Seafood Boil (+ Cheddar Biscuits)
I suddenly had a craving for seafood this afternoon. Instead of just buying something from our residential Red Lobster, I figured I'd try my hands on my own seafood boil. A few months ago, my brother and I grabbed lunch at Crab Boil 59 on the way to the Anime Stuff Store around the suburbs of Chicago. It was the first time I've been to a seafood-only place like this and even though I'm not a huge super fan of seafood, I would definitely go again (preferably post Covid-19) after having a pretty positive experience dining in here.
Original Recipe: https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/seafood-boil-recipe/
It starts off with a standard seafood stock. A lot of water, some onions and garlic and this Old Bay seasoning mix.
Once that's started to boil, it's more or less up to y'all to start adding whatever you want to boil. In my case, I stuck a tiny bit to the recipe and added:
- lobster tails
- mussels
- shrimp
- smoked sausage
I was going to add corn on the cob and potatoes but since I was going to make the biscuits, I'd figure I'd skip the potatoes. I wasn't able to find corn aside from a 5-pack either so I figured I'd hold off on that as well.
It ended up being pretty decent for a first attempt. Maybe I'll add more seasoning next time to give it that cajun kick.
Oh, and the biscuits were the Red Lobster ones that you can find pretty much anywhere at most supermarkets.
