Shrimp Boil

I've stumbled upon a simple yet good, little dinner that Sparky enjoys--Southern Shrimp Boil.

A couple weeks ago I got out a bag of shrimp to boil and I read the "serving suggestion" on the back, southern shrimp boil. And as luck would have it, we had all the ingredients needed: cajun spice, new potatoes, corn on the cob and raw shrimp.

Per the package instructions:

Bring 3 qts. water to boil and add 4 Tbs. of Cajun spices (such as Old Bay seasoning).
- Place 1# of quartered new potatoes in the water and cook for 10 minutes.
- Add mini ears of corn to the boiling water (I add 2 ears cut in half) and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add raw shrimp (I do about 1/2#) and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
- Serve (I've been adding 1/2 cube of butter)

Very simple and yet good. Another great benefit is that we've been able to cook it outside on the side burner of our barbecue grill, saving the need to cook inside. We haven't, but you could easy add a small salad to round out the dinner.

Simple.