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Shrimp Po Boy with Spicy Avocado Remoulade

Published: Feb 11, 2022 Last Updated: Feb 11, 2022 by Marye 1564 words. | About 8 minutes to read this article.

Fried shrimp po' boy is a classic New Orleans sandwich updated with avocados and spicy avocado remoulade!! Quick and easy - perfect for Game Day parties.
Total time 10 minutes
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This overstuffed avocado and shrimp sandwich is dripping with homemade avocado remoulade - a southern classic that's perfect for game day!

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  • ❤️ Why you'll love this recipe
  • 🧾 Ingredients
  • 🥄 Equipment
  • 🔪 Instructions
  • 💭 Things to know
  • 👩🏻‍🍳 Frequently asked questions
  • 🥫 Storage
  • 📖 Variations
  • 📚 Related recipes
  • 🍽️ Serve with...
  • Game day food
  • Shrimp Po' Boy with Avocado Remoulade
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❤️ Why you'll love this recipe

  • Skip the line at your local restaurant and make this fried shrimp po boy sandwich recipe is the ultimate game-day food! It's sure to make any party complete.
  • Using frozen crispy shrimp helps you save time in the kitchen and make this an easy meal in your dinner rotation.
  • A spicy, homemade remoulade sauce gives just the right, creamy kick to this updated Southern classic.

🧾 Ingredients

For this recipe you'll need:

Ingredients for po boy sandwich.
  • Baguette
  • Avocado
  • Iceberg Lettuce
  • Red Cabbage
  • Candied Jalapenos
  • Shrimp
  • Lime
  • Tony Chachere's seasoning
  • Mayonnaise
  • Dijon
  • Hot sauce

🥄 Equipment

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You'll need the following items to make this recipe successfully.

  • Food Processor
  • Small bowl with lid

🔪 Instructions

Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the green recipe card below.

Steps for putting the Shrimp Po' Boy sandwich together.
  1. Split the baguette. spread with homemade remoulade and sliced avocado.
  2. Add the shredded lettuce and cabbage.
  3. Add a layer of candied jalapeños.
  4. Pile on the hot, crispy shrimp.

Avocado Remoulade Recipe

I'm telling y'all, this is the best shrimp po’boy sauce, ever!

Process shots showing how to make avocado remoulade.
  1. Combine mayonnaise with the other remoulade ingredients in the bowl of a food processor and blend until smooth.
  2. Spoon into a canning jar or small bowl and cover tightly with a screw on lid or plastic wrap.
  3. Refrigerate for at least an hour.
  4. Serve extra remoulade along with the po boy sandwiches.

💭 Things to know

The perfect party is always as easy as family, friends, food, and football! This Shrimp Po-Boy sandwich is so quick and easy you'll be out of the kitchen in no time at all.

It's the perfect addition to your game day menu!

Expert Tip: You can make the remoulade up to 5 days ahead of time and just keep it in an airtight container in the refrigerator. In fact, the remoulade is best if you give it at least a few hours to mellow out.

  • I chose to use frozen breaded shrimp baked until crispy because it's a time saver but you could use your favorite shrimp recipe.
  • Po' boys are messy! Pile the ingredients sky high on the soft sandwich roll.
  • Although I often make remoulade from scratch I wanted to keep the prep time to a minimum so I started with my favorite prepared plain mayonnaise and added my remoulade ingredients from there.
  • You could certainly make homemade baguettes rather than purchase them.
  • I wouldn't suggest making this ahead of time - it's best with the contrasts between the chewy bread, hot shrimp, creamy avocado remoulade, and spicy-sweet candied jalapeños.
  • I used hot sauce to add zing to the zesty avocado remoulade as well as passing it with the shrimp sandwich so that guests could add it to their own tastes.
  • You can also heat it up cajun style with a sprinkle of Tony Chachere's Cajun Seasoning.
  • You'll definitely want to try this more traditional fried chicken po boy!
  • Toast enough bread for several sandiwches by using a baking sheet in the oven.
A hand holding half of a po' boy sandwich.
Spicy New Orleans style shrimp sandwiches are perfect for Super Bowl!

👩🏻‍🍳 Frequently asked questions

Here are the questions I am most frequently asked about this recipe.

What bread do you use for a Po' Boy?

The best is New Orleans French bread but if you can't get that use any good baguette. I like sourdough, personally.

What do you serve with Po' Boys?

A Po' Boy shrimp sandwich is traditionally served with a hot sauce alongside and beer. We've upped the game a bit by choosing and Lime-A-Ritas!

What goes on a Shrimp Po' Boy?

Lots of crispy fried shrimp, lettuce, cabbage, avocado, pickled jalapenos, and remolaude sauce.

What is Po' Boy Sauce?

Po' Boy sauce is just remoulade - a creamy sauce made with a mayonnaise base. It's super easy!

Fried shrimp po' boy sandwich cut in half on a plate.
The homemade avocado remoulade really makes this classic louisiana po boy sandwich amazing!

🥫 Storage

Wondering how you can store this shrimp po boy recipe? I'm here to help you with that!

If your sandwiches are assembled they are best served fresh. However, you can store the shrimp and sandwich toppings separately in the fridge for up to three days.

📖 Variations

  • Grilled shrimp can be used and make this huge sandwich a little healthier.
  • Fried oysters or clams work well.
  • Make it luxurious with some cooked lobster.
  • OR, make it exotic with some crispy fried alligator meat.
  • Fried catfish or other fish fillets can be substituted in this recipe, too.
  • Fresh tomatoes, and green onions would taste amazing on this New Orleans style sandwich.
  • Add a dash of Worcestershire sauce to your sauce for a savory zing.
  • Use creole seasoning in our homemade sauce for an added kick.

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  • Slow cooker Italian beef sandwich is hearty and family-friendly. It's a great way to use up leftover roast!
  • Remember the hot, open-faced turkey sandwich with gravy? It's so quick and easy!
  • If you love a classic Louisiana Po boy sandwich you may also enjoy this Slow Cooker Steak Sandwich recipe.
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🍽️ Serve with...

  • Make your own French Baguette in under two hours with this easy recipe.
  • Sweet Potato fries always pair well with your favorite sandwiches from the southern states.
  • Make this an easy meal by serving this Homemade Potato Salad recipe.
  • Rich and fudgy this Coca Cola Cake is the perfect way to end a southern meal.

Game day food

Where I live we're pretty serious about the big game. Bustling shopping centers turn into ghost towns as everyone takes their favorite spot in front of the TV to cheer their team on to victory.

It doesn't even matter if it's jr. high, high school, college, or pro football as long as there's tackles and scores involved!

Of course, no game day party is complete without food - and I'm telling you preparations for the big day start days ahead of time.

It's kind of like Thanksgiving but with hearty finger foods rather than feast foods. I like to make those preparations as simple as possible because who wants to spend hours alone in the kitchen when everyone else is yelling at the television?

This fried shrimp sandwich with spicy avocado remoulade is so quick and easy - just add the ingredients generously to a baguette and cut in pieces!

This crave-worthy sandwich is bound to be a favorite among the seafood lovers in the family. Just be sure to serve the shrimp hot on the sandwich - whether you use grilled or fried.

Close up of a shrimp sandwich with avocado.
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Shrimp Po' Boy with Avocado Remoulade

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Fried shrimp po' boy is a classic New Orleans sandwich updated with avocados and spicy avocado remoulade!! Quick and easy - perfect for Game Day parties.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American - Southern
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings:4
Calories:746
Author:Marye Audet-White
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Equipment Needed

  • Food Processor

Ingredients

Shrimp Po' Boy Sandwich

  • 1 baguette, I like sourdough
  • ½ cup avocado remoulade, recipe follows
  • 1 avocado, pitted, peeled, & sliced
  • 1 cup lettuce, shredded
  • ½ cup red cabbage, shredded
  • ¼ cup candied jalapenos
  • 1 pound shrimp, grilled or fried
  • 1 lime
  • Tony Chachere’s seasoning, Optional - to sprinkle over the sandwich

Avocado Remoulade

  • 1 avocado , very ripe - peeled and pitted
  • ¾ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon lime zest
  • 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon juice from candied jalapeños
  • 1 dash hot sauce, plus more for serving with sandwiches

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Instructions

Shrimp Po' Boy

  • Toast the baguette and split open.
  • Spread with the avocado remoulade.
  • Place the sliced avocado over the remoulade.
  • Add the shredded lettuce and cabbage.
  • Add a layer of candied jalapeños.
  • Pile on the hot shrimp.
  • Cover with the top of the baguette and press down gently. Cut in 4 or more pieces. 

Spicy Avocado Remoulade

  • Add all remoulade ingredients to a food processor.
  • Process until smooth and well blended.
  • Spoon into a canning jar and cover tightly. Refrigerate for at least an hour to blend flavors.
  • Serve extra remoulade along with the sandwiches.

Notes

Variations
  • Grilled shrimp can be used and make this huge sandwich a little healthier.
  • Fried oysters or clams work well.
  • Make it luxurious with some cooked lobster.
  • OR, make it exotic with some crispy fried alligator meat.
  • Fried catfish or other fish fillets can be substituted in this recipe, too.
Tips
Expert Tip: You can make the remoulade up to 5 days ahead of time and just keep it in an airtight container in the refrigerator. In fact the remoulade is best if you give it at least a few hours to mellow out.
  • I chose to use frozen breaded shrimp baked until crispy but you could use your favorite shrimp recipe.
  • Po' boys are messy! Pile the ingredients sky high on the soft sandwich roll.
  • Although I often make remoulade from scratch I wanted to keep the prep time to a minimum so I started with my favorite prepared mayonnaise and added my remoulade ingredients from there.
  • You could certainly make homemade baguettes rather than purchase them.
  • I wouldn't suggest making this Po' Boy sandwich ahead of time - it's best with the contrasts between the chewy bread, hot shrimp, creamy avocado remoulade, and spicy-sweet candied jalapeños.
  • I used hot sauce to add zing to the zesty avocado remoulade as well as passing it with the shrimp sandwich so that guests could add it to their own tastes.
  • You can also heat it up cajun style with a sprinkle of Tony Chachere's Cajun Seasoning.
  • You'll definitely want to try this more traditional fried chicken po boy!
 
 

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2tablespoons | Calories: 746kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 50g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 303mg | Sodium: 1728mg | Potassium: 751mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 546IU | Vitamin C: 29mg | Calcium: 247mg | Iron: 5mg

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    First published January 28, 2019. Last updated February 11, 2022 for more tips and better instructions.

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    With a 40 year focus on the importance of family and a passion for southern comfort food, Marye Audet-White is an expert in melding the two together effortlessly. Marye's a NY Times Bestselling author with 10 cookbooks under her belt and her recipes have been featured in Good Housekeeping, Country Living, Today, House Beautiful, Texas Living, Food & Wine, and many more.

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    1. Willa Dunn

      July 29, 2019 at 8:18 am

      Is this recipe Keto?

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        July 29, 2019 at 2:51 pm

        No, not at all.

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