Sweet Grown Alabama Recipes

Ingredients:

• 6 lemons, divided, plus more for serving
• 3/4 Cup (1.5 sticks) butter, unsalted
• 1/2 Cup, plus 2 Tbsp boil seasoning (such as Old Bay or Zatarain’s), plus more for serving
• 2 Sweet Grown Alabama garlic Heads, halved crosswise
• 2 Sweet Grown Alabama onions, quartered
• Fresh hearty herbs of choice, like thyme
• 2 lbs. Sweet Grown Alabama Potatoes 
• 6 bay leaves
• 8 Sweet Grown Alabama eats of corn, broken or cut in half crosswise
• 3 lbs. Sweet Grown Alabama sausage 
• 4 lbs. Sweet Grown Alabaam jumbo shrimp, shell-on
• Fresh chopped parsley, for serving

Directions:

1. First, create the boiling broth. Set a large boiling pot over high heat. Bring water, yellow onions, garlic, 4 of the lemons, bay leaves, and salt to a boil. Stir in 1/2 cup of the crab boil seasoning, such as Zatarain’s or Old Bay, or your favorite.
2. Add veggies and meat, starting with potatoes. Now that you have your base, boil your veggies, meat, and seafood. You’ll work in stages, starting with the potatoes, which take the longest to cook, and ending with the shrimp, which will cook the shortest. Set a fitted strainer (many large boiling pots will come with a strainer with a handle that fits perfectly inside the pot). The order of addition goes: potatoes (15 minutes), corn and sausage (5 minutes), then shrimp (4 to 5 minutes). Use a large slotted spoon to scoop out and check on doneness along the way.
3. Make a spicy butter. In a medium saucepan, melt unsalted butter with zest of one lemon and juice of two lemons, peeled garlic cloves (whole or minced) and salt until melted and aromatic. Stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons of the spicy crab boil seasoning, to taste.
4. Serve with an additional sprinkle of Crab Boil Seasoning, fresh lemon wedges, and chopped fresh herbs, like parsley, if desired.