Shrimp Burgers with Sweet 'n' Spicy Tartar Sauce

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Recipes for shrimp burgers from Southern Living

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 lb unpeeled, medium-size raw shrimp (31/41 count)
  • Vegetable cooking spray
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  • 1 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp ground red pepper
  • 3 tbsp finely chopped celery
  • 2 tbsp chopped green onion
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsly
  • 1 1/4 cups crushed cornbread crackers (about 1 sleeve or 24 crackers)
  • 4 Kaiser rolls with poppy seeds, split
  • Sweet 'n' Spicy Tartar Sauce
  • 4 Bibb lettuce leaves
  • Garnish: grilled lemon halves

Preparation

Step 1

1. Peel shrimp; devein, if desired. Cut each shrimp into thirds
2. Line a 15 X 10-inch jelly roll pan with aluminum foil. Coat with cooking spray.
3. Stir together egg and next 4 ingredients until blended; stir in celery, green onion, and parsley. Fold in shrimp and cracker crumbs (mixture will be very thick)
Shape into 4 (4 inch wide, 1 inch thick) patties. Place patties on prepared pan. Cover and chill 1 to 24 hours. Transfer to freezer and freeze for 30 minutes.
4. Coat cold cooking grate of grill with cooking spray, and place on grill. Preheat grill to 350 to 400 degrees (medium-high) heat. Grill burgers, covered with grill lid, 4 to 5 minutes or until burgers lift easily from cooking grate using a large spatula. Turn burgers, and grill 4 to 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and burgers are cooked through and lightly crisp.
5. Grill buns, cut sides down, 1 to 2 minutes or until lightly toasted. Serve burgers on buns with Sweet 'n' Spicy Tartar Sauce and lettuce. Garnish, if desired.