Emeril's Crispy Shrimp Burgers

yooper's Note:

Haven't made this yet, but I'm passing this along for all the "Emeril" fans out there! These look mighty tasty indeed!

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

Tartar Sauce

• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon chopped scallion (green part)
• 1 ½ teaspoons chopped parsley
• 1 ½ teaspoons creole mustard or 1 ½ teaspoons whole grain mustard
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon sweet pickle relish
• 1⁄8; teaspoon cayenne pepper

Shrimp Burgers

• 1 ½ teaspoons unsalted butter
• 1⁄3; cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons chopped celery
• 2 tablespoons chopped green bell peppers
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 lb medium shrimp , peeled,deveined,and chopped
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
• 2 tablespoons chopped scallions (green part)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup fine plain breadcrumbs
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon creole seasoning
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 4 hamburger buns , toasted
• shredded lettuce
• tomato , slices

Directions:

1. Tartar Sauce: In small bowl, combine ingredients.
2. Refrigerate 1 hour.
3. Burgers: In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
4. Add onion, celery, bell pepper, salt and cayenne; cook until softened, 6 minutes.
5. Add shrimp, cook 3 minutes, until opaque.
6. Transfer mixture to large bowl; let cool slightly.
7. Add garlic, scallion, 1 egg and 1/2 cup breadcrumbs; mix.
8. Divide into 4 equal portions; shape into 4 patties.
9. In shallow bowl, combine flour with 1/2 teaspoon creole seasoning.
10. In another shallow bowl, beat remaining egg with 1 Tablespoon of water.
11. In third small bowl, combine remaining 1/2 cup bread crumbs and 1/2 teaspoon creole seasoning.
12. Dredge each patty in flour mixture, then egg, then crumbs.
13. In nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
14. Add patties cook 3 minutes per side, to brown.
15. Drain on paper towels.
16. Spread buns with tartar sauce.
17. Fill with patty, lettuce and tomato.

Reviews

[Upinsmoke]

I made this recipe for a family reunion, and everyone was raving over it. Thank you so much for posting this, it is in my "Top 20 Recipes" cookbook.

[Jaymee]

This recipe was a complete disaster. When reading over the recipe it made no sense to me that you could cook the chopped shrimp first and then expect it to stay intact in a patty. Boy was I (unfortunately) right. I followed the recipe exactly and there was NO way to transfer the patties to even the flour mixture. Totally fell apart in my hands. I even let them rest in the fridge for 30 min. like I do with crab cakes because I anticipated a problem. I stood and peeled and deveined 61 shrimp and did all the other prep work and it all ended up in the trash. What a waste of my time and money. Sorry Emeril...boo!

[Rand0mH3r0]

These are the best ever. I searched all over for this recipe. It is amazing. My grandparents loved it also, which is hard to do. I recomend making the tartar suace yourself it taste really good also, and doesnt take long to make. 5 starz!