Texas Gulf Coast Fishing

Backyard Seafood Boil

Start out with a cooler iced down with your favorite beverages and this recipe makes for an excellent outdoor family get together. Crawfish, Blue Crab, or Shrimp. It doesn't matter, it's all good.

Ingredients:

• Old Bay Seasoning ®
• 5 pounds of New Potatoes
• 3 (16 ounce) packages of your favorite sausage, cut into 2 inch pieces
• 8 ears fresh corn, husks/silks removed and broke in halves
• 2 Lemons
• 2 (8 ounce) packages of whole mushrooms
• 10 pounds of your favorite seafood

Directions:

• Heat a large pot of water on an outdoor cooker.
• Add Old Bay Seasoning to taste, and bring to a rolling boil.
• Halve the lemons, squeeze the halves and throw into pot
• Add potatoes, corn, and sausage, bring back to a boil and cook for about 15 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes
• Add your favorite seafood when everything else is almost done, bring back to a boil and cook for another 5 minutes. Drain off the water, and pour the contents out onto a picnic table covered with newspapers. Load a paper plate, grab your favorite beverage and enjoy!