Cajun Shrimp Cornbread Bites with Roasted Red Pepper Aioli
- 1 cup Cornmeal
- 1 cup Flour
- 1/4 cups Granulated Sugar
- 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1/4 teaspoons Cayenne Pepper
- 1/4 teaspoons Smoked Paprika
- 1 whole Egg, Beaten
- 1 cup Milk
- 13 cups Vegetable Oil
- 1 cup Cheddar Cheese, Shredded
- 1 pound Medium Raw Shrimp, Peeled And Deviened
- 2 Tablespoons Cajun Seasoning
- 2 whole Red Bell Peppers
- 1 cup Mayonnaise
- 1/2 whole Lemon, Juiced
- 1/2 teaspoons Kosher Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Sriracha
- Preheat your oven to 400 F.
- In a medium bowl combine the cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cayenne, and paprika.
- In a separate bowl whisk together the egg, milk, vegetable oil and cheese.
- Slowly whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until fully incorporated and mixed.
- In a separate bowl toss the shrimp with the Cajun seasoning.
- Grease a 24-count mini muffin pan with cooking spray.
- Fill the cups about three-quarters full, using half of the batter.
- Add one shrimp to each of the cups on top of the cornbread batter.
- Bake until a toothpick inserted into center of the muffins comes out clean, about 12 minutes.
- Transfer pan to a wire rack, and let muffins cool for 5 minutes.
- Turn muffins out of the pan onto a cooling rack.
- Repeat with remaining batter.
- While cornbread is cooking prepare the aioli.
- Roast red peppers on a preheated grill over high direct heat until the peppers look charred and skin is blistered on all sides.
- Remove peppers from the grill and immediately place in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap.
- Sweat the peppers for 15 minutes.
- Then remove the plastic wrap from the bowl, rub skin off of the peppers and remove stems and seeds.
- Place peppers in a blender or food processor with mayonnaise, lemon juice, kosher salt and Sriracha.
- Blend until smooth.
- Serve the roasted red pepper aioli on top or on the side of the Cajun Shrimp Cornbread Bites.
- Enjoy!
cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder, kosher salt, cayenne pepper, paprika, egg, milk, vegetable oil, cheddar cheese, shrimp, cajun seasoning, red bell peppers, mayonnaise, lemon, kosher salt, sriracha
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/cajun-shrimp-cornbread-bites-with-roasted-red-pepper-aioli/ (may not work)