seafood boil plate loaded with crab legs, shrimp, lobster tail, sausage, corn, potatoes, eggs, and broccoli in a rich garlic butter sauce 🔥🦀🍤

Here’s a full homemade recipe so you can recreate it:

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🦀 Ultimate Seafood Boil (Garlic Butter Cajun Style)

🛒 Ingredients (Serves 3–4)

Seafood

• 1 lb snow crab legs

• 1 lobster tail (or 2 small)

• 1 lb large shrimp (shell-on, deveined)

• 12 oz smoked sausage (cut into chunks)

Vegetables & Extras

• 3–4 red potatoes

• 2 ears corn (cut in halves)

• 3–4 boiled eggs (optional but delicious!)

• 1 cup broccoli florets

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🧂 Boil Seasoning

• 2 tbsp Old Bay seasoning

• 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning

• 1 tbsp salt

• 1 tsp black pepper

• 1 lemon (halved)

• 4 cloves garlic (smashed)

• 1 small onion (quartered)

• 1 tsp paprika

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🧈 Garlic Butter Sauce (The Flavor Bomb!)

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter

• 8–10 cloves garlic (minced)

• 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning

• 1 tsp smoked paprika

• 1 tsp chili powder

• 1 tsp red pepper flakes (adjust to heat preference)

• 1 tbsp brown sugar

• 1 tbsp hot sauce (optional)

• 1 tbsp lemon juice

• 1 tsp Italian seasoning

• Fresh parsley (chopped)

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1️⃣ Boil the Base

1. Fill a large pot with water.

2. Add boil seasoning ingredients.

3. Bring to a rolling boil.

2️⃣ Cook in Stages (Important!)

Add in this order:

1. Potatoes – boil 12–15 minutes.

2. Corn & Sausage – boil 5 minutes.

3. Crab legs & Lobster – boil 5–6 minutes.

4. Shrimp – last 2–3 minutes (until pink).

5. Broccoli – final 2 minutes.

6. Add boiled eggs during last 3–4 minutes so they absorb flavor.

Drain everything.

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3️⃣ Make the Garlic Butter Sauce

1. Melt butter in a saucepan.

2. Add garlic and cook until fragrant (don’t burn it).

3. Stir in all seasonings, brown sugar, lemon juice, and hot sauce.

4. Simmer 2–3 minutes.

5. Add parsley at the end.

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4️⃣ Combine

Place seafood and veggies in a large bowl or foil pan.
Pour hot garlic butter sauce over everything.
Toss gently to coat.

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🔥 Optional: Oven Finish

For deeper flavor:

• Cover with foil

• Bake at 400°F (200°C) for 10–12 minutes

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🍽 Serving Tip

Serve in a foil tray like your photo with:

• Extra lemon wedges

• Side of dipping butter

• Crusty bread

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If you want, I can also give you:

• 🥵 Extra spicy version

• 🧄 Creamy Cajun garlic sauce version

• 💰 Budget-friendly seafood boil

• 🦞 Restaurant-style sauce secret

Just tell me which one you want!