Shrimp Po’ Boys with Zingy Slaw

Shrimp Po' Boys with Zingy Slaw on French BreadIt’s time for Po’Boys my friends!  The Po’Boy is a Louisiana style sub sandwich that can be as creative as you are.  Po’boys got there name from a restaurant in New Orleans during a local factory strike.  The restaurant served free sandwiches to the “poor boys” that were on strike.  My shrimp po’ boys with zingy slaw is a traditional take on the sandwich, having fried seafood and dressed with coleslaw!

Jumbo Shrimp

The shrimp for this sandwich gets a marinade in spicy egg whites.  The egg whites help to tenderize the shrimp.  Then I coat them in a crunchy cornmeal coating, and fry them with only a little oil in a skillet.  The sandwich is topped with a zingy slaw.  The slaw has a small amount of a lot of different ingredients.  This make the flavors rich and complex!

Shrimp Po' Boys with Zingy Slaw

Variation to the Shrimp Po’ Boys with Zingy Slaw recipe:

  1.  If you don’t like spicy food, try using ground red pepper instead of cayenne pepper in the shrimp marinade, and omit the Louisiana style hot sauce from the slaw.
  2. To make this recipe vegetarian or vegan, try using tofu instead of shrimp.  Replace the egg white with 1 TBS soy sauce in the marinade (the tofu won’t need tenderized).  Replace the Worcestershire sauce with soy sauce in the slaw.
  3. I like using sliced cabbage for the slaw, but you could also buy a package of coleslaw mix to save time.
  4. If you can’t find a 6 oz mini loaf of french bread, just cut down a regular sized loaf.  Each sandwich should be about 5 inches long.
  5. For the lemon zest, try zesting the entire lemon and only using what you need.  Freeze the rest of the lemon zest for the next time you need some!

Cast Iron Fried Shrimp

Shrimp Po' Boys with Zingy Slaw
 
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Cajun or Creole
Serves: 2 sandwiches
Ingredients
Slaw:
  • 1 ½ TBS Mayo
  • ½ tsp lemon juice
  • ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • ¼ tsp Dijon mustard
  • ¼ tsp Louisiana hot sauce
  • 1 pinch lemon rind
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 ¼ cups sliced green cabbage
Marinade:
  • 1 TBS cornstarch
  • ½ tsp lemon rind
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 egg white
Sandwiches:
  • ½ lb shrimp, peeled and devined (no tails)
  • 6 oz loaf of french bread
  • 1 ½ TBS cornmeal
  • ⅛ tsp black pepper
  • Splash olive oil
  • 4 tomato slices
Instructions
Slaw
  1. Whisk together the first 7 ingredients. Mix in cabbage.
Marinade
  1. Combine cornstarch through egg white. Mix in shrimp and marinade for 30 min.
Sandwiches
  1. Cut out centers of French bread to ½ inch shell. Place cutouts in blender and process until fine.
  2. Combine bread crumbs, cornmeal and pepper in Ziploc bag.
  3. Add shrimp to bread crumb mix and shake to coat. Discard marinade.
  4. Heat oil in a large heavy bottomed skillet (I prefer cast iron) and cook shrimp on each side for 3 minutes or until opaque and cooked through.
  5. Build sandwiches by lining the bread with tomato slices, topping with fried shrimp and coleslaw.
Notes
As written, the marinade will cover up to 1 lb shrimp. To double the recipe, double the slaw and sandwich ingredients, but not the marinade.

Recipe inspired by Cooking Light.

 

Shrimp Po' Boys with Zingy Slaw

 

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