Beaufort Stew - Edisto Style

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 12 ounces large shrimp, unpeeled
• 2 -3 frozen niblet ears of corn or 1 1/2 ears fresh corn, shucked
• 4 -5 ounces kielbasa or 4 -5 ounces smoked sausage, cut in 2 inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon old bay seasoning, more to taste
• 2 small red potatoes, unpeeled (optional)
• 1 frozen snow crab legs, cluster (if used, reduce shrimp to 6-8 ounces per person) (optional)
• crushed red pepper flakes, if you like it hot (optional)

Recipe

• 1 fill a large pot half-full of water.
• 2 bring it to a boil and add old bay seasoning and the sausage.
• 3 bring back to boil and cook about 10 minutes.
• 4 add ears of corn and bring to boil again.
• 5 if adding potatoes, add them with the corn.
• 6 cook about 10 minutes.
• 7 if adding frozen crab legs, add them next.
• 8 bring mixture back to a boil and immediately add the shrimp, cooking just until the shrimp turn pink.
• 9 remove pot from burner.
• 10 immediately drain pot and spoon mixture into large serving bowls.
• 11 serve with cocktail sauce, saltine crackers and plenty of napkins, hand towels or paper towels.
• 12 this is always served as a casual meal because each person peels his own shrimp and it can get messy, but everyone enjoys it.
• 13 for large groups, we usually cook it outside in a huge pot over an open gas burner, like a king kooker.