Instant Pot Shrimp Boil
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Everyone’s favorite low country boil can be made so easily and effortlessly right in your pressure cooker in just 6 minutes!
It feels so stinking good to be back home.
Don’t get me wrong.
The pasta and gelato were all to die for in Italy, but we couldn’t bear to be away from Butters for that long.
The minute we got back home, we smothered Butters for about 2 hours, did 17 loads of laundry, and whipped up the easiest shrimp boil of my entire life.
Yup, 6 minutes in the IP is all you need. That and that garlic butter sauce you serve it with.
But excuse me while I just faceplant myself into this butter sauce here. It’s been a long two weeks away from home!
Instant Pot Shrimp Boil
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds baby red potatoes
- 1 12.8-ounce package smoked andouille sausage, thinly sliced
- ½ medium sweet onion, chopped
- 4 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning, divided
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- 3 ears corn, halved
- 1 16-ounce pilsner or lager beer
- 1 ½ pounds medium shrimp, shell-on
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
Instructions
- Place potatoes, sausage, onion, 3 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning and hot sauce into a 6-qt Instant Pot®. Stir until well combined. Top with corn and beer.
- Select manual setting; adjust pressure to high, and set time for 5 minutes. When finished cooking, quick-release pressure according to manufacturer’s directions.
- Add shrimp. Select manual setting; adjust pressure to high, and set time for 1 minute. When finished cooking, quick-release pressure according to manufacturer’s directions.
- Melt butter in a small skillet over medium low heat. Stir in garlic and remaining 1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes.
- Serve shrimp mixture immediately, drizzled with butter mixture, garnished with parsley and lemon, if desired.
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This was great. Make a few tweaks to make it more what I used to on the Carolina coast, but loved it. Only question, in scaling this recipe to say a 10 qt or doubling serving, are all ingredients increased, or does things like liquid, the amount of hot sauce, etc stay the same?
Made this tonight and I literally licked my bowl clean Only substitute I made was replace the beer with vegetable stock. Delicious , thanks!
I’ve made this recipe my brother says it’s better than the seafood station I’m making it again tomorrow
Great recipe! Followed it exactly. I have an 8 qt and cooking times did not change. I DID cook the shrimp shell off, and it was perfect. Thanks for a great meal!
My husband and I both loved this shrimp boil. No beer in the house so I used chicken broth instead. Thank you for sharing this incredible recipe.
Thanks for the broth tip! I am sure my husband wouldn’t mind the beer but not sure it would be my jam. Did you use the same amount of broth as beer?
This is incredible! So simple and so delicious!
I picked up Italian sausage for this, do you think that would be as tasty?
Can I use a crock pot? I was looking at crockpot recipes. This showed up so I bought all the ingredients. But realized I don’t have an IP.
Im wondering same thing I have crockpot not pressure cooker
First recipe in my instant pot and it was so easy. I never post reviews but even my wife who doesn’t really care for seafood boils was raving about this meal. So glad to be able to add this to our rotation.
Can I use peeled and deveined shrimp (no shell on)? Is there a reason for shell on?
I used peeled and deveined shrimp, and even removed the tails before I put them in.
I’m no shrimp connoisseur but they tasted just fine to me.
Hi Kaitlin, I lived in Maryland almost forever it seemed to me and we always did steamed shrimp with Shells on. The reasoning is that the shrimp will stay succulent and will not dry out during the steaming process since the shells keep liquid on the meat of the shrimp. I would definitely keep the shells on.
Made this for the 4th time yesterday. Can I freeze the leftovers? There are only two of us, so we have a lot of leftovers.
Hi Rhonda, I usually make some Shrimp Salad for sandwiches. Fresh shrimp salad is wonderful and then have the left over corn and potatoes with another meal or have them for lunch with the shrimp salad sandwiches. 🙂
I made this and LOVED IT! I tweaked it by using chicken stock instead of beer, and I added frozen snow crab clusters before shrimp! Kids INHALED it!!!
This is absolutely outrageous!!! It is so easy and so very good. We enjoy it quite often.
OH man, this did not disappoint. The prep was super easy, the IP instructions were spot on, and every component of it was delicious. It actually felt a little too delicious for how little work it required!
I did parboil the corn for a few minutes and add it in with the shrimp because I was afraid of overcooking it. It came out perfectly. (I also sliced the sausage WAY too thin- i’ll leave it thicker but will likely cut it in half next time)
I love love love a shrimp boil and now I love it even more that’s it’s so incredibly easy with the instant pot. The time was perfect everything was perfectly done. I used a mix of purple, whites and yellow potatoes but other than that followed the recipe.
i 4got to defrost my shrimp cam i put it in frozen
I made this last night and it was delicious. We ended up having company over so it stayed on warm for about 2 hours after the instant release. Then after they left I added the shrimp. It was so so good! Highly recommend!
If I could give this 100 stars, I would! This is sooo delicious and your house will smell like a seafood restaurant! So easy to make and I’ve made this several times with different sausage (depending on what I have on hand). Andouille is great, but I’ve used a garlicky kielbasa as well & that adds a new level of flavor. The only thing I do different is add my corn in the last 2 minutes as a preference to texture. The butter garlic sauce added at the end is just icing on the cake! I usually will fill a gravy boat with the broth from the pot so hubby can dip his bread in it! Thank you for this great recipe. It’s easy peasy and amazing!
Omg! Delicious! I feel like we ate out dinner in a restaurant! I bought medium Andouille sausage, still too hot for my husband. The flavor of it was wonderful, I did heat up some turkey smoked sausage, he liked that! Outstanding meal!
Will be making this tonight. Going to add crab legs, when should I add them and for how long? any idea?
Made this tonight and it was AMAZING!!! Hands down the best meal i have ever made in my instant pot!
This recipe is AMAZING!! It’s super easy to make and very delicious…question though, do you know the calories per serving? Thanks!!
So simple, yet so delicious! I love the instant pot and this adaptation for this machine! You guys did a wonderful job with this! Will repeat over and over again