The Essential Shrimp Boil

Ingredients

• 1 cup ketchup
• 4 tablespoons prepared horseradish
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• Fresh juice from half a lemon
• 1 ½ gallons of water
• 4 bottles of beer, preferably lager, *optional
• ½ cup Old Bay, Cajun or Creole seasoning, plus more for serving
• ½ cup white vinegar
• 1/3 cup garlic granules
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 3 bay leaves *optional
• 1 ½ pound, baby red potatoes
• 3 – 4 fresh ears of corn, shucked and snapped in half
• 1 – 1 ½ pounds of Kielbasa sausage, cut into 2 inch pieces
• 1 ½ – 2 pounds, shrimp or prawns
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) of butter or Earth Balance, melted
• Half bunch of fresh Italian parsley, chopped
• Old Bay, Cajun or Creole seasoning
• Cocktail sauce
• Malt vinegar
• 3 – 4 Fresh lemons, quartered and deseeded