Shrimp Po'Boys Recipe

Name: Shrimp Po'Boys
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: Vegetable or peanut oil, for frying; 1 large egg; 1 cup milk, eyeball it; 1 1/2 pounds large shrimp, deveined; Salt; 1/2 cup flour; 1 cup cornmeal or bread crumbs; 2 tablespoons seafood seasoning a couple of palm fulls (recommended: Old Bay); 4 soft club rolls or sub rolls, split; 1 beefsteak tomato, thinly sliced; 8 pieces Bibb or butter lettuce; 1 lemon cut into wedges; 1/4 cup sweet pickle relish; 1/2 cup spicy, grainy mustard; Few drops hot sauce

Servings: persons

Vegetable or peanut oil, for frying
1 large egg
1 cup milk, eyeball it
1 1/2 pounds large shrimp, deveined
Salt
1/2 cup flour
1 cup cornmeal or bread crumbs
2 tablespoons seafood seasoning a couple of palm fulls (recommended: Old Bay)
4 soft club rolls or sub rolls, split
1 beefsteak tomato, thinly sliced
8 pieces Bibb or butter lettuce
1 lemon cut into wedges
1/4 cup sweet pickle relish
1/2 cup spicy, grainy mustard
Few drops hot sauce

1
Preheat 1-inch of oil in a deep skillet over medium to medium-high heat.
2
Beat egg and milk together.
3
Pull tails off shrimp.
4
Salt shrimp then soak in milk batter.
5
Before you begin breading the shrimp, cover a plate with plastic wrap for easy clean up then mix together the flour, cornmeal or bread crumbs and seafood seasoning on the plate.
6
Using tongs, remove a few shrimp at a time and coat in breading.
7
Add breaded shrimp to the hot oil and fry them 5 to 6 minutes or until firm and deeply golden all over.
8
Pile lettuce and tomato on rolls and top with shrimp, douse the shrimp with a little lemon juice.
9
Mix relish, mustard and hot sauce and dot the roll tops with spoonfuls of the sauce before setting into place.

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No specific allergen information. Please check the ingredient list for possible allergens.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 15 ingredients. The key ingredients include: Vegetable or peanut oil, for frying, 1 large egg, 1 cup milk, eyeball it, 1 1/2 pounds large shrimp, deveined, and more.

Yes, Shrimp Po'Boys falls under the Seafood category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Shrimp Po'Boys

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