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Miami based Chef Adrianne Calvo, author of #Maximum Flavor Social, shares a recipe inspired by a recent culinary discovery. In a recent visit to the South, Calvo enjoyed her first crawfish boil, a Louisiana staple bursting with spicy flavors. A classic crawfish boil has crawfish, red potatoes, corn, and Andouille sausage. Calvo, who in 2005 coined the catch phrase, Maximum Flavor , gave the Cajun classic a global makeover by replacing the red potatoes with Peruvian purple potatoes, adding a burst of citrus with an Italian inspired Lemon Aioli, and then replaced the crawfish with shrimp for availability. And it does not stop there. Speaking of Maximum Flavor, Calvo was enthused after encountering those bold flavors and thought it be great to add another layer- a layer that can only be attained by grilling. Check out Chef Adrianne's recipe for her " 'Grilled' Shrimp Boil + Lemon Aioli". This recipe makes 12 servings.

Grilled Cajun Shrimp Boil and Lemon Aioli Recipe

water
1 cup garlic salt
8 medium onions, quartered
10 lemons, halved
6 heads of garlic, halved horizontally
1 (4 1/2-pound) bag Louisiana crawfish, shrimp, and crab boil (seasoning)
3 pounds small purple potatoes
8 ears of corn, shucked and cut into 4 pieces
5 pounds large shrimp, cleaned and deveined
3 lbs andouille sausage, sliced 1/2 inch thick
wooden skewers
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup lemon zest
1 tablespoon honey
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup butter
1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning

Bring a very large pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add the salt, onions, lemons, garlic, and spice mix and boil until the onions and lemon soften, about 10 minutes. Add the potatoes and boil 12-15 minutes. Add the corn, cook an additional 10 minutes, then transfer the vegetables to a colander. Return the water to a boil, add the shrimp and sausage, and bring back to a boil once more. Immediately turn off the heat and allow the shrimp to soak, uncovered, in the spicy water for 20 to 30 minutes. Drain. While the shrimp and sausage are soaking up the flavor, make the lemon aioli by whisking together in a bowl lemon juice, lemon zest, honey , and mayonnaise. Set aside for serving. Fire up the grill to high heat. Skewer sausage first, then corn, followed by the potato, and finally the shrimp. Melt butter together with Cajun seasoning and slather onto skewers. Place skewers on the grill for 2-3 minutes. Enjoy.

Chef Adrianne Calvo: Adrianne Calvo is the Executive Chef and owner of Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar, Host of Maximum Flavor Live on NBC’s 6 in the Mix, author of four cookbooks: Maximum Flavor (2005); Chef Adrianne: Driven by Flavor Fueled by Fire (2008); #MaximumFlavorSocial (2014); and Play with Fire (2015), and founder of the Make it Count Foundation. Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant and Wine Bar opened in 2007 and has won numerous prestigious awards including Best Restaurant Miami and Best Chef Florida. Monthly, the restaurant holds its signature event, Dark Dining, where guests are blindfolded for a sensual experience eliminating one sense in order to enhance another, providing maximum flavor. For more information, visit: Chefadriannes.com