Seafood Boil Instructions

Many variations of seafood boils can be found around the United States (and beyond). The basic tenets are: use fresh/local seafood and veggies, gather your community and feed them something delicious. This is a Pacific Northwest Boil, featuring many of our favorite ingredients from the region! 

Box Ingredients

• 2 lbs manila steamer clams
• 2 lb purple savory clams
• 1 crab cluster 
• ½ lb spot prawns
• Olympia Provisions sausage
• Spiva fishermen’s blend seasoning
• newspaper (not technically an ingredient, but important nonetheless!)

You’ll need to procure

• 2 pints of beer, preferably a  lager ie Rainer (we’re serious)
• Corn on the cob - however many ears you think your guests will want to eat
• Small red potatoes - ditto on quantity - just buy enough to feed your people
• Onions (2” diameter white onions work great)
• Other veggies if they sound tasty: celery, sweet red pepper, jalapenos, garlic or leeks
• Lemon
• Butter

Get ready…

• Find 2 pints of beer, preferably a lager (bonus points for Rainier!)
• Buy some vegetables: corn, potatoes (small red ones are classic), and onions are the standards. You can also add celery, sweet red pepper, jalapenos, garlic, or leeks. 
• Locate butter and lemon. 
• Round up some folks for the feast! 

Get set…

• Shuck corn and cut into 2” pieces
• Scrub potatoes and cut into quarters or leave whole depending on size
• Peel onions. Leave whole if they’re small (2” diameter), cut into halves / thirds / quarters if they’re larger
• Cut sausage on the diagonal into 1" thick pieces  
• Rinse clams under running water
• Rinse shrimp in a colander under running water.
• Melt butter
• Cut up lemon wedges
• Spread newspaper out onto a picnic table

Boil! 

1. Pour 2 bottles of beer and ~4 cups of water into a steaming pot (~8 quart pot, larger/more water if you’re adding a lot of veggies). (To make this dish gluten free, leave out the beer and use 1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar)
2. Squeeze in ½ lemon
3. Add the container of seasoning (if you prefer it less salty/flavorful, adjust accordingly)
4. Add potatoes and boil for ~13 minutes or until tender.
5. Add onions, corn, clams and any other vegetables you’ve prepared.
6. Cover and steam ~5 minutes.
7. Add crab, shrimp, and sausage, steam for another few minutes until the shrimp are pink, firm and curled; the crab and sausage are heated through; and the clams are open.
8. Drain into colander and spread out on the newspaper. 
9. Serve with melted butter, lemon wedges, and plenty of napkins!