Bayou Gremlin Bites

Bayou Gremlin Bites

Servings1
Difficultymedium

Ingredients

  • 1 lbmedium shrimp, peeled, deveined, and chopped
  • 4 ozCream Cheese, softened
  • 0.5 cupCheddar Cheese, shredded
  • 0.25 cupGreen Onions, chopped
  • 1 tbspCajun Seasoning
  • 1 tspGarlic Powder
  • 0.5 tspSmoked Paprika
  • 0.5 tspGround Black Pepper
  • 1Eggs
  • 0.5 cupBreadcrumbs
  • 0.5 cupcrushed buttery crackers
  • 0.5 cupAll Purpose Flour
  • 2Eggs, beaten (for coating)
  • 1 cupseasoned breadcrumbs, (for breeding)
  • Oil, for frying
  • 0.5 cupmayonnaise
  • 2 tbsphot sauce
  • 1 tspCajun Seasoning
  • 1 tspHoney
  • 0.5 tspGarlic Powder

Instructions

  1. 1

    Chop shrimp, basically minced.

  2. 2

    Mix all ingredients into bowl. After fully mixed, incorporate into small 2 oz balls. Set in fridge for at least 30 minutes.

  3. 3

    DEEP FRY start heating oil. Once oil has reached 350-375, drop balls. Expect a sudden drop in temp, so minorly raise stove temp to compensate.

  4. 4

    COOK IN BATCHES! cooking too many too close together will result in steamed, stuck together balls.

  5. 5

    Cook until proper temp, will not take long, 2-3 minutes per ball.