Jamaican Cajun Popcorn Shrimp is a spinoff of the classic Cajun Shrimp recipe. This Jamaican Cajun Shrimp dish will bring spice, flavor and heat to your taste buds.
Healthy
Shrimps are naturally high in protein and essential minerals the body needs. Another important property of shrimp is that it is a low calorie food.
Very Easy To Make
Amazingly easy and simplistic, anyone can make this in a flash. What makes this recipe easy are the minimum amount of seasonings and cooking time,m.
Customization
- Chicken – can be substituted
- Flour – coconut, cassava, or potato flour can be used
- Pepper – Carolina reaper, ghost, chili, cayenne and scotch bonnet pepper can be used.
Preparation
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp dried thyme
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 ½ tsp hot pepper powder cayenne, chili, Carolina reaper or scotch bonnet
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 2 pounds extra small shrimps
Foods That Compliments Jamaican Cajun Popcorn Shrimp
- Rice and peas
- Bammy
- Rasta pasta
- White rice
- Cauliflower rice
- Scrambled tofu
- Seasoned rice
- String beans
Desserts That Compliment Jamaican Cajun Popcorn Shrimp
- Rum and raisin ice cream
- Ice cream cake
- Black cake
- Hot chocolate
Substitutions
- All purpose flour – coconut flour, rice flour, yam flour can be used.
- Cinnamon – I added cinnamon spices to give it a jerk vine.
- Pimento – this is crucial in helping to transform the dish to Jamaican flavors.
- Scotch bonnet – best to use scotch bonnet but any hot and flavorful pepper will do.
Jamaican Cajun Popcorn Shrimps
A jamdown twist to the classic Cajun shrimp, made to salivate any palette. Jamaican Cajun Popcorn shrimps can also be made with your favorite Cajun seasoning or jerk seasoning.
Equipment
- Deep fryer
- Skillet
- Wooden spoon
- Spatula
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp dried thyme
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 ½ tsp hot pepper powder (cayenne, chili, Carolina reaper or scotch bonnet)
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 2 pounds extra small shrimps
Batter
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 whole large eggs (or 3 medium, 4 small)
- 2 ½ cups Panko breadcrumbs
- 1 cube chicken bouillon (or shrimp if available )
- ½ cup vegetable oil
Instructions
- In a bowl combine all the dried ingredients with the shrimps and mix with a spoon.
- Combine flour, milk heavy cream and beaten eggs (slowly).
- Add shrimp to batter and stir with a wooden spoon.
- Remove shrimps from batter and place on a rack to drain excess batter off. Let is sit for 15 minutes.
- Take Panko bread crumbs and sprinkle over the shrimps, evenly spreading the bread crumbs.
- Heat a skillet to medium high or 350°
- Add shrimps and fry until golden brown.
- Remove and serve. If the shrimps aren’t salty enough sprinkle a pinch of salt on them.
