Name: Old Bay Seafood Boil
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 14
Ingredients: Lemons, halved - 4; Sweet onions (such as Vidalia®), quartered - 2 medium; Serrano chiles, split in 1/2 lengthwise and seeds and membranes removed - 4; Garlic, peeled and halved - 2 heads; Fresh thyme, tied with string - 2 bunches; Seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®), or more to taste - 1 ⅔ cups; Kosher salt, or more to taste - 6 teaspoons; Bay leaves - 6; Medium red potatoes, cut in 1/2 - 3 pounds; Smoked kielbasa sausage, cut into 2-inch pieces - 5 (13 ounce) packages; Sweet corn, halved - 6 ears; Littleneck clams, scrubbed - 30; Jumbo shrimp, deveined, tail on - 4 pounds; Alaskan king crab legs - 2 ½ pounds

Ingredients for - Old Bay Seafood Boil

1. Lemons, halved 4

2. Sweet onions (such as Vidalia®), quartered 2 medium

3. Serrano chiles, split in 1/2 lengthwise and seeds and membranes removed 4

4. Garlic, peeled and halved 2 heads

5. Fresh thyme, tied with string 2 bunches

6. Seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®), or more to taste 1 ⅔ cups

7. Kosher salt, or more to taste 6 teaspoons

8. Bay leaves 6

9. Medium red potatoes, cut in 1/2 3 pounds

10. Smoked kielbasa sausage, cut into 2-inch pieces 5 (13 ounce) packages

11. Sweet corn, halved 6 ears

12. Littleneck clams, scrubbed 30

13. Jumbo shrimp, deveined, tail on 4 pounds

14. Alaskan king crab legs 2 ½ pounds

How to cook deliciously - Old Bay Seafood Boil

1 . Stage

Fill a very large stockpot fitted with a basket insert with about 8 quarts of water, or about halfway full. Squeeze lemons into the water, tossing the halves in too. Add onions, chiles, garlic, thyme, seafood seasoning, kosher salt, and bay leaves; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

2 . Stage

Stir potatoes into the pot and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

3 . Stage

Next, add sausage and corn; cook another 5 minutes, making sure everything stays covered with the liquid. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

4 . Stage

Add clams and boil until they open, about 8 minutes. Toss in shrimp and shut off the heat. Cover the pot and let shrimp steep in the flavor for 10 minutes, adding crab in the last 5 minutes (press them into the liquid). Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

5 . Stage

Drain and spread crab, shrimp, sausage, clams, corn, potatoes, and onions out on a newspaper-covered table or on three large serving trays. Sprinkle with a dusting of Old bay or provide for individual use. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios