Lowcountry Boil for 45 - 50 People Question

[BCR3]

I've been asked to cook for a nursing school graduation party for my future daughter in law. Looks like the final head count is gonna come in around 45-50 people. I've done a ton of boils over my life but only for 10-15 people at most. Pretty sure my pot is an 80qt but I'm already planning on cooking with two pots. Any other tips or suggestions from the braintrust?

[b35w]

Call it Frogmore Stew…..you’ll get more street cred

Season water and bring to boil
Boil Red potatoes 20 min
Add Sausage 5 min
Add Corn 5 min
Add Shrimp 3-5 min


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[bitesize]

1/2lb shrimp and sausage, 4 potato’s, 1 ear of corn per person is what I usually do and typically have just the right amount.

[Saltydog235]

Borrow a Carolina Steamer, runs and you’re done with leftovers.

[willk]

Do everything except for the shrimp then dump it in a cooler. It will stay hot for a long while. You can have all that done and wait till the last minute whenever you need to put the shrimp in. Helps free up a little space and can really help with your timing.

[Timber Ghost]

Shrimp for 1 minute at the end and kill the boil with frozen corn. Let it soak. It’ll be perfect


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[Quackhead22]

Call it Frogmore Stew…..you’ll get more street cred

Season water and bring to boil
Boil Red potatoes 20 min
Add Sausage 5 min
Add Corn 5 min
Add Shrimp 3-5 min


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This is what I do and using the above mentioned quantities. With the exception that I kill the flame as soon as I add the shrimp or before and let the shrimp “kill the boil”


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[Tha Dick]

1/2lb shrimp and sausage, 4 potato’s, 1 ear of corn per person is what I usually do and typically have just the right amount.

If there’s a lot of womens there you can back off the shrimp a little. Maybe 1/4 lb per.

We did one for church and had tons left over.

[wskinner]

Do everything except for the shrimp then dump it in a cooler. It will stay hot for a long while. You can have all that done and wait till the last minute whenever you need to put the shrimp in. Helps free up a little space and can really help with your timing.

That’s a good tip. I do it for a crowd of about 20-30 a couple times a year when we’re at the beach, and the upstairs crowd that preps the table, drinks, etc has, more than a few times, found a way to drag it out, and I end up getting pissed because the timing is off. I also learned long ago who not to ask to bless it. The blessing is to thank the Lord for the food, and can be done in six to ten words. Anything more than 10 seconds is getting preachy and/or personal and you should save it for when there isn’t a giant pile of exposed food getting cold. It’s not a big deal in the summer, but when it’s cold out and that basket gets dumped, it’s time to eat, not ask the Lord to be with the rest of the family and friends that couldn’t make and list them individually.

[tsigmon]

Shrimp for 1 minute at the end and kill the boil with frozen corn. Let it soak. It’ll be perfect


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This.

[We Jeep Inn]

Do everything except for the shrimp then dump it in a cooler. It will stay hot for a long while. You can have all that done and wait till the last minute whenever you need to put the shrimp in. Helps free up a little space and can really help with your timing.

Pro tip

Timing is everything especially on the shrimp.

[Simple Man]

Tripp, I have a pot big enough to do the whole thing at once, if you want it. Just let me know and I can get it to you or you can come get it.

[bearclaw]

Shrimp for 1 minute at the end and kill the boil with frozen corn. Let it soak. It’ll be perfect


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If you want the shrimp to pull in flavor this is the best method to do or either have a bucket of ice to dump in as soon as shrimp are done. They don’t take long 90-120 seconds then stop the cooking process. Overcooking them is as bad as no seasoning in them.

[Luvin' Labs]

Frozen corn is a fopaux. I always use fresh corn.

[duckcrazed]

1/3 lb each of corn and sausage. If you insist on doing potatoes, do them in a separate pot. Nothing worse than starchy shrimp.

[Luvin' Labs]

1/3 lb each of corn and sausage. If you insist on doing potatoes, do them in a separate pot. Nothing worse than starchy shrimp.

I don't do my potatoes in a separate pot, but I do cook them first and remove them before doing anything else. I hate for them to start falling apart in the pot. It takes a little longer to complete the meal, but it works IMO.

[BigBrother]

1/3 lb each of corn and sausage. If you insist on doing potatoes, do them in a separate pot. Nothing worse than starchy shrimp.

or starchy anything else...

[Palmetto Bug]

Frozen corn is a fopaux. I always use fresh corn.

Especially this time of year when sweet corn is in season.

[Glenn]

Nurses you say?

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[BCR3]

Thanks fellas!