SHRIMP BOIL / CAJUN SHRIMP

Cajun is one of the best sauce or seasoning you can add to any seafood. So good that you'll ask for extra rice! Yes, that's an Asian thing.  For this recipe, I used shrimp but you can use any seafood you like, e.g. craw fish, crabs, crab legs, etc.
This Cajun shrimp recipe is very delicious and full of flavor because of the seasonings added to the butter. This is the n'th time I made this recipe and I was inspired to make this sauce when Boiling Crab, an Asian restaurant that opened here in Rowland Heights, CA offered this delicious food and became a hit. After few years, more restaurants are serving this delicious dish.

Over the past 2 years, I was able to modify mg previous recipe and now that I got a better sauce mixture, I thought of creating another blog and video how to make it. Ahhh... you'll be amazed how easy it is! 
It's a simple 1, 2, 3 plus I found a new way to boil the shrimp and how to keep the shrimp tender after boiling. Yes, boil the shrimp just until it the color turns orange. Do not overcook. Immediately drop the boiled shrimp in ice cold water and leave it for 10-15 minutes. That extra step will keep the shrimp tender so please do not skip. 

SHRIMP BOIL /CAJUn SHRIMP RECIPE

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs / 1 kilo head-on and shell-on shrimp, rinsed
• 1 piece lemon, quartered
• 1-1/2 cups / 3 sticks unsalted Butter
• 1 head garlic, chopped
• 2 tbsp cajun seasoning
• 2 tbsp lemon pepper seasoning
• 2 tbsp paprika
• 1 tbsp onion powder
• 1-2 tbsp ​hot sauce, adjust as needed
• 1 cube shrimp bouillon
• 1 tbsp sugar​​
• cooked sausage, (I used smoked sausage)
• corn on the cob, boiled

Procedure:​

• Boil the corn in water until tender. Remove from water and set aside.
• Rinse the shrimp with water, use a pair of scissors to cut off the mustache and legs. Boil the shrimp in water with quartered lemon. Cook until the color starts to turn orange. Do not overcook. Remove from heat and drop the cooked shrimp in ice-cold water. Soak for 10-15 minutes. Add more ice if needed. Remove from water and set aside.
• In a small bowl combine Cajun seasoning, lemon pepper, paprika and onion powder. Set aside.
• Melt butter over low heat in a large pan or wok. 
• Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. 
• Add the seasoning mixture. Stir and cook for 3 minutes.
• Add bouillon, hot sauce and sugar. Simmer for another 3 minutes.
• Add the boiled corn, sausage and shrimp. Stir until the sauce and shrimps are incorporated.
• Transfer to a serving plate.
• Serve with steamed white rice. 
• Enjoy!

TIPS AND NOTES:

• You can make this recipe a seafood boil by just adding other seafood variety like mussels, crabs, clams and more! 
• You can add more hot sauce as you wish depending on how spicy you want it. 
• You will definitely have extra sauce here. I suggest to save it and store in the freezer for future use.
• If you can't find Cajun seasoning or you wanted to make your own, combine paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, dried oregano, cayenne and thyme. Paprika has the most portioning but the rest are equal portions and you just can adjust them to your liking. 
• I hope these tips helps! 

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