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Black Bean Cake with Sauteed Shrimp (Emeril Lagasse)
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 9 Minutes
Ready In: 24 Minutes
Servings: 2
Ingredients:
1 cup cooked black beans, drained
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
2 tablespoons chopped shallots
1 teaspoon minced garlic
creole spice, recipe follows
flour for dredging
vegetable oil for sauteing
10 medium shrimp, tail-on, peeled, and deveined
1/4 cup white wine
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
salt and freshly ground black pepper
cilantro leaves for garnish
Directions:
1. Emeril's ESSENCE Creole Seasoning (also referred to as Bayou Blast):
2. 2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
3. 2 tablespoons salt
4. 2 tablespoons garlic powder
5. 1 tablespoon black pepper
6. 1 tablespoon onion powder
7. 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
8. 1 tablespoon dried oregano
9. 1 tablespoon dried thyme
10. Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
11. Yield: 2/3 cup
12. Recipe from New New Orleans Cooking , by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch, published by William Morrow, 1993.
13. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
14. Evenly spread the beans on a sheet tray and allow to dry slightly in the oven for 20 minutes.
15. Put the beans in the work bowl of a food processor along with the butter, chopped cilantro, shallots and seasonings. Process until smooth. The mixture should be slighlty moist to the touch, but not loose. Add more butter if moisture is needed. Remove and form into 4 equal cakes. Dredge in the flour, shaking off the excess. Heat oil in a deep saute pan and sear the cakes for 3 minutes on each side. Remove from the pan and place on an ovenproof dish and place in the oven to keep warm. In the same saute pan, saute the shrimp for 2 minutes. Add the wine and reduce for 1 minute. Add the butter and swirl to incorporate, season. Remove the cakes from the oven and transfer to a serving plate top with the shrimp.
By RecipeOfHealth.com