Email to Cat      

Okra-Shrimp Beignets

Source of Recipe


Southern Living



List of Ingredients



• Peanut oil
  
• 2 cups sliced fresh okra
  
• ½ green bell pepper, diced
  
• ½ medium onion, diced
  
• 1 large egg
  
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
  
• ¼ cup heavy cream
  
• 1 jalapeño pepper, finely chopped
  
• ¾ tsp salt
  
• ¼ tsp freshly ground pepper
  
• ¼ pound unpeeled, medium-size, raw shrimp (31/35 count), peeled and coarsely chopped
  
• Fresh Tomato Salsa (recipe follows)
  
• Cilantro Sour Cream (recipe follows)
  






Instructions



1. Pour oil to depth of 3 inches into a Dutch oven; heat to 350°F.
   
   
2. Stir together okra and next eight ingredients in a large bowl until well blended; stir in shrimp.
   
   
3. Drop batter by rounded tablespoonfuls into hot oil and fry, in batches, 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on a wire rack over paper towels. Serve with salsa and sour cream.
   
   Makes about 30
   
   
   Fresh Tomato Salsa:
   Stir together 4 large plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped (about 2 cups); ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro; 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely diced; 3 tablespoons finely diced red onion; 2½ tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil; and salt and pepper to taste.
   
   Cilantro Sour Cream:
   Stir together one (8-ounce) container sour cream; ¼ cup finely chopped fresh cilantro; 1 teaspoon lime zest; 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice; and salt and pepper to taste.