Sweet Cornbread Shrimp Cakes With Mango Salsa Recipes

SWEET CORNBREAD SHRIMP CAKES WITH MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• Bake cornbread mix according to package directions, using milk and 1 egg; cool and crumble.
• Stir together salsa ingredients; allow to sit for 30 minutes. Serve or refrigerate until serving time.
• Heat 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat in 12-inch cast iron skillet. Cook celery and 1/2 cup chopped red onion until tender, about 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Transfer celery and onion to large bowl. Stir in shrimp, seafood seasoning, 2 eggs, mayonnaise, 1/3 cup cilantro, salt and pepper.
• Stir in crumbled cornbread until well blended. Using about 1/3 cup, form mixture into 12 shrimp cakes about 2 1/2-inches diameter. Place on a parchment or wax paper-lined baking sheet.
• Heat 1 to 2 tablespoons butter in skillet over medium heat. Cook shrimp cakes until lightly browned and shrimp turn pink, about 4 minutes on each side.
• Cook remaining shrimp cakes, adding additional butter as needed.
• Place cakes on a serving platter. Garnish with lemon wedges and parsley. Serve with mango salsa.

SKEWERED SHRIMPS WITH MANGO SALSA

Steps:

• In a medium skillet over low heat, cook the sliced garlic in the olive oil till soft. Let cool, then mix in the other ingredients. On a wooden skewer place 4 or 5 shrimp, depending on size. Place in a long casserole and pour the marinade over. Marinate for at least two hours or up to 6 hours in the refrigerator, turning occasionally.
• Mix all the ingredients for the Mango Salsa together in a glass bowl. Let sit about 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
• Preheat a broiler or grill to high heat. Grill the skewers about 3 minutes per side. Serve on a bed of the Mango Salsa.

SHRIMP CAKES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat.
• Add the celery, and onion; cook and stir frequently for 2-3 minutes; transfer to a mixing bowl.
• Add the mayo, mustard, dill, Tabasco, and 1/4 cup of bread crumbs to the mixing bowl with the onion/celery mixture; stir to combine.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Add the shrimp; stir to combine.
• Put the remaining bread crumbs on a plate or flat dish.
• Using 1/3 cup shrimp mixture, form a patty with your hands.
• Place the cake on the bread crumbs; press lightly, then turn and repeat with the other side.
• Roll the patty's sides in the crumbs also.
• The patty should be completely coated in bread crumbs.
• Repeat with remaining shrimp mixture.
• Add 2 tablespoons oil into a nonstick skillet, heat over medium heat.
• When the oil is hot, add 4 cakes or however many your skillet will hold.
• Fry cakes for about 2 minutes or until golden on the bottom; flip patties and cook for 2 more minutes or until golden.
• Repeat with remaining oil and shrimp cakes.
• Serve hot shrimp cakes with cocktail sauce, tartar sauce, or salsa.