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Your Shortcut To A Southern Shrimp Boil—Thanks To Coral Reef

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My family found a new go-to option for dinner when we don’t have dinner plans. The ready-to-grill Shrimp Boil from Coral Reef Seafood in Osage Beach is a breeze to make, delicious, and easy on the wallet too!

Grab one of the Shrimp Boil containers from Coral Reef’s freezers. At just over $30, it feels like a steal for feeding a handful of folks. Take a peek inside: huge gulf shrimp, thick slices of Andouille sausage, two sections of corn, plentiful potatoes, and lots of seasoning!

Shrimp Boil - Before

Want more of a particular ingredient? Need some custom ingredients for a larger group? Coral Reef can quickly prep a custom boil — whether it’s shrimp, crab, or lobster tail, and in a double-size pan — and have it ready when you need to pick it up.

Our shrimp boil stayed in the freezer as we moved through a few nights’ worth of dinner plans, until we came to an evening where there were none. These are the evenings where the Shrimp Boil shines.

(Ready to grab a Shrimp Boil or two? Coral Reef Seafood is located at 5370 Osage Beach Pkwy., Osage Beach, MO 65065.)

Here’s all I had to do (and so, all you have to do), for a delicious seafood dinner:

1) Pick up a 6-back of beer on the way home — Boulevard Pale Ale or Wheat, if you want to be a good Missourian.

2) Grab 2 of the beers and the Shrimp Boil foil container, and head out to the grill.

3) Fire up the grill

— For gas grills, set it on medium-low heat.

— For charcoal grills… well, you clearly like doing things the hard way, so you’ll figure it out — just make it pretty hot but not insanely hot.

Shrimp Boil - Ready To Cook

4) Pour one beer into the Shrimp Boil foil container. Crack open the other one as a reward for your hard work.

5) Close the container (doesn’t have to be perfect — a little steam escaping is not a bad thing) and set it on the grill.

Shrimp Boil On The Grill

6) Check it after 25 minutes. If the potatoes are fork-ready, it’s all done.

7) Pull it off the grill, and serve!

Shrimp Boil - After

The whole process was so darn easy, and we just tossed a salad to go with it, using some of our cherry tomatoes and peppers from the garden. It was an excellent complement to the meal.

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Really, everything was wonderful, and my crew feasted until there was nothing left. Even my wife approved: a true Carolina girl who’s had her fair share of shrimp boils. In deep-south South Carolina, they call this a Low Country Boil or Frogmore Stew — named for a region, not an amphibian — and it’s a go-to for parties.

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What stood out:

-The shrimp… really nice sized shrimp!

-The sausage… so spicy, so delicious!

-The simplicity… when the only prep requires opening a bottle of beer, that’s next-level convenience.

A few final thoughts:

-You could cook this thawed, too, but frozen worked just fine.

-This would also cook great in the oven, if you’d rather. Directions are on the label.

-One foil container will feed 2-4 people, depending on how hungry everyone is. Know your crew — if they’re extra hungry, or you’ve got a lot of corn fanatics, tell the Coral Reef staff and they’ll customize your boil before you check out.

-You can grab a fork, but it’s really just a formality. This is a hands-on kind of meal!

-You’ll need to shell the shrimp after cooking (don’t do it before, or you’ll risk losing flavor and tenderness)

-It’s wonderfully seasoned, but I’m a heavy-salt guy, so I wanted a little more salt. Most folks will probably find it’s just right.

Grab a Shrimp Boil and rescue dinner any night! Coral Reef Seafood is located at 5370 Osage Beach Pkwy., Osage Beach, MO 65065.

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