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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Made this tonight using frozen shrimp that I thawed in cold water. Cooked it using half a tablespoon of hot sauce and it turned out great; my family loved it! This is a new favorite for us. Thank you for sharing!
Sounds delicious!
This is the best-tasting recipe I have ever made and I try lots of new ones. I have loved everything from this site but this recipe takes the cake – I’m ready to make it again almost immediately! Of course I doubled the garlic to keep the vampires away but that was the only alteration. P.S. Used 8qt and worked out great.
Aw thanks, Becky!
are you thawing the shrimp?
Yes.
I made this tonight for dinner. It was so easy and delicious. I used medium shrimp without shells since I couldn’t find with shells and followed the recipe turned out good.
Great! Thanks for sharing, Jennifer!
can i double this recipe for the instant pot?
Yes, you can certainly double the recipe but please be mindful that it may not all fit in a 6qt Instant Pot. You may also need to adjust cooking time as you see fit.
Can you double this recipe?
Yes, you can certainly double the recipe but please be mindful that it may not all fit in a 6qt Instant Pot. You may also need to adjust cooking time as you see fit.
This was really good and easy. I hate shucking corn so I had some pre-packaged whole frozen corn that was already 6 halves, so I put them in the frig that morning and used it in the recipe. When I put the shrimp in I took the corn out (didn’t want to overcook it) and then put it back in at the end. Made this even easier. Took the leftovers to work and they reheated well shared with my officemates and they all thought it was great as well.
That’s awesome!
I love the flavor of this recipe! My only problem was the shrimp was too dry. I will have to adjust time after adding shrimp. Maybe just turnoff after pressure time starts instead of allowing it to go for a full minute. Everything else was perfect!
We cooked this for the 4th of July. Wanted to thank you for a lovely, delicious and easy to follow recipe. My husband used to roll his eyes when I would mention my instant pot. After this recipe, he wants to give them as Christmas presents! What sold him was the flavor and how easily the shrimp came out of the shell. Top notch!!!
Aw thank you, Kim! Our pleasure!
Can you use a slow cooker and how much time?
Hi Robert! Unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
What kind of hot sauce do you recommend? Like, the tabasco kind, or the frank’s red hot kind?
Tabasco would be perfect for this!
Whichever one you like best!
Can I add crab legs? If so would the time change?
The addition of crab legs sounds amazing! But unfortunately, without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty. As always, please use your best judgment regarding substitutions and modifications.
Thank you!
FYI for those who don’t use Instapots (for me I use Crock-Pot’s express multicooker) & lack the “manual” setting indicated in the recipe: I selected the “steam” function and steamed all ingredients in step 1 for 5 minutes at high pressure …. this resulted in super cooked potatoes so if you want yours a bit firmer, reduce the time. I then added the shrimp (stirring to combine) & steamed again for 1 minute.
It was tasty, but over cooked. At least I know the steam function works with this?
Thank you for your feedback, Jenny!
The manual on the Crock Pot Express multi cooker is the chili button. (as listed in the manual) It definitely makes a difference! Best of luck!
oh yeah super good! We use the shrimp boil bag of seasonings
Love that. What a great idea!
How many does this feed? Also when do you remove the wheel from shrimp?
Hi Deborah! This recipe yields 4-6 servings (this can be viewed in the recipe box with the prep time, cook time and total time). You can remove the shells from the shrimp upon serving.
Made this. Wow. Can’t say anymore. I gotta go back for seconds.
What would be a suitable substitute for Old Bay seasoning (not sure that we have it available in our Canadian market)? Also, do you recommend any particular type/brand of hot sauce?
Hi Erika, you can find homemade Old Bay seasoning recipes online. Here is an example https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/homemade-old-bay-seasoning-recipe-52622321. Hope that helps!
I found Old Bay at my IGA in Canada and they were in the fresh fish department
No Old Bay up here in Canada. What’s a suitable substitute?
Hi Erika, you can find homemade Old Bay seasoning recipes online. Here is an example https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/homemade-old-bay-seasoning-recipe-52622321. Hope that helps!
Hallo, I eat vegetarian. Can I skip the saussage or what do you suggest as replacement?
Thank you, Majda
Yes, you can omit the sausage.
I made this last night and it was delicious! Super easy and excellent flavor! Don’t skip the butter sauce at the end. I have a fagor lux multicooker (electric) and the times were the same, except I used large frozen shrimp and so for the shrimp step I did 3 minutes. It was great and I’m adding to my regular rotation. I hope Chungah will write a pressure cooker cookbook!
Awesome Alicia, thank you for your feedback!
Just waiting for the one minute timer. My kitchen smells so good. My family never tires of this recipe. It’s great any season!