Food & Cooking Recipes Healthy Recipes Gluten-Free Recipes Shrimp Boil Seasoning Bundle 4.1 (16) Use this flavorful seasoning blend for shrimp boils and other seafood feasts. Close Prep Time: 5 mins Total Time: 5 mins Servings: 8 Yield: 1/2 cup Jump to recipe Making a spice bundle is a mess-free way to use shrimp boil seasoning. The simple technique involves placing a flavorful combination of dried herbs and spices, such as bay leaves, allspice, coriander seeds, and red pepper flakes, in a piece of cheesecloth, then tying the fabric shut with kitchen string. When it's time to make the shrimp boil, simply add the spice bundle (also known as a spice sachet or packet) to the water, along with your other aromatic ingredients like onions and garlic cloves. Once the cooking process is over, it will be easy to fish out the spices while ensuring a flavorful seafood meal. Use this seasoning bundle to make our One-Pot Shrimp Boil with Corn and Potatoes. One-Pot Shrimp Boil with Corn and Potatoes Why Use a Bundle Instead of Loose Spices While it's entirely possible to toss a handful of loose spices into your cooking liquid when making a shrimp boil, we find that using a bundle makes it so much easier to fish them out after the fact, leaving you with seafood that's free of large chunks of hard herbs and spices. Tools for Making a Shrimp Boil Spice Bundle Cheesecloth: Cheesecloth is our preferred fabric for making a spice bundle. To ensure the cheesecloth doesn't rupture while boiling, we like to use a double layer. If you don't have cheesecloth, you can also use muslin, a type of plain unbleached cotton fabric. Coffee filters and empty tea bags also work in a pinch, though you may need to use more than one. Rolling pin: Crushing the spices with a rolling pin before tying up the bundle helps them better impart their flavor throughout the cooking liquid. In place of a rolling pin, you can use the bottom of a heavy skillet. Make Ahead You can prepare the bundle ahead of time so it's ready whenever the mood for a shrimp boil strikes. Store it in an airtight container to keep the spices tasting fresh. Directions Prepare cheesecloth: Lay a 10-inch (double-layer) square of cheesecloth on a clean work surface. Add spices: Spoon spices into the center of the cheesecloth. Crush spices: Pressing firmly, roll a rolling pin over spice mixture until most of the seeds are cracked. Tie cheesecloth shut: Gather edges of cheesecloth together in the center, twist tightly, and tie securely with kitchen string. Trim ends with scissors, if necessary. Variations You can customize your shrimp boil seasoning bundle with favorite spices and herbs. Some ingredients you might want to include are smoked dried chiles, celery seeds, or peppercorns. Try These Other Recipes for Seasoning Blends: Everything Bagel Seasoning Citrus-Herb Seasoning Salt All-Purpose Spice Rub Creole Seasoning Dukkah Pumpkin Pie Spice Biryani Spice Blend Updated by Kirsten Nunez Kirsten Nunez Kirsten Nunez is a writer who focuses on food, health, nutrition, and DIY. She has a master's degree in nutrition, and has been writing professionally for nearly 10 years for digital and print publications, such as decorvow, Shape, Real Simple, Healthline, and SELF. She also creates original recipes, which have appeared on product packaging in stores. and Esther Reynolds Esther Reynolds Esther Reynolds is an experienced recipe developer, recipe tester, food editor, and writer with over a decade of experience in the food and media industries.