No-Frills Shrimp Boil

Name: No-Frills Shrimp Boil with Corn and Potatoes
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 2 pounds small red-skinned potatoes; 1/4 cup Zatarain's Crawfish, Shrimp & Crab Boil or Old Bay Seasoning, plus more for serving; Kosher salt; 2 lemons, divided; 4 ears of corn, husked, each ear cut crosswise into quarters; 2 pounds shell-on large shrimp, cut along back of shell, deveined; Olive oil (for drizzling)

By Andrew Knowlton

August 21, 2017

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Set a large colander in the sink before you add the shrimp so you can drain the seafood boil as soon as it comes off the heat.

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