A Seafood Boil Platter is a fun, messy, flavor-packed dish where seafood, corn, and potatoes are cooked together and tossed in a buttery spiced sauce. 🦐🦀🌽 Here’s a simple version you can make at home.
🦐 Seafood Boil Platter (Easy Home Version)
Ingredients
Seafood
- 300–500 g shrimp (with shell)
- 2 crab clusters or crab pieces
- 200 g mussels or clams (optional)
Boil items
- 3–4 small potatoes (halved)
- 1–2 corn cobs (cut into pieces)
- 1 sausage (optional, sliced)
Boil seasoning
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 lemon (cut in half)
Butter sauce
- 4 tbsp butter
- 4 garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 tsp chili flakes
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ lemon juice
🍳 Cooking Steps
1. Boil the base
- Fill a large pot with water.
- Add salt, paprika, garlic powder, chili powder, and lemon halves.
- Add potatoes first and boil 10 minutes.
2. Add the rest
- Add corn and sausage → cook 5 minutes.
- Add crab and mussels → cook 3–4 minutes.
- Add shrimp last → cook 2–3 minutes (until pink).
3. Make the garlic butter sauce
In a pan:
- Melt butter.
- Add garlic, paprika, and chili flakes.
- Cook 1 minute, then add lemon juice.
4. Assemble the platter
- Drain seafood and vegetables.
- Toss everything in the garlic butter sauce.
- Spread on a large tray or parchment paper.
✅ Finish with
- Extra lemon wedges 🍋
- Fresh coriander or parsley
- Sprinkle chili flakes for heat
💡 Pro tip:
Add 1 tsp sugar or honey to the butter sauce — it balances the spice and makes the sauce taste like restaurant seafood boils.
If you want, I can also show you:
- The famous “restaurant Cajun seafood boil sauce” recipe (much richer) 🦀
- How to make a $100-style seafood boil platter at home for cheap.
