shrimp puppies with spiced sauce 

Hushpuppies are pretty popular around here. I mean, fried food platters are and they always come with hushpuppies.  
One day my husband asked if we could make them with shrimp, and of course I was all about it because I love shrimp! He even came up with the dip for them. 
 

Ingredients: 

• 2 tbsp unsalted butter 
• 1.5 cup yellow cornmeal 
• 1/2 cup flour 
• 1 tbsp baking powder 
• 2 tsp sugar 
• 2 tsp salt 
• 1/2 tsp slap ya mama cajun seasoning 
• 1/8 tsp garlic powder 
• 1 tbsp diced jalapeno 
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 
• 1 cup milk (whole) 
• 3 large eggs 
• 1/4 cup green onions
• 1 lb peeled deveined shrimp (16/20 count) 

Cream Sauce: 

• 3/4 cup mayonnaise 
• 2 tbsp sweet relish 
• 1 tsp crystal hot sauce 
• 1/2 tsp cayenne 
• 1 tsp garlic powder 
• 2 tbsp green onions 

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. 

Directions: 

• Melt butter in a medium sauce pan 
• Add the shrimp and slap ya mama cajun seasoning 
• Cook until the shrimp are pink 
• When done, remove from heat and transfer to a cutting board 
• Cut up the shrimp into bite sized pieces
• In a medium bowl sift your flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, cayenne and garlic powder 
• In a larger bowl whisk milk, eggs, jalapeños, and green onions together
• Combine the wet and dry ingredients by folding them together 

Cooking: 

• Heat oil in a large pot or fryer  
• Keep a thermometer on it because you do not want the temp going over 330 
• In batches use a 2 tbsp scooper and carefully drop into hot oil
• Make sure you don't add too many at a time, because you don't want your oil to drop under 300 
• Rotate them while cooking so all sides cook evenly 
• Remove from oil when they are golden