King Crab and Shrimp Boil

Ingredients

• 6 quarts water, and more as needed
• 1/4 cup seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay), or to taste
• 1 pound small red potatoes
• 2 pounds king crab legs
• 2 cups chopped carrots
• 1 1/2 cups chopped celery
• 12 pearl onions
• 1 pound spicy sausage links, cut into rounds
• 4 ears corn, husked
• 2 pounds unpeeled shrimp

Directions

Bring 6 quarts water to a boil in a large stewing pot; add seafood seasoning. Cook potatoes in the seasoned water for 15 minutes.

Bring a separate pot of water to a boil; add seafood seasoning to taste. Cook crab legs until meat is tender, about 10 minutes.

Mix carrots, celery, and onions into potatoes; cook until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Add sausage and corn and continue boiling for 5 minutes more. Add shrimp and transfer crab legs to same pot; cook until shrimp are cooked through and pink, 2 to 3 minutes.