Southern Shrimp And Corn Fritters With Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Food

SHRIMP AND CORN FRITTERS

Steps:

• Whisk together sour cream, lemon juice, and ¼ tsp. salt; set aside for serving.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, Old Bay seasoning, and ½ tsp. salt in a large bowl. Whisk egg and buttermilk in a medium bowl, then add to dry ingredients and stir to combine. Stir in scallions, jalapeño, shrimp, corn, and cheese.
• Heat 2 Tbsp. oil in a large skillet over medium. Working in batches and adding more oil in between, drop ¼-cupfuls corn mixture into skillet, flattening slightly, and cook until golden and crisp, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer fritters to paper towels to drain; season with salt and serve immediately with sour cream sauce and lemon wedges alongside.

EASY SHRIMP AND CORN FRITTERS

Steps:

• Pour 2 to 3 inches of vegetable oil into the bottom of a heavy-bottomed dutch oven or deep skillet. Heat the oil to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, stir together the hushpuppy mix, egg, corn, shrimp, salsa, green onions, and Creole seasoning. Allow to rest for about 3 minutes then stir again.
• Carefully drop heaping tablespoons of the batter into the hot oil and fry for 5 to 7 minutes or until golden brown and cooked though. Serve warm with a dipping sauce if desired.

SHRIMP AND ROASTED RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Rinse shrimp; pat dry with paper towels. Set aside. In a large skillet, heat butter and oil over medium-high heat until butter is melted. Add onion and garlic. Cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes or just until onion is tender. Add shrimp and crushed red pepper; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add roasted peppers and wine.
• Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, about 2 minutes or until shrimp are opaque, stirring occasionally. Stir in cream. Return to boiling; reduce heat. Boil gently, uncovered, for 1 minute. Stir in basil.
• Add shrimp mixture and cheese to hot cooked pasta; toss gently to combine.

GRITS WITH SHRIMP AND ROASTED RED BELL PEPPER

Steps:

• Butter 11x7-inch glass baking dish. Char peppers over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in paper bag; let stand 10 minutes. Peel, seed, and coarsely chop peppers.
• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic, green onions, and chopped thyme. Sauté until onions wilt, about 2 minutes. Add grits and stir 1 minute. Whisk in broth and cream. Simmer until liquid is absorbed and grits are thick and tender, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Whisk in salt, hot pepper sauce, and black pepper. Fold in roasted bell peppers. Spread grits in prepared dish. (Can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.)
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Press shrimp, on their sides, onto top of grits in single layer. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake until grits are heated through, shrimp are just opaque in center, and cheese begins to brown, about 20 minutes. Garnish with thyme sprigs.

CORN AND SHRIMP FRITTERS

Steps:

• Peel and devein the shrimp; cut into 1/2 inch pieces.
• Combine the shrimp, corn and next 9 ingredients in a large bowl; stir well.
• Pour oil to a depth of 1 inch in a heavy saucepan; heat to 375 degrees. Drop shrimp mixture by tablespoonfuls into the hot oil; fry 2 minutes on each side or until golden. Do not crowd the fritters, cook in batches. Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately with sauce.
• Sauce:.
• Combine all ingredients; stir well.

CORN AND SWEET-PEPPER FRITTERS

Steps:

• Put the corn in a mixing bowl and add the sweet pepper, scallions and hot pepper. Sprinkle with the cumin, flour, baking powder, salt and pepper, and stir to blend. Add the milk, and stir to blend thoroughly.
• Heat enough oil barely to cover the bottom of a pan, preferably nonstick. Spoon the batter, about 1/4 cup at a time, into the pan, and cook the fritters about 2 minutes or until golden brown on one side. Turn, and cook about 2 minutes on the second side. As you prepare each batch of fritters, add oil to the pan as necessary.

SWEET CORN CHOWDER WITH SHRIMP AND RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat the oil for 1 minutes in a large saucepan over moderate heat.
• Add the onion and saute, stirring until limp, about 5 minutes.
• Add the potato, bay leaf, marjoram, nutmeg and stock and bring to a boil.
• Lower the heat to moderate, cover and cook at a gentle boil until the potato is just tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add the cream style corn, corn kernels, milk and black pepper.
• Heat to moderate, add the red peppers and shrimp and boil gently, uncovered, until the shrimp are just cooked through, about 3 minutes.
• Remove the bay leaf.