Confetti Shrimp Food

CONFETTI CORN BREAD–CRUSTED SHRIMP IN CREOLE FILLING

Steps:

• To prepare the filling, melt the butter in a large sauté pan or skillet over high heat. Add the onion, celery, and green bell peppers. Cook until the vegetables are tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in the garlic and Creole seasoning, and cook until the garlic is fragrant, about 1 minute. Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables and stir constantly, about 2 minutes, until slightly thickened. Add the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, chicken broth, and bay leaf. Stir and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium, cover the pan with a lid, and cook for 5 minutes. Add the shrimp and heat through, about 2 minutes. Remove the bay leaf and pour the filling into an 8-by-8-inch square or round baking dish. Set aside in a warm area, while preparing the topping.
• To prepare the topping, preheat the oven to 375°F. Put the butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Whip on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Incorporate the eggs one at a time and mix until smooth. Add the green chiles, creamed corn, red and green bell peppers, the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt. Mix on low speed until the mixture forms a soft batter.
• Carefully dollop the corn bread batter over the filling. Using an offset metal spatula, spread the batter smoothly across the top of the casserole, forming a thin layer. Place the baking dish on a baking sheet in the center of the oven. Bake until the topping is golden brown and the filling is bubbling around the edges, about 40 minutes. Remove from the oven to a cooling rack. Cut through the corn bread with a small knife. Scoop 6 to 8 generous portions of the filling and the corn bread into large soup bowls or onto plates.

CONFETTI SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a large sauté pan, heat the oil, garlic and ginger over medium high heat until fragrant.
• Add the shrimp and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until bright pink.
• In a bowl, whisk the remaining olive oil, lemon and lime juice, scallion or chives, chili oil and salt.
• Pour over shrimp and let sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour or even over night.
• Before serving, toss shrimp with roasted red pepper.

CONFETTI ICE CREAM SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375˚ F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and coat with cooking spray. Mix the cake mix, vegetable oil and eggs in a large bowl until combined. Stir in the sprinkles.
• Using a 2-tablespoon ice cream scoop, dollop scoops of the batter on the baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Dampen your fingers with a little water; press and smooth the tops of each dollop so that they are flattened slightly and even on top. Bake until they are golden and springy to the touch, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely on the baking sheets.
• Clean the ice cream scoop, then scoop some ice cream onto the flat side of one cookie and top it with another cookie, flat-side down. Repeat with the remaining cookies and ice cream. Pour some sprinkles into a shallow bowl or rimmed plate, then roll the sides of the sandwiches in the sprinkles until the exposed ice cream is coated. Freeze until ready to serve.

SALMON & SHRIMP CONFETTI CROQUETTES

Steps:

• Steam salmon filet. Chill and flake apart.
• Peel, devein shrimp. Slice them in half length wise, the cut into third to make nice little chunks.
• Finely chop bell pepper and scallion.
• Mix these and remaining ingredients together (use only 1/2 cup cracker crumbs. Setting aside the remaining crumbs to roll croquettes in).
• Form into desired sized croquettes.
• Roll and cover with cracker crumbs (I used crushed club crackers).
• Place on a lightly greased baking sheet and bake at 400°F for approx 45 min, depending on how big they are.
• Note: This being the first time I ever made Salmon Croquettes and although this turned really good, I think using corn flakes for the coating would be good too. I served Papergoddess's Cilantro Mayonnaise with.
• Also. The prep time is an estimate. It includes the cooking time for the salmon fillets and shrimp along with putting it all together. You can save time by using canned salmon and pre-cooked shrimp. Fresh is always best though.

CHRISTMAS EVE CONFETTI PASTA

Steps:

• Cook linguine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, saute the peppers, onion, garlic and seasonings in oil until vegetables are tender., Add the shrimp; cook and stir 2-3 minutes longer or until heated through. Drain linguine; toss with shrimp mixture. Sprinkle with cheese.,

SWEET & SPICY CONFETTI SHRIMP AND CORNBREAD POPS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute shrimp in 1 tablespoon of the melted butter over medium high heat for 2-3 minutes or just until it turns pink.
• Remove from heat and set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, combine contents of muffin mix with brown sugar.
• Add beaten egg, remaining melted butter and milk and stir to combine.
• Stir in cayenne pepper, red bell peppers, jalapeno and green onion.
• Spray 24 mini muffin pan cups with cooking spray.
• Place one shrimp in each cup, tail up.
• Spoon cornbread batter into each cup; cups should be about 3/4 full.
• Jiggle each shrimp by the tail to allow batter to coat and complete surround the shrimp.
• Leave tail sticking up.
• Bake 12-15 minutes at 400 degrees until light golden brown on top.
• Cool for several minutes, then remove from muffin pans and arrange on serving platter.
• Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley if desired.