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Baked Shrimp Creole

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs,slightly beaten
  • 2 cups shrimp, shelled & deveined
  • oil
  • pepper to taste
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 cups cornflake crumbs
  • salt to taste

    Shrimp Sauce

  • 1 cup chili sauce
  • ¼ cup pickle relish
  • ½ tspn mustard,prepared
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 egg, hard-cooked & chopped
  • ½ tspn onion, grated

Preparation & Cooking Instructions

  1. Beat eggs slightly with water..
  2. Dry shrimp on paper towels; dip first into crumbs, then eggs, then into crumbs again..
  3. Place shrimp in well-oiled shallow baking pan so they do not touch; sprinkle with salt and pepper..
  4. Turn once with a broad spatula so that both sides are oiled..
  5. Bake in preheated 450°F oven 6 to 8 minutes. Serve with Shrimp Sauce or your favorite sauce..

    Shrimp sauce
  6. Combine all ingredients; chill
  7. Serve with baked or broiled shrimp
  8. NOTE: You may prefer broiled shrimp. Follow the same recipe, but cook only 2 minutes on each side under the broiler..
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