Appetizer Recipes

Kickin’ Po’Boy Shrimp with
Cranberry-Mustard Dipping Sauce

Kickin' Po'Boy Shrimp

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

  1. Place shrimp in a gallon size resealable plastic bag.
  2. 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.
  3. Heat 3 cups of oil in a deep skillet or a deep fryer over medium high heat.
  4. While oil is heating, remove shrimp from bag and discard liquid. Place shrimp in a large bowl. Sprinkle cornstarch on shrimp and toss.
  5. In a medium bowl, stir together egg and remaining 1/2 cup of juice.
  6. In another medium bowl, stir together flour and cornmeal.
  7. Dip each shrimp into egg mixture then roll in flour mixture.
  8. 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

  1. Place sauce ingredients in a small saucepan and heat over medium low heat until cranberry sauce is melted, stirring often.
  2. 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



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