Spicy Creole Shrimp Remoulade Recipe 445

Steps:

• 1) Make the brine in a large, nonreactive bowl by whisking together 4 c. water, salt and sugar until dissolved. Add the shrimp and ice and let soak for 20 - 30 minutes. 2) Make the court bouillon in a large sauce pot by combining the first 4 ingredients. Squeeze the lemon halves into the water, add the lemon halves and bring to a boil 3) Add the shrimp and cook until just opaque, about 3 minutes. Immediately drain and shock in ice water to stop the cooking 4) Allow the shrimp to chill thoroughly and then peel and reserve Remoulade Sauce: Combine all the sauce ingredients except for the olive oil, in a food processor, and process until smooth. With the motor still running, slowly drizzle in the oil. This emulsion should be fairly thick. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Dress the shrimp with the sauce and refrigerate until ready to use. To serve: Place a lettuce leaf in the bottom of 6 martini glasses. Divide the shrimp among the glasses and garnish with lemon wedges

Steps:

• For molasses butter:
• Using fork, mix all ingredients in small bowl to blend.
• For remoulade sauce:
• Mix first 12 ingredients in medium bowl.
• Preheat oven to 425°F. Spread molasses butter lightly over bread; arrange in single layer on baking sheet. Bake until bread begins to firm up, about 10 minutes. Cool.
• Mix shrimp into remoulade sauce. Top toasts with shrimp mixture. Sprinkle with chives. Place toasts on platter.

Steps:

• Preheat deep fryer with peanut oil to 375 degrees F.
• Whisk together buttermilk, egg, and mustard in a casserole dish. In another casserole dish, whisk together flour, cornmeal, paprika, 2 teaspoons salt, cayenne, and garlic powder.
• Dredge shrimp in the dry mixture then into the wet then back into the dry. Add shrimp in batches to the deep fryer and fry until golden, about 2 minutes per batch. Serve with spicy remoulade sauce.
• Add the shallot, parsley, cayenne pepper, mayonnaise, mustard, hot sauce, and lemon juice to a bowl. Stir to combine. Chill until ready to serve.

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the onion, celery and green pepper in oil until tender. Add garlic; saute 1 minute longer. Stir in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, salt, chili powder and pepper sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes or until thickened. , Add shrimp; cook 4-5 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink. Serve with rice if desired.

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven on medium heat. Saute celery, onions, and garlic in the Dutch oven until the onions are pearly white and the celery has begun to soften.
• Mix sugar, flour, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper into the Dutch oven. Add crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce, both pieces of bay leaf, and hot sauce. Bring the mixture to a boil, then turn the heat to low.
• Let the mixture simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Approximately 15 minutes before serving, add shrimp to the pot and stir well. If necessary, raise the temperature to medium-low to ensure the Creole is bubbling but not burning. Scoop out the bay leaf halves before serving. Serve when the shrimp is pink and thoroughly cooked.