Crispy Rock Shrimp Cakes with a Cilantro Jalapeno Green Sauce

Name: Crispy Rock Shrimp Cakes with a Cilantro Jalapeno Green Sauce
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Rock Shrimp Cakes; 1/2 pound Rock shrimp – peeled, deveined and chopped up to pea size pieces (Note* any uncooked shrimp will do); 2/3 cup Panko crispy bread crumbs- plain; 1/4 cup onions-finely diced; 2 tablespoons cilantro-chopped; 1 large egg beaten; 1 heaping tablespoon mayonnaise; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Pinch black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 teaspoon yellow mustard; 1/2 cup bread crumbs for recoating; 3 ounces oil for frying; Cilantro Jalapeno Green Sauce; 1 cup cilantro - take off stems; 1 jalapeno- for spicy add seeds and all. for milder take out the seeds; 3 cloves garlic; 3/4 cup mayonnaise; 1/3 cup sour cream; 1 ounce lime; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons sugar; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 2 fluid ounces oil

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This recipe works Great with Blue Crab or Lobster : )

@chefcraig @chefcraigswoodcrafts

Falls Church

This recipe works Great with Blue Crab or Lobster : )

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Ingredients

4 servings

Rock Shrimp Cakes
1/2 poundRock shrimp – peeled, deveined and chopped up to pea size pieces (Note* any uncooked shrimp will do)
2/3 cupPanko crispy bread crumbs- plain
1/4 cuponions-finely diced
2 tablespoonscilantro-chopped
1large egg beaten
1heaping tablespoon mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoonsalt
Pinchblack pepper
1/2 teaspoonWorcestershire sauce
1 teaspoonyellow mustard
1/2 cupbread crumbs for recoating
3 ouncesoil for frying
Cilantro Jalapeno Green Sauce
1 cupcilantro - take off stems
1jalapeno- for spicy add seeds and all. for milder take out the seeds
3 clovesgarlic
3/4 cupmayonnaise
1/3 cupsour cream
1 ouncelime
1/2 teaspoonsalt
2 teaspoonssugar
1/4 teaspoonpepper
2 fluid ouncesoil

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Steps

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Shrimp Cakes- Method
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Prep the shrimp chopped to pes size.
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In a bowl, mix, mayonnaise, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, onions, cilantro chopped shrimp,egg and seasonings.
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Add the and bread crumbs.
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Mix gently to combine. If mixture is too dry, add a little more mayonnaise.to wet add more bread crumbs
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Shape into 4 cakes. About a 1 inch thick.
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With a half a cup of bread crumbs recoat the four patties on both sides by lightly pressing the patttie into the bread crumbs.
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On a medium heat, cook the cakes in a frying pan with 3 ounces of oil until they are browned (about4-5 minutes on each side). Golden Brown and Delious (GBD:)
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Cilantro Jalapeno Green Sauce - Method
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Place all ingredients in a food processor or a blender except the oil and puree for 2 minutes- then slowly add the oil as it is blending.
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You can adjust the flavors salt, sweet or lime after it is mixed. I like to make it ahead of time to get the best flavors.
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You can adjust the salt, sweet our lime after it is mixed can be done a day ahead and will last up to 7 days.