Monday, February 9, 2015

Having A Fun Filled Event With The Low Country Boils

By Beryl Dalton


For Southerners, the excuses to gather around food and socialize can be endless. The ones lucky enough to be close to the coasts find it more enjoyable to include some sea foods on the menu. During the winters, the Oyster Roast never misses on the table. However, in the warmer months, the rules are different. The low country boils quickly overtake all other delicacies as the perennial favorite.

It can be made to bolster a gathering of up to three hundred individuals with a little sweat. The dish is an innovative work of a National Guardsman who had to feed 100 troopers. The arrangement was to bubble everything in one pot, just adjusting the time at which every segment was to be brought into the pot. From that point forward, it has picked up prevalence as the primary party dish and pulls in individuals from great distances abroad, providing for them an opportunity to assemble and appreciate a round table supper.

This boil is always open to interpretation and you are in a position to add or omit any ingredient that you deem fit. It is also very easy since all the necessary ingredients can be prepared in advance. This allows you to throw in each portion at the right time. With limited stove space or even a small number of cooking pots, it is still flexible as the meal can be prepared in batches.

The low country boil is not just a meal, it is the fun full feasting that keeps a large crowd gathered and get entertained. It is entertaining to eat corn on its cobs, peel shrimp from its shell and crack the crab legs. It is a social occasion that no one can imagine of missing.

As expected, the amount of the ingredients varies depending on a number of factors. The main issue is the size of the crowd to be fed. A 16 pound boil is enough to feed thirty to forty people as long as some side dishes are added.

Five pounds of shell shrimps with shells on, three pounds of corn with cob, five pounds of whole new potatoes, and three pounds of sausages. The potatoes and corns are cut into 1/2 or 1/3 and the sausages are cut into 2-3 inch pieces.

When it comes to cooking, the cooking pot is half filled with water. Some seasoning can be added to taste. This varies from one person to the other. Once the water has boiled, the potatoes are first added. After fifteen minutes cooking, the sausage is then added and cooked for an extra five minutes. At this point, the corn is added, cooked for about 3 minutes and then shrimp is added. This is followed by two minutes cooking. At this point, shrimp start floating and turn pink.

Heating up every part independently makes the boil more difficult to prepare as it is meant to be. It also means that the taste that comes with combining ingredients is sacrificed. A prepared dinner presented with snacks like bubbled shelled nut and beverages can help make cheerful the entire night.




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