Caribbean-style Po’Boy
A Caribbean take on a scrumptious Louisiana sandwich!
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Chef Kareema Beckles explains how you can easily make this tasty Louisiana Po’Boy with a Caribbean twist that you can enjoy at home!
Ingredients
4
cups All-purpose flour
3
tsp Baking powder
1/2
tsp Salt
4
tbsp Cold margarine
3/4
cup Grated coconut
1-1½
cups Coconut milk
Po'Boy
1
lb Shrimp, medium (shelled, deveined, and tails removed)
3/4
cup Cornmeal, fine
3/4
cup All-purpose flour
1
tbsp Dry Jerk seasoning
1
tsp Salt
2
Eggs, Beaten
2-3
Tomatoes, Sliced about 1/4 inch thick
Coleslaw
Oil, choice for frying
Jerk Aioli
1
cup Favourite mayonnaise
2
tvsp Jerk seasoning
Lime juice, optional
Instructions
Coconut Bake
Directions:- Sift flour and baking powder, add salt.
- Rub in the margarine until fine.
- Add coconut milk and grated coconut.
- Knead by hand or stand-mixer to make a smooth dough. Cover and let rest for 30 minutes.
- Shape into a ball, with a rolling pin roll out to ¾-1" thick.
- Place on a greased tawah (or baking sheet). Prick top of the bake with a fork for decoration. Bake for 20 minutes at 300° or until light brown.
- Serve hot and eat with butter or with anything you like.
Po Boy
Directions:- Heat the oil in the pan: Pour enough peanut oil / oil of your choice in a large frying pan to come up about 1/4 inch, and set the pan over medium-high heat until a small amount of flour sizzles immediately when you drop some in.
- Dredge the shrimp: Mix the cornmeal, flour, Cajun seasoning and salt in a large bowl. Working with a few at a time, dredge the shrimp in the egg, then in the cornmeal-flour mixture.
- Fry the shrimp: Shake off any excess breading and fry the shrimp until golden on both sides, about 2 minutes total. Set the fried shrimp aside on paper towels to drain.
- To assemble the sandwiches, slice the coconut bake almost all the way through and smear Jerk Aioli on both the top and bottom. Put a layer of coleslaw on the bottom of the sandwich, arrange the shrimp on top. Place 3-4 slices of tomato on the shrimp and viola, a delicious Caribbean take on the Po'Boy.
Jerk Aioli
Directions:- Add all the ingredients in a mixing bowl.
- Mix and serve.