Chef Jamie Shannon prepares Shrimp and Tasso with Five Pepper Jelly

From Episode No.1 - New Orleans, Louisiana

Ingredients:

36 Jumbo shrimp (shelled and deveined)
6 oz. Spicy tasso (julienne into 1" strips)
36 Pickled okra
5 Pepper jelly (see below)
Tabasco Hot Butter Sauce (below)

 

Method:

  1. Make a 1/4" incision down the back of each shrimp and place one stripe of tassori on each incision. Secure with a toothpick. Lightly dust each shrimp with seasoned flour and fry.
  2. Placed cooked shrimp in a bowl with 4 oz. of Tabasco hot butter sauce and toss until well coated.
  3. Spread 5 pepper jelly on the bottom of a small dish and arrange shrimp on the plate alternating with the pickled okra.

FIVE PEPPER JELLY
Ingredients:

1 each Red, Yellow and Green peppers diced
1 Jalapeno
1/4 tsp. Black pepper
3 oz. Honey
6 oz. White vinegar

 

Method:

Put honey and vinegar in a pot and reduce until sticky. Add remaining ingredients and cook until the peppers are soft. Add salt to taste.



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