Blackened Salmon Poor Boy Sandwiches Food

BLACKENED SHRIMP PO'BOYS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Combine the mayonnaise, minced pickles, shallot and hot sauce in a small bowl; season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Toss the shrimp with the Cajun seasoning and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Melt the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp and cook until pink, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes per side.
• Meanwhile, arrange the rolls on a baking sheet and toast in the oven, about 5 minutes. Spread the mayonnaise mixture on the cut sides of each roll. Fill with the shrimp, lettuce and tomatoes. Serve with pickles.

BLACKENED SALMON SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Place cumin seed, fennel seed, oregano, and thyme in a spice grinder. Pulse until finely chopped but not powdery. Transfer to a small bowl; stir in paprika, cayennepepper, 1 1/2teaspoons salt, and 1/4teaspoon black pepper; set aside. In anothersmall bowl, whisk together horseradish, yogurt, honey, remaining1/2teaspoonsalt, and 1/4teaspoon pepper; set aside.
• Heat a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Coat each fillet with 2 teaspoons of spice blend; pat with fingers. Place fillets in hot skillet. Cook until well browned, about 5 minutes. Flip fillets; cook through, about 5 minutes more. Transfer to plate; set aside.
• To assemble, spread bread with horseradish mixture.Top with arugula and onion. Flake salmon into chunks; place on sandwiches. Drizzle with remaining horseradish mixture; serve.

BLACKENED SALMON POOR BOY SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Heat a heavy skillet over high heat for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Mix mayonnaise with 1-2 teaspoons of Cajun spice.
• Taste, add salt, pepper or more Cajun spice as necessary (depending on your preference); put aside till later.
• Lightly oil both sides of the salmon and sprinkle with the remaining Cajun spice (the more you add, the hotter it becomes, so heads up).
• Place salmon in the hot skillet to blacken; cook 2 to 3 minutes on the first side, turn and finish cooking. Cooking time will vary based on the thickness of fish and the heat of pan.
• Spread 1 tablespoon of the mayonnaise mixture onto each French roll.
• Top each with a blackened salmon fillet, 2 slices of tomato and 1/4 cup of the shredded cabbage and serve.
• ***CAJUN SPICE MIX***.
• Mix all spice mix ingredients together. Store in a sealed ziploc bag.
• Makes about 2/3 cup spice mix.

BLACKENED SALMON

Steps:

• Each steak works best if it is about 3/4 inches thick, especially when using a cast iron skillet. Coat each stake with the butter (or olive oil) and let sit while the rest of the butter/olive oil heats up in the pan. After about 10 minutes, coat each stake on both sides with the seasoning mix and let it cook for around 2 minutes uncovered. Afterwards, flip it over and cook the stakes until they are a nice pink color inside. The time that it takes to cook each stake determines on how large they are.

BLACKENED SALMON FILLETS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix paprika, cayenne pepper, onion powder, salt, white pepper, black pepper, thyme, basil and oregano.
• Brush salmon fillets on both sides with 1/4 cup butter, and sprinkle evenly with the cayenne pepper mixture. Drizzle one side of each fillet with 1/2 remaining butter.
• In a large, heavy skillet over high heat, cook salmon, butter side down, until blackened, 2 to 5 minutes. Turn fillets, drizzle with remaining butter, and continue cooking until blackened and fish is easily flaked with a fork.

BLACKENED CATFISH PO' BOY (CAN SUB TILAPIA OR SALMON)

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the paprika, oregano, thyme, cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder and sugar. (You can omit this step and use your favorite packaged blackening spice mix.).
• Pat catfish fillets dry with paper towels. Brush lightly with oil, then season well with salt and pepper. Sprinkle liberally with blackening spice mix, gently pressing spices onto fish to adhere.
• Coat bottom of a large, non-stick frying pan with vegetable oil. Heat over medium-high heat until oil is shimmering. Add catfish and fry until cooked through, 3-4 minutes per side. Do not overcrowd pan. Work in batches and keep warm in a low oven.
• Spread toasted rolls with tartar sauce. Place one fillet on each roll, then top with lettuce and tomato. Serve immediately.