Paula Deens Cajun Seafood Balls Recipes

CAJUN SHRIMP BALLS

Steps:

• Cook parsley in green onions in melted butter for a minute; blend in flour until fully incorporated.
• Stir in milk, salt and hot pepper sauce.
• Cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and stir in minced shrimp.
• Shape into balls, using one tablespoon mixture per ball.
• Beat eggs until well mixed; dip balls into bread crumbs, then egg, then in crumbs again.
• Chill 30 minutes.
• Heat oil to 350°F.
• Fry 4 balls at a time until golden brown, about 2 or 3 minutes.
• Keep warm in low oven on paper towel lined plate; repeat with remaining balls.

PAULA DEEN'S CAJUN SEAFOOD BALLS

Steps:

• Pulse the shrimp in a food processor until finely chopped.
• Transfer the shrimp into a large mixing bowl.
• Add all the remaining ingredients except 1 of the beaten eggs and the bread crumbs, and fold together gently but thoroughly.
• Roll the mixture into 1 1/2-inch balls and dip into the beaten egg and then dredge in the bread crumbs.
• Deep-fry in 350 degree F oil until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Serve with lemon wedges and more tartar or remoulade sauce for dipping.

FIERY CAJUN SHRIMP - PAULA DEEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Stir together the butter, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, black pepper, hot sauce, garlic and salt.
• Pour half of mixture into a large baking dish or pan.
• Layer half the shrimp over the sauce and top shrimp with half the lemon slices.
• Form another layer with remaining shrimp and lemon slices and pour remaining sauce over the top.
• Bake uncovered for about 20 minutes, stirring mixture twice, until shrimp are pink.
• Pour off sauce into individual serving dishes. Serve with shrimp and plenty of bread for sopping up the spicy butter sauce.

PAULA DEEN'S CRAB BALLS

Steps:

• In a heavy, deep pot, preheat peanut oil to 365 degrees.
• In a large bowl, moisten bread crumbs with heavy cream. Mix in remaining ingredients. Shape into balls about the size of a walnut. Fry in oil until browned, about 5 minutes per batch. Serve with tartar sauce. Can make balls ahead and reheat.

PAULA DEEN'S FIERY CAJUN SHRIMP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Stir together the butter, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, pepper, hot sauce, garlic, and salt. Pour half this mixture into a large heatproof dish.
• Layer half the shrimp and half the lemon slices in the dish; then form a second layer with the remaining shrimp and lemon slices, and pour remaining sauce into the dish.
• Bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes, or until the shrimp are pink, stirring twice. Pour off the sauce into individual serving dishes. Serve the shrimp with plenty of French bread for dipping in the spicy butter sauce.