Years ago, a friend of mine from Maryland brought me a package of Old Bay Seasoning Mix. Although I had seen it on store shelves, I had never tried it before. I soon researched what type of recipes one makes with this type of seasoning and discovered that it’s perfect for seafood dishes such as this Instant Pot Shrimp Boil.

A magical pairing is freezer meals with the Instant Pot such as with our Breaded Red Curry Shrimp, Easy Italian Chicken and Vegetables, and Beef Taco Soup. With this shrimp boil recipe, I’ve included instructions both for making it directly in the pressure cooker or for making it ahead of time as a freezer meal and then cooking it in the Instant Pot.

Instant Pot Shrimp Boil Recipe:

Ingredients:

1 onion, diced
1 tsp. garlic, minced
4 cobs corn, split into three pieces each
6 sausage links, chopped
2 cups water or beer
3 Tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
2 cups shrimp, peeled and deveined

For the day of cooking:

1 Tbsp. olive oil
6 medium potatoes, diced

Make-Ahead Assembly Instructions:

Place chopped onion, garlic, corn cob pieces, sausage chunks, seasoning, and water or beer into a large resealable freezer bag. Remove excess air and seal.
Put the shrimp in a medium freezer bag. Remove air and seal. Staple above the seal to the large bag.
Freeze.

Make-Ahead Cooking Instructions:

Take the bags out of the freezer to thaw.
Place the oil in the Instant Pot.
Dump the contents of the large bag in. Add the potatoes.
Secure the lid and select the manual setting for 9 minutes.
Do the quick release.
Add the shrimp and cook for another minute on the manual setting.
Quick-release.

This video shows how to make this meal if you want to make it straight into the Instant Pot rather than doing it as a freezer meal.

Straight to the Instant Pot Instructions:

Place the oil in the Instant Pot and set to the sauté setting.
Once the oil is hot, add the diced onion and cook for two minutes.
Stir in the garlic and cook for one minute before turning off the Instant Pot.
Add the sausages, followed by the potatoes and corn.
Sprinkle in the Old Bay seasoning and the water or beer.
Secure the lid and select the manual setting for 8 minutes. Quick-release.
Add the shrimp and cook for an additional minute on the manual setting. Quick-release.

Instant Pot Shrimp Boil

Course: Main Course

Keyword: shrimp, shrimp boil

Servings: 6

Calories: 271 kcal

Ingredients

1 onion diced
1 tsp. garlic minced
4 cobs corn split into three
6 sausage links chopped
2 cups water or beer
3 Tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
2 cups shrimp peeled and deveined

For the day of cooking:

1 Tbsp. olive oil
6 medium potatoes diced

Instructions

Make-Ahead Assembly Instructions:

Place chopped onion, garlic, corn cob pieces, sausage chunks, seasoning, and water or beer into a large resealable freezer bag. Remove excess air and seal.
Put the shrimp in a medium freezer bag. Remove air and seal. Staple above the seal to the large bag.
Freeze.

Make-Ahead Cooking Instructions:

Take the bags out of the freezer to thaw.
Place the oil in the Instant Pot.
Dump the contents of the large bag in. Add the potatoes.
Secure the lid and select the manual setting for 9 minutes.
Do the quick release.
Add the shrimp and cook for another minute on the manual setting.
Quick release.

Straight to the Instant Pot Instructions:

Place the oil in the Instant Pot and set to the sauté setting.
Once the oil is hot, add the diced onion and cook for two minutes.
Stir in the garlic and cook for one minute before turning off the Instant Pot.
Add the sausages, followed by the potatoes and corn.
Sprinkle in the Old Bay seasoning and the water or beer.
Secure the lid and select the manual setting for 8 minutes. Quick-release.
Add the shrimp and cook for an additional minute on the manual setting. Quick-release.