Appetizer Recipes
Kickin’ Po’Boy Shrimp with
Cranberry-Mustard Dipping Sauce
Prep: 20 min + marinating | Cook: 15 min | Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients
Shrimp
- 2 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined with tails intact
- 1 cup Ocean Spray® Cranberry Juice Cocktail, divided use
- 2 tablespoons Creole seasoning
- 1 medium jalapeño pepper, seeds and membranes removed, minced
- 4 cups vegetable oil for frying
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 egg, beaten
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup yellow cornmeal
Sauce
- 1/4 cup Ocean Spray® Jellied Cranberry Sauce
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup spicy brown mustard
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
Instructions
Shrimp
- Place shrimp in a gallon size resealable plastic bag.
- In a small bowl, stir together 1/2 cup of juice, Creole seasoning and jalapeño. Pour over shrimp. Seal and shake. Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
- Heat 3 cups of oil in a deep skillet or a deep fryer over medium high heat.
- While oil is heating, remove shrimp from bag and discard liquid. Place shrimp in a large bowl. Sprinkle cornstarch on shrimp and toss.
- In a medium bowl, stir together egg and remaining 1/2 cup of juice.
- In another medium bowl, stir together flour and cornmeal.
- Dip each shrimp into egg mixture then roll in flour mixture.
- Fry 6 to 8 shrimp at a time in hot oil for 2 minutes per side until golden brown, turning once. Remove with slotted spoon and place on paper towels to drain. While shrimp are frying, prepare the sauce.
Sauce
- Place sauce ingredients in a small saucepan and heat over medium low heat until cranberry sauce is melted, stirring often.
- Serve sauce with shrimp for dipping.
Nutrition
Per serving: Calories 720 Fat 47g Sugars 12g Saturated Fat 4g Carbohydrates 49g Protein 26g Sodium 1255mg Fiber 2g Cholesterol 217mg Potassium 313mg Calcium 120mg Folate 149% Zinc 0 Vitamin A 103% Vitamin C 23mg Vitamin E 12mg
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
Ocean Spray
Recipe by: Mary Shivers, Ada, Oklahoma - Ocean Spray 2012 Tailgating Recipe Contest