Description
Quick and easy Instant Pot Shrimp Boil recipe made with potatoes, corn, shrimp, sausage, and just a few simple seasonings. If you’re looking for a seafood recipe that can be prepared in 30 minutes, you’ve come to the right place.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds mini potatoes
- 1 small onion, peeled and quartered
- 2 cups chicken or seafood stock
- 1 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 pound smoked sausage
- 1.5 pounds deveined shell on shrimp
- 3 ears corn
- 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
Instructions
- Place potatoes and onion in the bowl of your instant pot. Pour the broth over the potatoes and then sprinkle 1 tablespoon of Old Bay Seasoning over the potatoes. Add two bay leaves to the top.
- Close the lid of your Instant Pot and set the pressure cook time to 4 minutes, valve set to “sealing.” Let the pot come to pressure and cook.
- When the cooking time ends, use the quick pressure release. When the valve drops, remove the lid carefully.
- Add the sausage to the pot, on top of the potatoes, and add the shrimp. Add the corn (husks removed, washed, and broken into halves) to the top.
- Close the lid of your Instant Pot and set the pressure cook time to 1 minute, valve set to “sealing.” Let the pot come to pressure and cook.
- While it is cooking, melt the butter in the microwave in a small bowl. When melted, stir in the remaining 1 teaspoon of Old Bay Seasoning. Slice the lemon in half and slice one half into wedges.
- When the cooking time ends, use the quick pressure release. When the valve drops, remove the lid carefully.
- Dump the contents of the instant pot onto a large rimmed baking sheet. Squeeze the lemon half over the Shrimp Boil in the tray.
- Serve off the tray right away with the seasoned butter for dipping, additional lemon wedges, and plenty of paper towels for messy fingers.
Notes
- I have also added 1 pound of crab legs to the last cooking time (when you add the shrimp), and it was delicious.
- I found the super small “baby potatoes” packaged together in a bag near the other potatoes in a well-stocked grocery store. You can use any of the varieties of potatoes they might have or that you like. They should be about 1 to 2 inches across.
- Feel free to serve this with hot sauce on the side or add some while cooking if you like a little heat.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 5 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Instant Pot
- Cuisine: American