Fried Polenta Cake w Shrimp Etouffee & Roasted Corn Relish Recipe - Cooking Index

Fried Polenta Cake w Shrimp Etouffee & Roasted Corn Relish

Type: Shellfish
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 x  Basic Polenta - see * Note
1/4 cup  Olive oil - plus
2 tablespoons  Olive oil
6 tablespoons  Flour
3   Celery stalks - medium diced
1 cup  Chopped onion
1   Green bell pepper - chopped
4 teaspoons  Minced garlic - divided
1/4 cup  Chopped green onions
2 cups  Shrimp stock
2 teaspoons  Crystal Hot Sauce
4 tablespoons  Chopped parsley
2 tablespoons  Butter
1 1/2 lbs  Rock shrimp
  Emeril's Essence - see * Note
1 cup  Roasted sweet corn
1/4 cup  Small-diced red peppers
1/4 cup  Small-diced yellow peppers
1 tablespoon  Minced shallots
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1 cup  Seasoned flour
2   Eggs - slightly beaten with
2 tablespoons  Milk
1 cup  Seasoned bread crumbs
  Oil - for frying
  Garnish
4   Chives, long
2 tablespoons  Chopped chives
2 tablespoons  Brunoise red peppers
2 tablespoons  Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
  Emeril's Essence

Recipe Instructions

* Note: See the "Basic Polenta" and "Emeril's Essence Information" recipes which are included in this collection.

Preheat the fryer.

For the etouffee: In a saute pan, heat the olive oil. Stir in the flour. Cook the mixture for 6 to 8 minutes, stirring constantly, for a brown roux. Stir in the celery, onions, green peppers and 1 tablespoon of the garlic. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes or until the vegetables start to wilt. Stir in the shrimp stock and Crystal hot sauce. Bring up to a boil, reduce to a simmer. Stir in the green onions. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

Season the shrimp with Emeril's Essence. In a saute pan, heat the butter. Saute the shrimp for 2 to 3 minutes. Add the sauteed shrimp to the sauce. Season with salt and pepper.

For the relish: In a saute pan, heat the olive oil, when the pan is smoking hot, saute the corn, red peppers, yellow peppers, shallots and remaining teaspoon of garlic. Saute for 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in the tablespoon chopped parsley.

For the polenta: Slice the polenta into 8 slices. Dredge each piece in the seasoned flour. Dip in the egg mixture, removing any excess. Dredge in the bread crumbs. Fry each piece of polenta until golden-brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the fryer and place on a paper-lined plate. Season with Essence.

Slice the cake diagonally, forming two triangles. Spoon the etouffee in the center of the plate. Lay the polenta against each other on top of the etouffee. Place three small mounds of the relish around the cake. Garnish with long chives, chopped chives, peppers, cheese, and Essence.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Source:
ESSENCE OF EMERIL with Emeril Lagasse - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # EE-2336 broadcast 06-05-1997) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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