Old Bay Seafood Boil

Name: Old Bay Seafood Boil
Total time: 90
Yield: 14
Ingredients: 4 lemons, halved; 2 medium sweet onions (such as Vidalia®), quartered; 4 serrano chiles, split in 1/2 lengthwise and seeds and membranes removed; 2 heads garlic, peeled and halved; 2 bunches fresh thyme, tied with string; 1.6666667461395 cups seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®), or more to taste; 6 teaspoons kosher salt, or more to taste; 6 bay leaves; 3 pounds medium red potatoes, cut in 1/2; 5 (13 ounce) packages smoked kielbasa sausage, cut into 2-inch pieces; 6 ears sweet corn, halved; 30 littleneck clams, scrubbed; 4 pounds jumbo shrimp, deveined, tail on; 2.5 pounds Alaskan king crab legs

Recipe by Brian Sapp from allrecipes.com

Dinner 2 Hr. 30 Mins.

Ingredients

14 servings

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4 lemons, halved
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2 medium sweet onions (such as Vidalia®), quartered
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4 serrano chiles, split in 1/2 lengthwise and seeds and membranes removed
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2 heads garlic, peeled and halved
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2 bunches fresh thyme, tied with string
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1.6666667461395 cups seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®), or more to taste
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6 teaspoons kosher salt, or more to taste

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6 bay leaves
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3 pounds medium red potatoes, cut in 1/2
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5 (13 ounce) packages smoked kielbasa sausage, cut into 2-inch pieces
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6 ears sweet corn, halved
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30 littleneck clams, scrubbed
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4 pounds jumbo shrimp, deveined, tail on
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2.5 pounds Alaskan king crab legs

Instructions

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.
Stir potatoes into the pot and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
Next, add sausage and corn; cook another 5 minutes, making sure everything stays covered with the liquid.
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).
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.