Seafood boil

Ingredients

• 1½ lb (700 g) small potatoes
• 4 ears of corn, halved
• 1 lb (450 g) smoked sausage, in chunks
• 2 lb (900 g) shrimp, shell on
• 1 lb (450 g) mussels or clams (or crab legs)
• ¼ cup Cajun or Old Bay seasoning
• 1 lemon, halved
• 1 head garlic, halved
• Butter sauce: ½ cup (115 g) butter, 4 cloves garlic, 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning, 1 tsp paprika, juice of ½ lemon

Method

1. Fill a large pot with water, add the seasoning, lemon and garlic and bring to a boil.
2. Add the potatoes and boil 10 minutes, then the corn and sausage for 5 minutes.
3. Add the mussels for 3 minutes, then the shrimp for 2 to 3 minutes until pink. Drain.
4. Melt the butter with the garlic, seasoning, paprika and lemon juice.
5. Toss everything in the butter sauce and serve on a table lined with paper.