Guaranteed Busog With This All-American Seafood Boil Recipe

Name: Guaranteed Busog With This All-American Seafood Boil Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pc Knorr Shrimp Cube, crumbled; 1 tsp salt; 2 pcs ginger knobs, crushed; 1 pc garlic head, minced; 300 g baby potatoes; 2 pcs sweet corn on the cob, cut into 4 pcs; 1/2 kg mussels, cleaned; 1 kg alimasag, cleaned and halved; 1/2 kg shrimp, cleaned; 2 cups lemon lime soda; 1 cup Lady's Choice Real Mayonnaise; 1 tsp lemon juice; 1 tsp mustard; 2 tsp pickle relish

Yes, the Philippines is an archipelago. And yes, ours is a country rich in seafood. While this may make you think that the Seafood Boil is a Pinoy creation, it’s actually not — although, we have our own seafood stews to be proud of. The Seafood Boil concept actually traces its origins to classic cookouts in the U.S.’s southern states. In Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states, the best Seafood Boil recipes abound. But today, we’ll start with the basics.

Gather these Seafood Boil ingredients and bust out your pick of the most flavorful Seafood Boil sauce recipes out there. It’s time you introduce this seafood bonanza to your friends and family, if you haven’t already. We’re pretty sure they’ll salivate over these tasty treasures from the sea.

Tips

Did you know that chefs are among the best researchers and experimentalists there are? How else would they create such reliable recipes? So, here’s a tip (and maybe some homework, too). Know your seafood! Make sure you learn how to spot fresh seafood, from mussels and shrimp to different kinds of crab. Read up on fish, too. While that’s not necessarily included in our list of Seafood Boil ingredients, this comes in handy for other recipes. Good luck!

30 min.
4 People
Medium

Ingredients

1 pc Knorr Shrimp Cube, crumbled
1 tsp salt
2 pcs ginger knobs, crushed
1 pc garlic head, minced
300 g baby potatoes
2 pcs sweet corn on the cob, cut into 4 pcs
1/2 kg mussels, cleaned
1 kg alimasag, cleaned and halved
1/2 kg shrimp, cleaned
2 cups lemon lime soda
1 cup Lady's Choice Real Mayonnaise
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp mustard
2 tsp pickle relish

Cooking Method

Toss together crumbled Knorr Shrimp Cube, salt, crushed ginger, and garlic in a small bowl. Set aside.
Arrange all main ingredients in a deep pot starting with potatoes at the bottom followed by corn, mussels, alimasag, and shrimp. Sprinkle some of the Knorr Shrimp Cube mixture in between the layers.
Pour lemon lime soda into the pot and cover. Turn on the heat and allow to simmer for 20 to 25 minutes or until all seafood is cooked.
Serve with homemade garlic butter sauce or tartar sauce, which you can whip up from scratch, too. Just mix Lady’s Choice Real Mayonnaise, lemon juice, mustard, and pickle relish in a bowl. Enjoy.

Before you know it, you’ll be serving flawless Seafood Boil like a cookout connoisseur. Remember, practice makes perfect. There are so many sauces you can pair this dish with, too — you won’t run out of options! Let us know which one’s your fave.