Po Boy

Name: Po Boy
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 500g large shrimp, peeled; 200g plain flour; 2 eggs, beaten; 150g cornmeal; cajun seasoning to taste; vegetable oil for frying; 4 French baguette pieces; 200g remoulade (mayo, mustard, capers, hot sauce); shredded lettuce, sliced tomato, pickles to serve

A New Orleans fried shrimp po boy piled with remoulade, lettuce and pickles in a crusty baguette. Rolling the seasoned shrimp in cornmeal rather than plain breadcrumbs is what gives this sandwich its distinctly gritty, extra-crunchy Southern-style crust.

Total time

25 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

500glarge shrimp, peeled

200gplain flour

2eggs, beaten

150gcornmeal

cajun seasoningto taste

vegetable oilfor frying

4French baguette pieces

200gremoulade (mayo, mustard, capers, hot sauce)

shredded lettuce, sliced tomato, picklesto serve

Instructions

Season shrimp. Dust in flour, dip in egg, roll in cornmeal.

Deep-fry at 180°C for 3 minutes. Drain.

Slice baguettes and lightly toast.

Spread remoulade generously.

Fill with shrimp, lettuce, tomato and pickles.

Serve with hot sauce.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

480

Protein

41.3g

Fat

4.7g

Carbs

68.2g

Fiber

4.1g

Sodium

177mg

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