Slow Cooker Shrimp Boil paired with a Cremant Cocktail for a fun Holiday Celebration #FishFridayFoodies #Winophiles

Shrimp Boils are not just for summertime fun.  They can be just as fun during the busy holiday season utilizing your slow cooker to free up your time for gift wrapping and cookie baking.

I served my shrimp boil up with a traditional French Cocktail, a Kir Royale, often served at Christmas gatherings and inspired by the memoir, My Grape Christmas.

This is the third in a series by Canadian, Laura Bradbury, who met her future husband while an exchange student in France.  This tells of their first Christmas back in France after he had moved to be with her in Canada.  There were lots of festivities and lots of Kir Royales using Cremant from Burgundy where her fiance's family resides.

Kir Royale is a Kir Cocktail that uses Cremant instead of Champagne.  It is much less expensive, yet just as delicious and festive.  It is made using a Tablespoon of Creme de Cassis and then filling the flute with Cremant.  It turns a gorgeous color and tastes wonderful with bubbles that tickle the nose.

It was providence that I was reading this memoir at the same time that Susannah of Avvinare invited us to join her to Celebrate the Holidays with Cremant.  We are all meeting up for twitter chat tomorrow morning to talk about this lovely sparkling wine and how it plays so nicely into holiday celebrations.  You are welcome to join us a 11 AM ET following #Winophiles.  Here are some of the topics we will be discussing........

• A Delightful Duo of Lucien Albrecht Crémant d’Alsace by ENOFYLZ Wine Blog
• An Aperitif with Flair - Crémant de Bourgogne and Amuse-Bouche by Grape Experiences
• Champagne Sabering Louis Boillot Cremant de Bourgogneby David Glancy Master Sommelier and French Wine Scholar from San Francisco Wine School
• French Crémant with Tasty Nibbles by Always Ravenous
• High-Low Pairing: Domaine Allimant-Laugner Crémant d'Alsace Rosé + Takeout Chinese by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• On the Road with Cremant d'Alsace by Somm's Table
• Slow Cooker Shrimp Boil paired with a Cremant Cocktail for a fun Holiday Celebration by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Sparkle-up Your Comfort Food with Crémant d'Alsace by Food Wine Click!
• Sparkling Wine Secrets: Celebrate the Season with Biodynamic Bubbles from Bourgogne and Alsace with Festive Finger Foods by Wine Predator...Gwendolyn Alley
• Tasting Cremants with Janice Robinson by Wineivore

When Sue of Palatable Pastime asked us to join her in a Holiday Seafood Boil for our Fish Friday group I knew that the Kir Royale would be a great pairing.  

I decided to make my shrimp boil using the slow cooker on a day that I was busy in the kitchen making cookies and breads for the holidays.  I served the corn on the side as it is not corn season here in Michigan.  

Let's take a look at what other seafood boils are being shared today.......

• Culinary Adventures with Camilla: Dungeness Crab Boil
• Palatable Pastime: Easy Instant Pot Seafood Boil
• Making Miracles: Seafood Boil with Garlic Butter Sauce
• A Day in the Life on the Farm: Slow Cooker Shrimp Boil
• Karen’s Kitchen Stories: Viet-Cajun Seafood Boil

This makes a wonderful, easy meal that can easily be served to family during the week or shared with guests over the weekend.  Hope your holidays are going smoothly.  Only 8 more days until the 1st Day of Christmas!!

Seafood, Shrimp, Crockpot, SlowCooker, One pot meals, Sausage

Entrees, Shrimp, Pork

Southern

Yield: 8 servings

Author: Wendy Klik

Slow Cooker Shrimp Boil

Shrimp Boils are not just for summertime fun. They can be just as fun during the busy holiday season utilizing your slow cooker to free up your time for gift wrapping and cookie baking.

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 4 H & 30 MTotal time: 4 H & 35 M

Ingredients

• 1/4 c. old bay seasoning, divided
• 1 1/2 lbs raw shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails removed
• 8 oz. smoked sausage, cut into 2" pieces
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 large vidalia onion, cut into eighths
• 3 lbs baby potatoes, cut in half if large
• juice of 1 lemon

Instructions

1. Place the potatoes, onion, garlic, and bay leaf into the crock of a slow cooker. Sprinkle with 2 Tablespoons of the Old Bay Seasoning and add 4 cups of water. Cook on low, covered, for 4 hrs.
2. Add the sausage and shrimp to the slow cooker. Sprinkle with remaining Old Bay Seasoning, turn heat to high, cover and cook for 30-45 minutes, until shrimp is pink and sausage is heated through.

Notes:

Adapted from a recipe found at Food Network

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