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Shrimp Po-Boy Sandwiches

Crispy, seasoned shrimp, the best homemade remoulade, and all your favorite toppings. Makes 4 servings.
Prep Time:25 minutes
Cook Time:20 minutes
Total Time:45 minutes

Ingredients

Prepping the Shrimp

  • 2 pounds jumbo-sized raw shrimp (peeled and deveined, 21-25 shrimp per pound)
  • 1 tablespoon Creole seasoning

Shrimp Batter

  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon Creole seasoning
  • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 ½ cups ice-cold water

Breading and Frying

  • 3 cups Panko bread crumbs
  • 3 cups cooking oil (peanut, vegetable, or canola oil)

Assembling Sandwiches

  • 4 French bread rolls (small baguettes, or hoagie bread, sliced in half almost all the way through)
  • 1 head of iceberg lettuce (shredded)
  • 2 large tomatoes (sliced)
  • 1 cup sliced dill pickles

Remoulade Sauce

  • 1 ½ cups mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon ketchup
  • 2 teaspoons country dijon or coarse ground mustard
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic cloves
  • 1 ½ teaspoons pickle juice
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • ¾ teaspoon Creole seasoning

Instructions

  • Make remoulade sauce. In a small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, garlic cloves, pickle juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, lemon juice, and ¾ teaspoon creole seasoning. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use.
  • Season shrimp. In a medium-sized bowl, combine the shrimp with 1 tablespoon of the Creole seasoning.
  • Marinate. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, 2 teaspoons of the Creole seasoning, and baking powder. Whisk in the water and egg. Add the shrimp to the batter and let it marinate while you heat the oil.
  • Heat pan. In a large heavy-bottomed skillet, pour enough oil to be about ½ inch tall in the pan and heat it to 350℉.
  • Coat. Pour 1 cup of the Panko bread crumbs into a pie pan or wide bowl. Using tongs, remove shrimp one at a time from the bowl, allowing the excess batter to drip back into the bowl. Lay the shrimp flat over the breadcrumbs without overlapping. Pour a couple of tablespoons of breadcrumbs over the top to ensure the shrimp are covered in breadcrumbs. Repeat with all of the shrimp, laying the breaded shrimp on a cookie sheet.
  • Cook. Cook shrimp in batches in heated oil for about 2 minutes on each side in a single layer. Place cooked shrimp on a paper towel-lined baking sheet with a cooling rack placed over the top to prevent shrimp from getting soggy.
  • Make the sandwich and serve. On the bottom side of the sliced bread, place the desired amount of lettuce, tomato slices, and pickle slices. Generously add shrimp over the top. Generously spread the remoulade sauce on the other side of the bread and place the top of the bread over the shrimp. Serve immediately with additional remoulade sauce and additional pickles if desired.

Notes

Frozen shrimp is fine, just defrost in cold water beforehand.
You can cook the shrimp with just the batter if you don't have or want to use the Panko bread crumbs.

Nutrition

Calories: 1191kcal | Carbohydrates: 85g | Protein: 59g | Fat: 68g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 39g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 441mg | Sodium: 1626mg | Potassium: 955mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1922IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 254mg | Iron: 15mg
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 1191kcal
Author: Katie Shaw