A Shrimp Boil???

odusgolp
odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
in Food and Nutrition
OK, Apparently I'm helping with a "shrimp boil." What this is, I don't really get... I'm a north woods girl. But, in theory, I understand there will be shrimp... boiled. And Corn on the Cob.

I'm supposed to be in charge of all other side dishes. I could desperately use some suggestions!! I'm guessing there will be roughly 20 pie holes to fill...
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  • mgmlap
    mgmlap Posts: 1,377 Member
    bread for dipping into the "boil". Mac and cheese is good..Dirty rice...
  • eep223
    eep223 Posts: 624 Member
    Shrimp boil = Shrimp, spices and lemon, and a bunch of other stuff. Standards are corn on the cob, potatoes, and sausage. Sometimes artichoke. These are all boiled with the shrimp.

    If I'm understanding correctly, you are bringing the sides in addition to this? Any kind of picnic fare with due. Try a nice coleslaw with vinegar and sesame oil maybe. Yum!
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    bread for dipping into the "boil". Mac and cheese is good..Dirty rice...

    Dirty Rice?? What the hell do you southerners eat??? *LOL*

    I'll google it :) Thanks!
  • Igotdisbish
    Igotdisbish Posts: 91
    Big fat round long pickles
  • sillygoosie
    sillygoosie Posts: 1,109 Member
    Hush puppies

    http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/hushpuppies-recipe/index.html
  • purpleprose78
    purpleprose78 Posts: 40
    We call it Frogmore Stew or a Low Country Boil down here in SC. Yummy. I'd probably do cornbread as a side, but I'm traditionalist. Other options could be a fruit salad or some steamed veggies.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Big fat round long pickles

    So, you're coming?
  • thecanface
    thecanface Posts: 1,180 Member
    corn on the cob!
  • Tamicejl
    Tamicejl Posts: 65 Member
    A shrimp boil is as follows:


    A shrimp bolil....shrimp.. corn... potatoes.... sausage seasonings.... every body does it different... sides

    bread... coleslaw... it all depends of the tastebud of your pie holes to fill.

    And sweet tea....

    Hope this helps
  • Leslie1124
    Leslie1124 Posts: 143 Member
    Mkay, first a seafood "boil" whether it be shrimp or crab, etc. Its all pretty much called Crab Boil is is a flavoring pouch or seasoning you can buy. Its in the seasonings section of your grocery or by the seafood department. Popular brands are Old Bay Crab Boil or Zaiteran's Crab Boil. That, my dear, is what gives crab and shrimp that YUMMMY flavor its supposed to have. You know, the flavor that is missing when you eat crab at a china buffet. I have a blog on Crab Boil if you want to take a looksee.

    http://mrsscalesrecipes.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-crab-should-taste-mmmmmmmm.html

    As for sides.. hmm.. Hush puppies would work (pretty much seasoned up balls of bread, lol) . Steamed Broccoli. Fried Pickles. Fries.
  • laughingdani
    laughingdani Posts: 2,275 Member
    colelaw
    potato salad
    baked beans
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    throw in some crayfish(gouges eyes out for misspelling crawfish).
  • Igotdisbish
    Igotdisbish Posts: 91
    Big fat round long pickles

    So, you're coming?

    2 out of 3 work?
  • tomomatic
    tomomatic Posts: 1,794 Member
    Old bay seasoning. I'm from Maryland so this is how we roll anywhere near the Chesapeake Bay. Cocktail sauce is good.

    If this is outdoor, then any picnic sides will do. Crabs would be awesome. Corn, rolls/biscuits, potato salad, mashed potatoes.
  • wykkeddone
    wykkeddone Posts: 1
    LOL! Fruit would also be nice..strawberries are in season. Southerners eat everything girlfriend. If you can catch it and batter it, we fry it or make a stew of it.
  • silvergurl518
    silvergurl518 Posts: 4,123 Member
    cornbread. i don't care if it "goes" or not.














    CORNBREAD.
  • MizTerry
    MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
    In our area of SC, we call it Beaufort Boil. It's Kelbasa sausage, corn, shrimp, baby potatoes and old bay seasoning.

    Do bread as a side, but really, the potatoes are usually pretty filling.
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    You guys are all SO fabulous :) Thank you!

    Going to check your blog!
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    In our area of SC, we call it Beaufort Boil. It's Kelbasa sausage, corn, shrimp, baby potatoes and old bay seasoning.

    Hey! I've spent oodles of time in Beaufort! :) I even went shrimpin :)
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    Big fat round long pickles

    So, you're coming?

    2 out of 3 work?

    RAWR :)
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    LOL! Fruit would also be nice..strawberries are in season. Southerners eat everything girlfriend. If you can catch it and batter it, we fry it or make a stew of it.

    That's awesome *LOL*
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    seafood-boil-pic.jpg
  • BECav0602
    BECav0602 Posts: 200 Member
    potato salad, cole slaw, baked beans, green salad cornbread. Low country boil is awesome! (I'm from the coastal GA/SC area and we have it all the time. Even had one for my rehearsal dinner!).
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    I feel sheepish admitting... I've never had crab. Real crap... like, crack a leg open and eat it crab :grumble:

    And I may be the only person on earth that doesn't really dig corn.
  • eep223
    eep223 Posts: 624 Member
    seafood-boil-pic.jpg

    [Those are crawfish but same idea. :) ]
  • downsizinghoss
    downsizinghoss Posts: 1,035 Member
    I have family in Beaufort lol Not far from there myself.

    A low country boil. Start a large pot boiling. add some crab boil mix. Old Bay is my favorite.

    Throw in a few pounds of small potatoes. Let them boil for a while, then throw in the small corn cobbs and whole onions.

    After about 10 minutes add a lot of pieces of polish sausage or kielbasa.

    Let things boil, and then 10 minutes before eating time.... add the shrimp.

    Then dump it all down a long table and have at it!

    :-)


    cole slaw is a standard side, but not necessary
  • Lisa_Rhodes
    Lisa_Rhodes Posts: 263 Member
    bread for dipping into the "boil". Mac and cheese is good..Dirty rice...

    Dirty Rice?? What the hell do you southerners eat??? *LOL*

    I'll google it :) Thanks!

    Is it not called dirty rice anywhere else? I'm so out of the loop of what's only a southern staple bc I'm so used to it. :laugh:

    I was very upset when I went to British Columbia and they told me they had sweet tea.. it was Brisk Raspberry :frown:

    Edit to say: I know what mostly is just southern anymore, this was probably 6-7 years ago, haha
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    OK, I shall make

    1. amazing baked beans (I don't suck at this)
    2. cornbread
    3. coleslaw
    4. potato salad or perhaps the mac n' cheese idea... I like that.

    I think we'll be good, and that's all stuff I've managed to not screw up before :)

    Thanks everyone! Super helpful. This will be a fun new experience for me :drinker:
  • IamOnMywayNow
    IamOnMywayNow Posts: 470 Member
    seafood-boil-pic.jpg

    Love me some crawfish!!
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    seafood-boil-pic.jpg

    [Those are crawfish but same idea. :) ]

    thanks, I had no idea....

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