It doesn’t get more “off the beaten path” than this! Eagle Island, located 15 minutes off the coast of Darien, Georgia, is the perfect “getaway destination.” Meet Captain Andy Hill, owner of The Private Islands of Georgia, which counts Eagle Island among its’ chain.
For a romantic retreat, a family reunion or friends going wild, Eagle Island won’t disappoint you. Everything is provided for your enjoyment - you bring the fun! And if just being there makes you feel as if you’ve died and gone to paradise, just sit back and let Captain Hill further spoil you with his shrimp and oyster roast or low country boil.
Eagle Island Low Country Boil Recipe
Seasoning Ingredients and Preparation:
2 sticks butter
1 cup pepper
1/2 cup red pepper
1 cup garlic salt
1/2 cup seasoning salt
1/2 cup celery salt
10 lemons
10 jalapeno peppers - thinly sliced
Melt butter in large sauce pan on low to medium heat. Mix all of the dry ingredients from the Private Islands of Georgia Cajun Seasoning Blend in bowl and stir with wire whisk. Pour contents of mixing bowl into melted butter and stir with wire whisk until well blended. Pour fresh squeezed lemon juice into pan and stir. Add jalapeno pepper slices and stir. Add mixture to boiling water, and now the fun begins!
Note - Old Bay Seasoning can be substituted for the Private Islands of Georgia Cajun Seasoning Blend if desired
Low Country Boil Ingredients and Preparation:
4 pounds shrimp - 1/2 pound per person
2 packages Hillshire Farm sausage cut into 1" slices - or substitute your favorite brand
8 onions, peeled - 1 per person
16 new potatoes - 2 per person
4 ears of corn, halved - 1/2 ear per person
small bag of baby carrots
After adding the Private Islands of Georgia Cajun Seasoning Blend to the boiling water, you are now ready to add the food. The food items are added in order of longest to shortest to cook. First, add the potatoes and boil 10 minutes. Next, add the carrots, sausage and whole onions. Return to boil. Add corn and return to boil. Then, add the shrimp last. Cook until shrimp are pink in color, approximately 3-5 minutes. Be careful not to overcook the shrimp!
Note - other ingredients that can be added to personal taste are rutabagas, sweet potatoes, crabs, crawfish or the 'kitchen sink'. Adding extra potatoes and onions allows for leftovers that can be used for some great tasting hash browns the following morning.
