Pacific Northwest Boil

Ingredients

• 1 lb smoked sausage, cut into 1-inch slices (andouille, kielbasa, etc *read intro^)
• 12 small red potatoes (about 3 lbs.)
• 1 large yellow onion, peeled and quartered
• 2 lemons, quartered
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 T each
• yellow mustard seeds, coriander seed, whole peppercorns, kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon spanish smoked paprika, to taste (he reduced the smoked paprika to 1 tablespoon from the original 2 tablespoons)
• 2 teaspoons celery seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon whole cloves
• Tabasco sauce or 3 tablespoons favorite hot sauce, to taste
• 3 dried chilies (chili de arbol or 1/2 T red chili flakes and 1/2 t cayenne) (optional)
• 1 lb steamer clam
• 2 lbs large shrimp, in shell, heads removed
• 4 ears fresh corn on the cob, shucked and cut into thirds