Cajun Shrimp Cakes With Andouille Sausage Food

SHRIMP CAKES WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Coarsely chop shrimp and sausage in processor, using on/off turns. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in small skillet over medium heat. Add bell pepper and onion; sauté until vegetables soften, about 5 minutes. Transfer to medium bowl; cool. Add shrimp and sausage to vegetable mixture. Stir in mayonnaise, 1/2 cup breadcrumbs, green onion, and mustard; season with salt and pepper. Cover and chill 30 minutes.
• Form shrimp mixture into eight 1-inch-thick cakes. Place remaining 3/4 cup breadcrumbs on plate. Coat each cake with crumbs, patting to adhere. Transfer to plate; cover and chill 15 minutes or up to 1 day.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Add shrimp cakes; sauté until brown, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer 1 cake to each of 6 plates and serve.
• Andouille sausage can be found in specialty foods stores and some supermarkets. You can substitute hot links, kielbasa sausage or smoked Hungarian sausage in these recipes.

CAJUN SHRIMP CAKES WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Place the shrimp and chopped sausage in a food processor and process using on/off turns until coarsely chopped.
• In a skillet melt butter over medium heat; add in the onion, bell pepper and garlic, sauté stirring for about 4 minutes or until softened; transfer to a large bowl.
• Add in shrimp and sausage to the vegetable mixture.
• Stir in mayo, egg, 1 cup breadcrumbs, green onions, mustard, seasoned salt and black pepper; cover the mixture and chill for a minimum of 2 hours.
• Form the mixture into 15 (1-1/2-inch thick) patties.
• Place the remaining 2 cups breadcrumbs in a shallow bowl.
• Coat each patty with the crumbs patting with hands to adhere.
• Transfer to a cookie sheet or large plate.
• Cover and chill for 30 minutes or up to 24 hours.
• Heat the butter with oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat.
• Add in the shrimp cakes and cook about 6 minutes on each side or until browned.

SPICY SHRIMP AND ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE OVER GRITS

Steps:

• For the grits: Bring 2 cups of the chicken stock, the heavy cream and 4 tablespoons of the butter to a simmer in a heavy saucepan. Gradually whisk in the grits. Reduce the heat and simmer until the grits have thickened, 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally to avoid lumps. Once the grits are thick and creamy, adjust the consistency with stock, if necessary, and season with salt and pepper.
• For the shrimp and sausage: Heat the olive oil in a large skillet. Add the sausage and brown, then transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon, leaving all of the fat in the pan. Add the garlic, bell peppers and onions. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and saute until tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the shrimp and Cajun seasoning to the pan and saute until the shrimp are beginning to turn pink, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the reserved sausage and remaining 1/2 cup chicken stock to the skillet and reduce a bit to intensify those flavors. Stir in the remaining tablespoon butter at the end, garnish with parsley, and add the lemon juice.
• Serve the sausage, peppers and shrimp over the grits.

CAJUN SHRIMP AND ANDOUILLE ALFREDO SAUCE OVER PASTA

Steps:

• Peel and devein shrimp; set aside.
• Cook fettuccine by following the package directions; drain and set aside.
• Cook sausage in a large pan over medium heat for 10 minutes or until browned; remove sausage (use a slotted spoon) and drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings in the pan; set sausage aside.
• Melt butter in the drippings over medium heat; add in shrimp; cook for 5 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink; remove shrimp and keep warm.
• Add in onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic; stir/saute over medium heat for 10 minutes.
• Stir in flour and cajun seasoning; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Gradually stir in chicken broth.
• Bring to boil over med-high heat, stirring frequently; boil 1` minute.
• Lower heat to med-low, stir in heavy cream; cook 8 minutes or until mixture simmers.
• Add in cheese cubes, sausage and shrimp; stir until cheese melts.
• Stir in green onions, parmesan cheese, and chopped fresh parsley.
• Serve over hot cooked fettuccine.
• For OMAC: freeze shrimp and andouille pasta in disposable foil pans (8x5x1 inch) covered with foil. Place in zip-lock freezer bags. Freeze up to 1 month. To reheat from freezer: bake, covered, at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or thaw in the refrigerator overnight and bake, covered, at 350° for 45 minutes.

CAJUN SHRIMP AND ANDOUILLE NACHOS

Steps:

• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add andouille and cook for 2 minutes. Add onion and cook for 2 minutes more. Add bell peppers and cook for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat and stir in celery.
• Line a baking sheet with foil and place tortilla chips on top. Cover chips with the sausage mixture.
• Place shrimp in a bowl; add oil and seafood seasoning. Stir to coat. Place shrimp in the same skillet and cook over medium-high heat for 3 minutes. Scatter shrimp on top of the sausage mixture. Sprinkle Colby Jack cheese over the nachos.
• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler to low. Broil nachos until cheese has melted, about 3 minutes.

CAJUN SHRIMP WITH CHEESE GRITS

Steps:

• Bring milk, water, chicken soup base, and smoked salt to a boil in a saucepan; slowly whisk in grits, reduce heat to low, and cover pan. Simmer until grits are tender and thick, about 20 minutes. Keep grits warm.
• Brown andouille sausage slices with vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat; remove sausage and set aside.
• Cook and stir green bell pepper, yellow onion, celery, and jalapeno pepper in the same skillet until onion is tender and translucent, about 10 minutes. Stir in garlic and Cajun seasoning; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir flour into the vegetables until well coated; gradually stir in fire-roasted tomatoes and white wine, cooking until the sauce begins to thicken, about 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low, stir bay leaf into the sauce, and simmer for 5 minutes; season with salt and black pepper.
• Mix cooked andouille sausage and shrimp into the sauce and cook, stirring often, until sausage is hot and shrimp are pink and no longer translucent, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Just before serving, stir Cheddar and Parmesan cheeses into grits until melted.
• To serve, spoon grits onto a serving plate and top with shrimp, sausage slices, and sauce. Garnish with chopped chives.