Shrimp Po' Boy Sandwiches Lightened Up #Recipe Peg Cochran/Margaret Loudon

   

     The original poor boy sandwich came about in New Orleans during the 1929 streetcar strike.  The Martin Brothers ran the Martin Brothers Coffee Stand and Restaurant.  They vowed to feed any striking transit worker for free.  When any of them walked through the door, the kitchen staff would call out “here’s another po’ boy.”  The original sandwich was made with fried potatoes, roast beef gravy and trimmings—known as debris—in a French bread roll.  Eventually the recipe expanded to include seafood, which was inexpensive in New Orleans.
 

In a true shrimp po’ boy, the shrimp would be fried but this recipe lightens up the sandwich by baking the shrimp instead.

For the Sandwich:

1 tablespoon Creole or Cajun seasoning

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 lb. jumbo shrimp (16-20 count), peeled and deveined

4 pieces of French bread, halved lengthwise (about 4-5 inches each) and lightly toasted

2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce

2 sliced tomatoes

Sliced dill pickles (optional)

Hot sauce, for serving

 

For the Remoulade Sauce:

1 cup mayonnaise

3 tablespoons Creole mustard or Dijon, spicy brown or stone-ground mustard 

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon sweet pickle relish

1 teaspoon sweet paprika

1 teaspoon Cajun or Creole seasoning

1 teaspoon prepared horseradish

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1-2 teaspoons hot sauce

1 clove garlic, grated (or ¼ teaspoon garlic powder)

 

Instructions

Preheat oven to  450 degrees.

Mix together the shrimp, Creole or Cajun seasoning, lemon juice and olive oil.  Cover and marinate in fridge for 15 to 20 minutes.

Prepare the remoulade sauce:  Whisk all of the sauce ingredients together in a bowl.

 

Toast bread.  Remove shrimp from marinade and arrange on baking sheet in a single layer.  Bake 4 to 5 minutes or until pink and firm.

 

 

Assemble the sandwiches:  spread remoulade sauce on each piece of toasted bread.  Add shrimp, top with lettuce, tomato and pickles if desired.

 

 

 

 

  

 

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