Domestic Diva's Low Country Boil

A few weeks ago, my older brother Garrick FINALLY graduated from college (only took him 10 years!).  His graduation was held at Tusculum College's main campus in Greeneville.  As many of you already know, Jonathan lives in Greeneville, Home of the 17th President Andrew Johnson.  I was really excited to have my whole family in Greeneville.  I saw Garrick's graduation as the perfect time to have the family over to Jonathan's house and throw a huge party for Garrick's graduation.

I LOVE to throw and plan parties so I was very excited to host an event for 20+ people. I needed a party menu that I could make relatively fast and a menu that would be fun.  I decided to do a Low Country Boil because its easy to feed a ton of people and its a ton of fun.  If you are ever entertaining a lot of people, I would definitely recommend making my Low Country Boil! 

By the way, I make the Low Country Boil in a Turkey Fryer outside.  Because my turkey fryer does not have a straining basket, I use a small fishing/sand crab net to "fish out" the boil.  I dump the food out on a table covered with newspaper and everyone stands around the table and eats. 

Domestic Diva's Low Country Boil

Ingredients
2 onions, halved
1 garlic head, halved
2-4 packs Zataran's Crab Boil Seasoning Bags
2 bottles Zataran's Liquid Crab boil
3 lemons, halved
1/2 cup Salt
1-2 Beers
3 pounds Red Potatoes, leave small potatoes whole and cut larger one's into two in. pieces
10 ears of fresh corn, shucked and cut in two's
2 pounds Andouille Sausage Links, cut in half
5 pounds Live Crawfish
2 pounds Snow Crab Legs
2 pounds Raw Shrimp in Shell

Directions
In a large Turkey Fryer filled about 3/4 full of water, add onions, garlic, crab boil packs, crab boil liquid, salt, beer, and lemons.  When water comes to a boil, add Red Potatoes. 5 minutes later, add Corn, Crawfish, and Sausage.  5 minutes later add Crab Legs.  Cook for 10 minutes and add Shrimp.  Immediately turn off heat and let sit for 15-20 minutes.   Strain or "fish out" contents of pot onto a table covered with newspaper.  I usually put the boil into a huge platter and place the platter on the table covered with newspaper.  Serve with melted butter, tarter sauce, and cocktail sauce. 

**You can omit any of the main meats in the Low Country Boil. Sometimes I just make Crab and Shrimp.  I will only use crawfish if they are in season.