Cajun Seafood Boil with Garlic Butter Sauce | Umami

Ingredients

• 2 12 oz Beer (use your favorite beer)
• 8 qts Water (pot should be about 2/3 the way full, add more water if needed)
• 5 Bay leaves
• 1 cup Old Bay Seasoning
• 2 tbsps Smoked paprika
• 2 tbsp Cayenne pepper (less or more as desired)
• 1 tbsp Black pepper
• 2 tbsp Dried thyme
• 2 Lemons (sliced)
• 10 Garlic cloves (peeled and smashed)
• 2 Large onions (peeled and sliced)
• 2 tbsps Salt
• 3 lbs Red potatoes (halved)
• 6 ears Corn (peeled and cut into thirds)
• 1 lb Andouille sausage
• 2 lbs Snow crab clusters/legs
• 1 lb Lobster tails
• 1 lb Mussels (, optional)
• 1 lb Clams (, optional)
• 2 lbs Jumbo shrimp
• 2 cups Butter (, 4 sticks)
• 8 Garlic cloves (, diced finely)
• 1/4 cup Cajun seasoning
• 2 tbsp Old bay seasoning
• 1 tbsp Red Pepper Flakes (, optional)
• 1 tbsp onion powder
• 1/2 tbsp brown sugar
• Salt (, to taste, I used 1 tsp)
• 2 cups Reserved broth (, from above)
• Fresh parsley (, garnish)
• 1/2 cup Hot sauce (, for serving)