Atchison Shrimp Boil (The Mini Version)

Stove Top Shrimp Boil

3-5 Pounds Shell-On Frozen Shrimp (if frozen individually in a bag leave in the fridge over night)

6-8 Smallish Yellow or Red Potatoes (cut in half)

6-8 small corn cobs

3 small onions cut in half

1-2 Pounds of Smoked Sausage( cut in small links

3 large oranges- zest and cut in half- keep the zest

Zatarains pro-boil powder (or other that includes the salt)

Fill your boiling pot about half full of water. Add your seasoning. Taste it. Should be salty. Add potatoes, onions, oranges and orange zest while waiting on water to come to a boil. 

Once the water boils, check the potatoes every 5 min until they’re cooked.

Once potatoes are cooked, add the shrimp straight from their bags, the sausage, and the corn to the pot. 

When the water comes back to a boil take out one shrimp and test it for doneness. It should be white all the way through and not clear. If it’s not cooked, check again every 2 minutes. It shouldn’t take more than a 5 minutes after they come back to a boil.

Dump in a colander and serve with cocktail sauce or remoulade.    

**Other things to add if you want** mushrooms, artichoke hearts, whole garlic, pineapple slices 🤷🏼‍♀️

***Thawing block frozen shrimp*** Go to Dollar General and buy a cheap mesh laundry bag. Also buy a cheap kitchen size trash can or a bin or some sort large enough to hold your bricks. Strip the bricks naked and put them in the mesh bag. Put mesh bag in the bin, take outside and run the hose in that bin letting it overflow continuously (water doesn’t have to be full force just enough to keep a constant water rotation. Shake the bag every so often until shrimp are thawed.it will probably take about 30-45 min or more depending on how many bricks.