This is the Best Onion Boil (Viral TikTok Recipe). Made with shrimp, butter, olive oil, lemon pepper, Cajun seasoning, and Old Bay. It is all baked in the oven for a total of 45 mins! Making for a simple, yet savory meal. The prep time literally is 10 minutes, the rest is just a waiting game and boy oh boy is this recipe a keeper!

You may also like this delicious French Onion Soup

Why you will love this recipe

It has become a famous TikTok recipe for a reason. It is a take on the more complicated to make Seafood boil but instead of boiling it with many other ingredients. You are simply baking it! My recipe makes 2 onion boils, you can make less or more if required.

BE SURE TO WRAP it fully in tin foil and tight to prevent the onion from falling apart during the cooking process.

WHAT IS A SEAFOOD CABBAGE BOIL

Best Onion Boil Seasoning

What makes this the Best Onion Boil Seasoning is the ratio to butter/oil

You can scoop as much or little out of the middle as desired. I used a knife then spoon to scoop out the middle you can also use a ice-cream scoop to do the job.

FOR EACH LARGE ONION you will want

• 1/4 cup of butter per onion
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Seasonings.
• 1/2 tsp lemon pepper
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp Cajun seasoning
• 1/2 tsp old Bay seasoning

Then serve with seasoned with dried parsley and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice

HOW TO MAKE THE BEST ONION BOIL

• Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
• Then in small boil add melted butter and olive oil and stir to combine
• Toss in all the seasonings and combine
• Take 1 tbsp of seasonings and coat the shrimp
• Then peel and onion and ‘slice off the top and bottom to have a flat ledge
• With a spoon out the middle of the onion but do not remove the bottom
• Take some tin foil out and place the onion in the middle
• Coat the onion entirely with the remaining butter/oil mixture
• Add in the shrimp to the center of the onion
• Seal the onion with tin foil tight all around (very important) step
• Bake for 1 hour
• Remove the tin foil and enjoy!

Remember to always have fun and experiment with your cooking! Whether you’re a seasoned cook or a beginner in the kitchen, this dish is sure to impress and satisfy. As Julia Child once said, “Cooking is like love, it should be entered into with abandon or not at all.” So go ahead and give this recipe a try, and don’t be afraid to add your own flair to it. Bon appetite!

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