Lowcountry Asado
Ok, I am not going to say I invented this, because I am sure a close variation has been done before. But this is my version of a Lowcountry Boil and a personal favorite of mine. I have done traditional Lowcountry Boils for friends, family and co-workers for years, but a while back I got the idea to do the whole thing with fire with the exception of the potatoes which I roast. I will say that this is a little less prep in that if you have a gas or charcoal grill there is no need to set up a gas unit to boil everything outdoors. If this is your 1st time reading about Lowcountry Boils, I would advise not doing the traditional one or this one indoors. Can you? Yes.
Lowcountry Asado
This recipe has the same ingredients as a Lowcountry Boil except it is just done with fire.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Old Bay seasoning (approx.)
- 2-3 pounds small red potatoes (traditional) -or- I use Yukon gold, halved and quartered
- 1-2 pounds smoked sausage, cut into chunks
- 6-8 ears of corn, shucked and cut into halves or thirds
- 3-4 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 3 sticks of unsalted butter melted and separated into 3 bowls.
- Skewers for shrimp, sausage and onions
- Lemon wedges and additional Old Bay seasoning for serving
Instructions
- Sausage and Onions
- Slice the sausage in 2-3 inch links and slice the onions in half and then quarters. Add to skewers.
- These can be done on the grill at medium and are done in 15 minutes with a turn every 3 minutes.
- Potatoes
- Preheat oven to 350. Add parchment or foil to sheet pan and spray with kitchen spray to prevent sticking
- Slice and quarter potatoes and add to large bowl
- Take one portion of melted butter and combine with half of seasoning and add to potatoes. Coat potatoes well.
- Add to sheet pan.
- Bake for 50 minutes
- Corn
- Shuck and clean corn and slice in half
- Take one portion of melted butter and combine with seasoning to your preference and set aside
- These will take approximately 15-20 minutes at high on the grill with a turn every 3 minutes.
- Shrimp
- Shell and clean the shrimp and add to skewers. Add 3rd portion of butter with a brush. Top with seasoning.
- These will go on the grill at medium for 6-7 minutes total. Turn them over halfway.
- So how do you have everything ready at once? See below:
- Step 1- Start the potatoes in the oven for 50 minutes.
- Step 2- After 15 minutes, light the grill and preheat for 10 minutes.
- Step 3- Add the corn on high on one side and add the sausage/onion skewers on medium on the other side. Turn both every 3 minutes.
- Step 4- After corn and sausage are done. Remove from grill and wrap in foil on a plate
- Step 5- Add shrimp to grill and cook for 6-7 minutes total. Turn halfway.
- Step 6- When these come off the grill, your potatoes should be minutes away from being done.
- Serve together or on traditional newspaper. Enjoy!