  • 12 to 16 ounces small boliling or cippolini onions, peeled, left whole
  • 1 pound Portuguese chourico or linguica sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces*
  • 4 ears fresh corn, shucked and cut into 2-inch pieces
  • 30 small littleneck clams, scrubbed and drained
  • 2 1/2 pounds unpeeled extra-jumbo shrimp (16 to 20 count)
  • 2 lemons, cut into wedges

Preparation

  1. Heat oil in 12-quart stockpot on medium heat. Add garlic; cook gently 2 minutes without browning. Add chicken broth, crushed comatoes, 3 tablespoons of the OLD BAY Seasoning and pepper. Bring to boil.
  2. Stir in potatoes. Return to boil. Cook, covered, 5 minutes. Add onions and sausage. Cook, covered 5 minutes. Add corn and clams. (If ingredients are not covered by broth, add up to 2 occasionally. Add shrimp. Return to boil, stirring gently. Cover. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 to 8 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink.
  3. Drain cooking liquid. Pour contents of pot into large serving bowl or platter. Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon OLD BAY Seasoning. Serve with lemon wedges on the side

Yield

Makes 6 large servings

Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes

*Tips from Chef Jasper White: Crush the plum tomatoes with your fingers as you add them to the pot. If using larger potatoes, cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks. If Portuguese sausage is unavailable substitute chorizo.
 
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