This Instant Pot Shrimp Boil is super easy to make and cooks in a fraction of the time that a regular Shrimp Boil would take! If you love seafood and your Instant Pot, this is definitely a must-try recipe!
One of my first recipes to go viral was a Shrimp Boil in Foil. I was in my second year of blogging when creating food videos started becoming popular.
I created a video for it, which now I cringe at watching because I didn’t really know much about shooting videos. Oh well, we all have to start somewhere, right?! Anyhoo, since I now have an Instant Pot, I decided to try this recipe using that instead!
Instant Pot Shrimp Boil Ingredients
- 1 Red Onion chopped
- 5 Cloves Garlic, quartered or halved depending on size
- 1 ½ lbs Baby Red Potatoes
- 1 lb Andouille Sausage chopped into 1-inch pieces
- 3 Ears of Corn cut into thirds
- 1 lb Frozen Jumbo Shrimp
- 1 Tbs Old Bay Seasoning
- 2 Lemons cut into wedges and divided
- 3 cups Vegetable Broth
- Chives for garnish
- ¼ cup melted Butter
How To Make Shrimp Boil In An Instant Pot
- Layer everything in a 6-quart Instant Pot in this order – Onion, Garlic, Potatoes, Sausage, Corn, and Shrimp.
- Squeeze the wedges from one of the Lemons over the Shrimp and place the wedges in the Instant Pot.
- Sprinkle Old Bay Seasoning over the Shrimp.
- Pour Vegetable Broth over everything.
- Place the lid on the Instant Pot, set the valve to the sealing position, and set to pressure cook on high for 5 minutes.
- Note that it will take around 20 minutes for it to come to pressure.
- When the timer goes off, release the steam valve.
- Once all the steam is released and the pin is dropped, open the lid.
- Remove everything with a slotted spoon and place on a platter.
- Squeeze the remaining Lemon wedges over everything.
- Drizzle the melted Butter over everything and add more Old Bay Seasoning if you want more spice.
- Garnish with Chives.
Expert Tips
- Use very small potatoes. I used very tiny baby red potatoes, as you can see in the photos. If you can’t find them, then chop your potatoes into bite-sized pieces.
- Use frozen jumbo shrimp. If you are using fresh shrimp, then see notes below the recipe card.
- You can use shrimp with the shells on or off. The traditional way is to cook it with the shells on, but I prefer the shell off since it makes it easier to eat.
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*This post first appeared on Tastefulventure in December 2020 and has recently been updated with new information and media to benefit the reader.
Instant Pot Shrimp Boil
Ingredients
- 1 Red Onion chopped
- 5 Cloves Garlic quartered or halved depending on size
- 1 ½ lbs Baby Red Potatoes
- 1 lb Andouille Sausage chopped into 1 inch pieces
- 3 Ears of Corn cut into thirds
- 1 lb Frozen Jumbo Shrimp
- 1 Tbs Old Bay Seasoning
- 2 Lemons cut into wedges and divided
- 3 cups Vegetable Broth
- Chives for garnish
- ¼ cup melted Butter
Instructions
- Layer everything in a 6 quart Instant Pot in this order – Onion, Garlic, Potatoes, Sausage, Corn, and Shrimp
- Squeeze the wedges from one of the Lemons over the Shrimp and place the wedges in the Instant Pot
- Sprinkle Old Bay over the Shrimp
- Pour Vegetable Broth over everything
- Place lid on Instant Pot, set the valve to sealing position, and set pressure cook on high for 5 minutes
- Note it will take around 20 minutes for it to come to pressure
- When timer goes off release the steam valve
- Once all the steam is released and the pin is dropped open lid
- Remove everything with a slotted spoon and place on a platter
- Squeeze remaining Lemon wedges over everything
- Drizzle the melted Butter over everything and add more Old Bay Seasoning if you want more spice
- Garnish with Chives
- Enjoy!
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