🔥 The Killer Savory Crab Boil Recipe (Butter-Based) a Holiday Tradition

You’ll Need:

  • Potatoes ( 1 small bag baby red)

  • Corn on the cob (3 ears cut in half or 3rds)

  • Sausage (1 pack kielbasa)

  • Eggs (6 boiled eggs peeled)

  • Crab legs (3-4 lbs)

  • Shrimp (1 lb peel & eat)

  • 3 sticks unsalted butter

  • 1 medium onion, finely diced

  • 6–8 cloves garlic, minced (don’t be shy)

  • 2 tbsp Old Bay

  • 1 tbsp paprika

  • 1 tbsp garlic powder

  • 1 tbsp onion powder

  • 1–2 tsp cayenne (to taste)

  • 1 tsp black pepper

  • 1 tsp lemon pepper

  • 1 tsp dried thyme

  • 1 tsp dried oregano

  • ½ tsp smoked paprika (optional but 🔥)

  • Juice of 1–2 lemons

  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

  • 1 tbsp soy sauce (adds deep savory umami)

  • ½ cup seafood broth or reserved boil water

Cook & Set Aside:

  • boil eggs

  • chop and cook sausage in pat of butter

  • boil baby red potatoes

  • boil corn

Sauce Method:

  1. Melt butter over medium heat in a large skillet or pot

  2. Add onions → sauté until soft and slightly golden

  3. Add garlic → cook 30 seconds (do NOT brown)

  4. Stir in all spices + Worcestershire + soy

  5. Add lemon juice + broth

  6. Simmer gently 5–7 minutes until glossy and fragrant

👉 Taste. Adjust salt or heat. This sauce should make you pause mid-stir.

🦐 Cooking the Remaining Seafood (Perfect Timing)

Bring a Large Pot to a Boil:

Add to water:

  • 1 lemon (halved)

  • 2 tbsp Old Bay

  • 1 tbsp salt

  • 1 tsp black pepper

  • 1 tsp thyme

Cook in This Order:

  1. Crab legs → 5–6 minutes (just to heat through)

  2. Shrimp → add last 2–3 minutes (turn pink, curl slightly)

Drain immediately.

🌽 Bringing It ALL Together (The Magic Part)

In a large pot, Dutch oven, or foil pan:

  1. Add:

    • Potatoes

    • Corn

    • Sausage

    • Eggs

    • Crab legs

    • Shrimp

  2. Pour the killer butter sauce over everything

  3. Gently toss or fold until coated

  4. Cover and let sit 5 minutes off heat so flavors marry

✨ Optional Finish (Highly Recommended)

  • Extra melted butter drizzle

  • Fresh chopped parsley

  • Lemon wedges

  • Dash of Old Bay on top

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