Frogmore Stew 101 : My First Recipe

// March 6th, 2009 // life

So I’ve been blogging since 2002 and not once have I ever shared a recipe- I’ve talked about food, A LOT! Today is a first.

A lot of my friends on twitter and facebook often comment on my update when I mention Frogmore stew so I decided to take some pictures and actually post how I cook this easy but wonderful meal. Here goes.  This recipe will feed 15 people easily.  For those of you in the Lowcountry, this is nothing new and we all have our “ways” of doing it. Please throw your .02 cents in!

Ingredients:

- 5 pounds of shrimp (FRESH!)

- 6 pounds of kielbasa (I like the sausage best, so I put in a lot)

- 36 new potatoes (small red ones- this is rough)

- 24 niblet ears of sweet yellow corn

- 1 bag of Zatarans Shrimp & Crab Boil (Old Bay Seasoning is good too)

- 1/2 stick of butter

You’ll need a BIG deep pot filled a little more than half way with water.  Get the water boiling and add the 1/2 stick of butter & Zatarans crab boil.  Now that it’s boiling good and the butter has melted add your potatoes.  The potatoes will cook for about 15 mins then you’ll throw in the corn.  Don’t really throw them in, you’ll burn your self and get water every where.  Another 15 mins for the corn to cook.  Next put in the Kielbasa.  The kielbasa will cook for about 10 mins and then you’ll add the shrimp.  The shrimp only needs about 7-10 mins to turn pink.

That’s it!  Well, for the cooking.  Next you’ll drain all the goods and then dump it in a big bowl or dump it right on the table using brown paper bags or brown packing paper.  This is served great with cold slaw and some rolls.

For some more seafood flavor go ahead and throw in some crab legs.