Thursday, February 12, 2015

Having A Fun Filled Event With The Low Country Boils

By Beryl Dalton


To the Southerners, there are cultures that keep gaining prominence as the time passes by. One of these is the party culture. In the winters, the dinner table is dominated by seafood like the Oyster Roast. With the decrease in seafood supply in warmer seasons, the social events turn to the low country boils. The boils have gained prominence to the extent that tourists gather from far and wide just to gather around the table, mingle and enjoy this delicacy.

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 cooking, the cooking pot is half stacked with water. It is left to boil before adding potatoes. This is then let to boil for fifteen minutes and then sausages are added. This further boil for five more minutes before the cons are dropped in. This again is let to boil for three more minutes before the shrimp is finally added and left to boil for the final two minutes. At this point, the shrimps should start to float or change to pink, an indication that the meal is ready to serve.

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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