Appetizing Muse

Yummy recipe:

Shrimp Feast

2 quarts water

1-1/2 tsp. salt

1 (12-ounce) can beer, optional

2 TBS seafood seasoning (Old Bay)

2 medium red potatoes, cut into quarters

1 medium sweet onion, cut into wedges

1⁄3 LBS turkey kielbasa, cut into 2-inch lengths

2 ears fresh corn, cut in half

3/4 LBS raw, unpeeled large shrimp

Cocktail sauce, optional

Melted butter, optional

Lemon wedges, optional

 

Combine water, salt, beer (if using), and seafood seasoning in a large stockpot. Bring to a boil. Add potatoes and onion; cook over high heat eight minutes. Add sausage and cook over high heat five minutes. Add corn and boil seven minutes. Stir in shrimp and cook four minutes, or until opaque in the center. Drain well and ladle into large bowls. Serve with cocktail sauce, melted butter and lemon wedges, if desired. Serves two.

The recipe comes from American Profile Magazine, submitted by reader Joe Bradford of Sea Island, Georgia.

The magazine photo is great (above left), but my digital snapshot is terrible as usual (above right) and does not do justice to the wonderful recipe.