Shrimp Boil in Foil

Camping might just be our favorite family vacation activity. We all love being outside, swimming or canoeing on the lake, sitting by the fire, toasting marshmallows listening to the owls hoot and going on night walks to stargaze. I also happen to LOVE cooking while camping, and foil packs are one of our favorite low-mess camp meals!

If you’ve never made foil packs, they can be made in a variety of different ways with different veggies and proteins. They’re super easy and low-mess- here’s how we’ve been making them for over a decade!

How to make foil packs:

1. Prepare fire: Foil packs are best cooked on coals, after a fire has died down to hot coals (hot charcoal briquettes work well, too).
2. Prepare foil pack: remove a piece of aluminum foil large enough to hold filling. Top with parchment (for delicate items that might stick, like fish) or spray with cooking spray.
3. Place fillings in center of foil pack. To fold, bring center sides of foil together and fold down, (don’t fold too lightly, you want a little air in there!). Fold sides in tightly to prevent leaking.
4. Place directly over coals or briquettes and cook until desired doneness (this depends on proteins used- see individual recipes for cooking times.

To be honest, I can’t remember where or when I saw this idea for creating a shrimp ‘boil’ in foil- I’m certainly not going to claim I’m the first, but this is my version that we are all obsessed with!

It has all the essence of a shrimp boil in one easy (foil) pack. Feel free to add potatoes if you prefer (but note the cooking time will increase)- or your favorite additional veggies (zucchini would be great in here, too!).

Shrimp Boil in Foil
Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 1 red onion, diced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 2 ears corn, shucked and cut into 6 pieces each
• 1 pack andouille chicken sausage, sliced thin
• juice of 1 lemon, divided
• 3 cloves minced garlic, divided
• 3 tbsp neutral oil, divided (more as needed)
• sea salt, as needed
• 1 lb shrimp, deveined (defrosted if frozen)
• 2 tsp old bay seasoning

Instructions:

1. Toss corn pieces with a little oil and sea salt. Set aside.
2. In a small bowl, combine 1 tbsp oil, 1 clove of minced garlic, a big pinch of salt and half lemon juice. Toss with onion, pepper and sausage slices.
3. Prepare foil by spraying with cooking spray. Arrange vegetables and sausage in center of foil and top with corn. Seall well and place on fire or grill for 10 minutes.
4. While vegetables are cooking, combine remaining oil with remaining garlic, lemon juice and old bay.
5. Remove shrimp from all packaging and pat dry. Toss with oil/old bay mixture and let sit until vegetables are done cooking.
6. After 10 minutes are up, carefully open foil and add shrimp on top. Re-seal and continue to cook 4-5 minutes until shrimp is fully cooked. Enjoy!

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