Fried Seafood Po Boy
A New Orleans classic po boy loaded with golden-fried shrimp, softshell crab, and oysters on French bread with mayo, lettuce, and tomatoes.
Ingredients
- 1 to taste vegetable oil for frying
- 0.5 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 4 whole softshell crabs, cleaned
- 0.5 lb shucked oysters
- 1 cup masa flour
- 0.5 cup flour
- 0.5 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1 to taste salt
- 1 to taste cayenne pepper
- 1 to taste Tabasco sauce
- 2 whole small French bread loaves
- 0.3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
- 6 slice fresh tomatoes
Instructions
- 1
Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Season the shrimp, softshells, and oysters with salt and cayenne.
- 2
In a shallow pan, combine 1/2 cup masa and flour. Season with salt and cayenne.
- 3
Dredge the shrimp in the seasoned flour, coating completely. Dredge the softshell and oysters as well, coating completely.
- 4
Fry the seafood in the hot oil until golden-brown, stirring constantly, about 4 minutes. Remove and drain on a paper-lined plate. Season with salt and hot sauce.
- 5
Split the French bread loaves in half. Spread mayonnaise on both sides.
- 6
Build the sandwich with the fried seafood, lettuce, and tomatoes. Serve immediately.