Nerdmoms Shrimp Puffs Food

SHRIMP PUFFS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the egg yolks, milk and oil. Combine the flour, baking powder, onion powder, salt and pepper; add to yolk mixture and mix well. Stir in the rice, shrimp, parsley and pepper sauce., In a bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form; fold into shrimp mixture. , In an electric skillet or deep-fat fryer, heat oil to 350°. Drop batter by tablespoons into hot oil. Fry puffs, a few at a time, for 1-1/2 minutes on each side or until browned and puffy. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm.

SHRIMP AND GRITS

Steps:

• For the grits, bring 3 1/2 cups water to a boil and stir in the grits. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, until the grits are tender and the liquid has been absorbed. Remove from heat, add the salt, cheese and butter and stir until melted. Keep warm.
• For the shrimp, melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat and sauté the onion, pepper and garlic until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the tomatoes and juice and thyme; bring to a simmer. Cook for 2 or 3 minutes. Sprinkle with flour and stir well. Add the shrimp and stir constantly until they begin to turn pink, about 2 minutes. Add 1/2 cup stock and cook for 2 to 3 minutes more. Add the tomato paste and stir until blended. Add the cream, Worcestershire and Tabasco and more stock if needed to make a spoonable sauce that generously coats the shrimp. Heat thoroughly, being careful not to let it come to a boil. Taste for salt.
• Place a portion of grits in the center of each plate and spoon shrimp over or around it. Sprinkle with parsley.

SHRIMP PUFFS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Mix cream cheese and cocktail sauce in medium bowl until blended. Stir in shrimp.
• Unroll crescent roll dough; separate dough from each can into 8 triangles. Spoon shrimp mixture onto centers of dough triangles. Fold dough over filling to completely enclose filling; press edges together to seal. Place on baking sheet.
• Bake 12 to 15 min. or until golden brown.

SHRIMP PUFFS

Steps:

• TO MAKE PUFFS------------.
• Preheat oven to 400 F degrees.
• In a medium size saucepan, combine butter and water; heat to boiling.
• Stir in flour and salt using a wooden spoon.
• Stir until butter/flour mixture forms a thick, smooth base that follows the back of the spoon around the pan.
• Remove from heat; cool slightly.
• Using a wooden spoon, mix in eggs one at a time until mixture is thick and smooth.
• (This is very important to make sure that the mixture is smooth.) Drop by teaspoons onto a lightly greased cookie sheet; space 1 inch apart.
• Bake in preheated 400 F oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until puffed and golden; let cool.
• PUFF FILLING-------------.
• Rinse shrimp in cold water; drain well.
• In a medium bowl, combine shrimp, chopped celery, chopped green onions and chopped hard cooked eggs; mix well.
• In a separate bowl using a whisk, blend together mayonnaise, salt and lemon juice; fold into shrimp mixture and chill for about 1/2 hour in refrigerator.
• TO ASSEMBLE PUFFS-----------------.
• Pull or cut tops off the puffs and set aside with each puff.
• Remove any soft membrane from inside puff and discard.
• Stuff with chilled filling.
• Replace tops of puffs.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• You can also use crab in place of shrimp.

SHRIMP PUFFS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a miniature-muffin tin with cooking spray.
• Split each biscuit in half and place each half in a muffin cup, pressing it into the bottom and up the sides.
• In a medium-size bowl, mix the cheese, scallion, mayonnaise, shrimp and dill. Place 1 tablespoon of the shrimp mixture on top of each biscuit. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the puffs are golden and bubbling.
• From Food Network Star: The Official Insider's Guide to America's Hottest Food Show By Ian Jackman. Copyright (c) 2011 By Food Network. By arrangement with William Morris Cookbooks/HarperCollins Publishers.

SHRIMP CREAM PUFFS

Steps:

• 1. Put hot water, butter, and salt in sauce pan and bring to a boil. Add the flour and stir well until the mixture starts to pull away from the sides of the pan. Using a mixer, then add your eggs one at a time, beating after each egg very well. This step is very important. Drop by teaspoon onto baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes at 425º. Reduce oven temperature to 400º and bake for another 23 minutes. They should be slightly browned and this time could vary so keep checking them. Remove from oven and cool.
• 2. Mix all of the remaining ingredients together for the filling. Split the cream puffs when they are cool and fill with the filling mixture. Filling mixture keeps well in the fridge for several days.

SHRIMP PUFFS

Steps:

• Place the shrimps in a saucepan with water seasoned with salt, a branch of coriander and a peeled onion. Bring to a boil over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to medium-low heat and cook about five minutes. When the shrimps are cooked, drain them with a skimmer and let cool slightly (reserve the cooking water). Peel the shrimps and set aside.
• In a bowl, dissolve the corn starch in 100 ml (1/2 cup) of the shrimps cooking water and set aside.
• Put the olive oil, the chopped onion and the chopped garlic in a saucepan and saute over low heat until the onion starts to turn golden. Add the peeled shrimps together with the dissolved corn starch and season with pepper. Stir and simmer about five minutes over low heat until the sauce begins to thicken, stirring occasionally.
• Turn off the heat and sprinkle with chopped coriander.
• Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
• Roll out the puff pastry over a table and place on top the previous mixture. Roll the dough over the filling, brush with slightly beaten egg yolk and sprinkle with thyme. Bake until the pastry starts to golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• Turn off the oven and serve.

NERDMOM'S SHRIMP PUFFS

Steps:

• PUFF or PATE A CHOUX:.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Prepare 2 sheet pans with parchment.
• Boil water, butter, sugar and salt. While coming to a boil, prepare eggs.
• Add flour and remove from heat. Work mixture together and return to heat.
• Continue working the mixture until all flour is incorporated and dough forms a ball.
• Transfer mixture into bowl of a standing mixer and let cool for 3 or 4 minutes.
• With mixer on stir or lowest speed add eggs, 1 at a time, making sure the first egg is completely incorporated before continuing.
• Once all eggs have been added and the mixture is smooth, put dough into piping bag fitted with a round tip.
• Pipe immediately into golfball-size shapes, 2 inches apart onto parchment lined sheet pans.
• Cook for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.
• Once they are removed from the oven pierce each puff with a paring knife immediately to release steam.
• SHRIMP FILLING:.
• In large bowl, combine all ingredients except hot sauce and mix until well incorporated. Add hot sauce to taste. Chill. Fill piping bag and fill Pate a Choux puffs accordingly.