Baked Shrimp Po' Boy with Sriracha Mayo Recipe
Ingredients
- for the shrimp:
- 1 1/2 lbs frozen shrimp, thawed and tails removed
- 2 cups breadcrumb mixture (I used 1c Panko and 1c plain, but feel free to use whatever you like)
- 1 Tbsp Old Bay seasoning
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
- 1 egg, beaten
- for the Sriracha Mayo:
- 3/4 cup Mayo
- 2 Tbsp Sriracha hot sauce
- 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning
- for the sandwiches:
- prepared shrimp (above)
- Sriracha Mayo recipe (above)
- 1 beefsteak tomato, finely chopped
- romain lettuce (roughly 1/2 cup chopped lettuce per sandwich)
- Dutch Crunch rolls
- desired amount spreadable butter (optional)
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