Tender Shrimp Cakes

🧂 Ingredients

• 16 large uncooked shrimp

  (about 1 pound, peeled, deveined)
• 1 egg

  (large)
• 1 green onion

  (sliced)
• 3 tablespoona Red Onion

  (finely diced)
• 2 tablespoona fresh lemon juice

  (or 1 TBS Concentrated lemon juice)
• 1 tablespoon Butter

  (Melted )
• 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro

  (minced )
• ½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce

  ((we use franks))
• ½ teaspoon Old Bay Seasoning
• ⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 14-18 Ritz Crackers

  (Crushed)
• Oil for frying

Instructions

• 1 Crush the crackers into a medium-sized bowl. Coarsely chop the peeled, deveined
  shrimp. Don't get too overzealous with this; you want bite-size morsels, not
  mince.
• 2 Add the coarsely chopped shrimp to the crushed crackers. Sprinkle the minced
  cilantro evenly over the top. Add the iced red onion and thinly sliced green
  onion slivers, season with salt and pepper, stir lightly to combine.
• 3 In a small bowl beat 1 egg, then add the melted butter, lemon juice, hot pepper
  sauce, and old bay seasoning. Pour the mixture over the cracker/shrimp mixture
  and stir until evenly coated.
• 4 Form the mixture in several small patties, about the size of hamburgers.
• 5 Heat a small amount of oil in a frying pan to 350°F. Once the oil is hot, add
  the shrimp cakes to the pan and fry until golden brown.
• 6 Flip one time, cook until golden brown, and transfer the golden shrimp cakes to
  a plate lined with paper towels or lint-free cotton cloth to drain for 1 minute.
• 7 Serve with a fresh garden salad and Lime Crema.

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