Mild-Style Shrimp Boil with Corn and Red Potatoes

Combine boiling water and bouillon cubes in a large pot and stir until dissolved. Add 8 additional cups of water onion garlic bay leaves cloves butter salt coriander seeds dill seeds mustard seeds celery seeds allspice and peppercorns and bring to a boil about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 20 minutes.

Squeeze lemon juice into the pot and add lemon to the pot as well. Add potatoes and cook for 14 minutes. Add corn and cook 6 minutes more. Add shrimp and cook until opaque about 3 minutes. Remove pot from heat.

Add ice cubes to the pot with the shrimp boil and let sit for 5 minutes.

For a traditional shrimp boil place several layers of newspaper on the dining table. Use a slotted spoon to transfer shrimp potatoes and corn onto the center of the table for everyone to reach grab and enjoy. For a tidier take place several layers of newspaper on a baking sheet. Place shrimp potatoes and corn on top of the sheet and place the sheet on the dining table for everyone to serve themselves. If you are a neat freak place shrimp potatoes and corn in a serving dish to pass at the table.