Fried Seafood Po' Boy Recipe - Cooking Index
Vegetable oil - for frying | ||
1/2 lb | 227g / 8oz | Large shrimp - peeled, deviened |
4 | Softshell crabs - cleaned | |
1/2 lb | 227g / 8oz | Shucked oysters |
1 cup | 62g / 2.2oz | Masa flour |
1/2 cup | 31g / 1.1oz | Flour |
1/2 cup | 31g / 1.1oz | Yellow cornmeal |
Salt - totaste | ||
Cayenne pepper - to taste | ||
Tabasco sauce | ||
2 | French bread loaves (small) | |
1/4 cup | 59ml | Mayonnaise |
1 cup | 237ml | Shredded lettuce |
6 | Fresh tomatoes |
Heat the oil in a large sauce pan. Season the shrimp, softshells and oysters with salt and cayenne. In a shallow pan, combine 1/2 cup of masa and flour. Season the flours with salt and cayenne. Dredge the shrimp in the seasoned flour, coating the shrimp completely. Dredge the softshell and oysters in the seasoned flour, coating completely. Fry the seafood in the hot oil until golden-brown, stirring constantly, about 4 minutes. Remove from the oil and drain on a paper-lined plate. Season with salt and hot sauce.
Split the French bread loaves in half. Spread the mayonnaise on both sides of the bread. Build the sandwich with the fried seafood, lettuce, and tomatoes. Serve with Zap potato chips.
This recipe yields 2 sandwiches.
Source:
EMERIL LIVE with Emeril Lagasse - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # EM-1A25 broadcast 03-07-1997) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com
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