If you're ever in Minnesota, it won't take long for someone to offer you "hotdish." It's the Midwest version of a casserole, but called hotdish. Well, this weekend we strayed away from that traditional staple and replaced it with a Southern one: a shrimp boil.
Our friends Dave and Shannon have spent plenty of time down south. Shannon grew up in Arkansas and Dave worked in Louisiana for several years, needless to say, they know they're stuff when it comes to boiling shrimp.
Basically you toss everything into a pot and boil it. Of course certain things have to go in at certain times, but we left that to the experts. You toss in corn, potatoes, shrimp, crawfish and when it's done you dump it on the table covered in newspaper, and eat with your hands.
It was very tasty!
Even the crawfish, which Jason and I had never had, were good. To wash it all down we had hurricanes, another southern staple popular on Bourbon Street. And to top it off, it was hot and steamy outside...a perfect southern day!
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