Florida Gulf Coast Newspaper Shrimp Dinner

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs raw medium pink gulf shrimp (shell on)
• 1 1/2-2 lbs smoked sausage (andouille also works well)
• 6 new potatoes
• 6 chicken drumsticks or 6 chicken thighs
• 3 ears fresh corn, broken in half
• 1 large onion
• 1/4 cup old bay seasoning (i use a local blend that can be replicated by mixing bay seasoning with some garlic powder. adjust t)
• 1 large orange (sliced or quartered)
• 4 key limes (halved)
• 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar (this makes the shrimp easier to peel after cooking)

Recipe

• 1 you will also need: newspaper or brown grocery bag split open.
• 2 fill a large stock pot 2/3 full of water.
• 3 add the bay seasoning, the orange, vinegar, and the limes.
• 4 bring to a rolling boil then add the potatoes, chicken, sausage, and the onion.
• 5 let bring back to a rolling boil, add water as needed to keep the ingredients covered.
• 6 after boiling for 20 minutes, add the corn.
• 7 after letting the corn boil for 5 minutes add the shrimp.
• 8 boil for another five minutes, or until the shrimp are thoroughly pink.
• 9 remove from heat, and drain the water off with a strainer.
• 10 spread the newspaper, or paper bags over the table and dump the drained food onto it.
• 11 the orange and the limes can be discarded.
• 12 everyone helps themselves to the dinner.
• 13 i would recommend the following condiments:.
• 14 cocktail sauce for the peel and eat shrimp.
• 15 sour cream for the potatoes.
• 16 mustard sauce for the sausage (i usually mix 1/3 yellow, 1/3 dijon, and 1/3 coarse stone ground for mine).
• 17 you can have butter for the corn, but unlike traditional corn on the cob this corn will be very flavorful from the bay seasoning and the citrus, and i usually skip it.