SHRIMP BURGERS WITH SWEET AND SPICY TOMATO SAUCE

Shrimp Burgers With Sweet 'n' Spicy Tartar Sauce

Recipes for shrimpburgers, a favorite food of Southern shrimping towns, are often a big secret. Here we divulge our version, which is chunky and spicy with some Cajun flair.

Prep:

25 mins

Cook:

12 mins

Additional:

1 hr 30 mins

Total:

2 hrs 7 mins

Yield: 4

Ingredients

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• 1 ¼ pounds unpeeled, medium-size raw shrimp (31/40 count) 
• Vegetable cooking spray 
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten 
• 1 tablespoon mayonnaise 
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice 
• ½ teaspoon salt 
• ⅛ teaspoon ground red pepper 
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped celery 
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onion 
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley 
• 1 ¼ cups crushed cornbread crackers (about 1 sleeve or 24 crackers) 
• 4 Kaiser rolls with poppy seeds, split 
• Sweet 'n' Spicy Tartar Sauce 
• 4 Bibb lettuce leaves 
• Garnish: grilled lemon halves 

Directions

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• Step 1 
  Peel shrimp; devein, if desired. Cut each shrimp into thirds.
  
  
• Step 2 
  Line a 15- x 10-inch jelly-roll pan with aluminum foil. Coat with cooking spray.
  
  
• Step 3 
  Stir together egg and next 4 ingredients until blended; stir in celery, green onion, and parsley. Fold in shrimp and cracker crumbs (mixture will be very thick). Shape into 4 (4-inch-wide, 1-inch-thick) patties. Place patties on prepared pan. Cover and chill 1 to 24 hours. Transfer to freezer, and freeze 30 minutes.
  
  
• Step 4 
  Coat cold cooking grate of grill with cooking spray, and place on grill. Preheat grill to 350° to 400° (medium-high) heat. Grill burgers, covered with grill lid, 4 to 5 minutes or until burgers lift easily from cooking grate using a large spatula. Turn burgers, and grill 4 to 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and burgers are cooked through and lightly crisp.
  
  
• Step 5 
  Grill buns, cut sides down, 1 to 2 minutes or until lightly toasted. Serve burgers on buns with Sweet 'n' Spicy Tartar Sauce and lettuce. Garnish, if desired.
  
  
• Step 6 
  Note: Sweet 'n' Spicy Tartar Sauce

Prep:

5 mins

Chill:

30 mins

Total:

35 mins

Yield:

Makes about 1 cup

Ingredients

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• 1 cup mayonnaise 
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley 
• 2 tablespoons horseradish 
• 1 ½ teaspoons Cajun seasoning 
• 1 ½ teaspoons lemon juice 
• ¼ teaspoon paprika 

Directions

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• Step 1 
  Stir together all ingredients in a bowl. Cover and chill 30 minutes to 24 hours.
  
  
• Step 2 
  Note: For testing purposes only, we used McCormick Cajun Seasoning.