Okra-Shrimp Beignets

Okra-Shrimp Beignets Categories: Seafood|first course|Breads
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Yield: Makes about 30 Total: 47 Minutes Hands On: 27 Minutes Total: 47 Minutes Ingredients
      Peanut oil
    2 cups  sliced fresh okra
    1/2  green bell pepper, diced
    1/2 medium  onion, diced
    1 large  egg
    1/2 cup  all-purpose flour
    1/4 cup  heavy cream
1 jalapeño pepper, finely chopped
    3/4 teaspoon  salt
    1/4 teaspoon  freshly ground pepper
    1/4 pound  unpeeled, medium-size raw shrimp (3 1/35 count), peeled and coarsely chopped

Fresh Tomato Salsa
Cilantro Sour Cream
Preparation

1. Pour oil to depth of 3 inches into a Dutch oven; heat to 350°.
2. Stir together okra and next 8 ingredients in a large bowl until well blended; stir in shrimp.
3. Drop batter by rounded tablespoonfuls into hot oil, and fry, in batches, 2 to 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Drain on a wire rack over paper towels. Serve with salsa and sour cream.

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