My Favorite Seafood Boil Kit

Ingredients

• 2 lbs large shrimp, deveined and shells on
• 1 lb crab legs, cleaned and split (optional)
• 1 lb mussels, scrubbed and debearded
• 4 ears of corn, cut into thirds
• 1 lb baby potatoes, halved
• 8 cups water or seafood stock
• 1/4 cup Old Bay seasoning
• 1 lemon, halved
• 5 cloves garlic, smashed
• 1 onion, quartered
• 1-2 bay leaves
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted (for dipping sauce, optional)
• 1 tbsp lemon juice (for dipping sauce, optional)
• 1 tsp minced garlic (for dipping sauce, optional)
• 1 tsp paprika (for dipping sauce, optional)