How to Host a Low Country Seafood Boil 10-12 people

Want to invite over a group of your friends and have a great time??? Then host a Low Country Seafood Boil!! Let me show you how to do it the Low Country Way! Fresh Seafood, good music, good times.. Fun to be had by all. Your friends will talk about it for weeks and will want to do it again!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Picnic tables
• chairs
• coolers or buckets
• plates, forks, napkins
• butter, salt and pepper
• cocktail sauce (see recipe by pamatwork
• Low Country Seafood boil (see recipe by pamatwork)
• newspapers
• large pickle jars for sweet tea
• beer
• sliced lemons
• music (beach, jimmy buffet, james taylor)
• citronella candles

1. 
    
   Great spot for a Good Time

   First find a really nice spot in your yard, under a pretty tree or in a nice garden area. Put a table in the center of your gathering area, place the eating tables around the food table. To prepare the food table for serving: Layer newspaper over the entire table. Put plates, napkins, salt, pepper, butter, sliced lemons and cocktail sauce on the two ends of the table. Hang citronella candles around the eating area from the trees or put a candle on each table. (this will help take care of bugs) Have your music system set up near the eating area but not too close. Play your beach music, jimmy buffet, james taylor, etc. in the background to set the mood.

2. At one end of the food table put a 5 gallon pickle jar with sweet ice tea and a ladle and the cups. At the foot of the table put a cooler with ice in it. You can also place a cooler filled with ice and beer or a big round silver wash tub with ice and beer in it. Make sure if you have beer to also place some sliced limes and lemons on the table next to the tea. While you are cooking the seafood boil, everybody can enjoy each others company, the music and ice tea and/or beer. You can serve a small appetizer if you wish. But remember, not too much because the feast will begin shortly.

3. 
    
   Dumped on the Table!

   Once your Low Country Seafood Boil is ready to serve, just drain it and dump it in a heap in the middle of the food table. Have everyone gather around the table heaping their plates with extraordinary sausage, corn on the cob, new potatoes and fresh shrimp. You can serve a great Key Lime Pie(see recipe by pamatwork) for dessert! Goes great with this dinner....if there is room after the feast!

Tips & Warnings

• You can mix up the appetizers and desserts for this meal. You can also use a small wood or metal boat or any other kind of unusual container you may have around for a serving table for the boil. If you use a boat, just put the condiments on either end of the boat and then use a small separate table for the drinks, plates, napkins, etc.
• Of course you can use any kind of music but if your guests know how to Shag beach music is perfect ,,,, they might even get up and dance if you have a patio or garage that would provide a good dance floor. Have Fun!
• See How to cook a Low Country Seafood Boil by Pamatwork for recipe
• See How to make Cocktail Sauce by Pamatwork for recipe

[pamatwork]

on 6/18/2009 Hey,,,,,lol I actually used Dr. Buzzard to retreive something that was stolen from me and the guy who did it, believed in Dr. Buzzard and in voodoo. I grew up in the Low Country and all of my family was born and raised there as well,,,,Love Beaufort

Pam

[cheridonna]

on 6/18/2009 Recipe: Low Country Boil
serves 12

4 1/2 Tbs seafood boil (see below)
2 1/4 gallons water
3 Lb smoked beef sausage links cut
into 2 inch pieces
18 ears of corn shucked and cut
into 5 inch pieces
6 lb shrimp

In a large pot, add seafood boil to water and
bring to a boil. Add the sausage and boil
uncovered for 6 minutes. Add the corn.
5 minutes later, add the shrimp.
3 minutes later, drain and serve immediately.
( do not wait for the water to reboil after
adding the corn or shrimp - both will be
overcooked).
If any shrimp are left, peel them and serve
over the grits on Sunday.

Frogmore is a small town near Beaufort, SC.
It is the capital of Voodooism in the US.
Dr. Buzzard is still the high priest.
The Medical University of SC actually trains
students how to treat patients who have
been spelled with the root.
Anyone passing through the Low Country
will notic...