Cindy Hamilton wrote on 05 Feb 2007 in rec.food.cooking

> On Feb 3, 3:59 pm, "mabelrxu" > wrote:
> > My mom has been looking for the recipe for those school lunch shrimp
> > poppers forever. Is there a recipe? I've googled it, but all that
> > comes up are the ones with bacon and jalopenos, not the ones with the
> > crumbly coating that they serve at school lunches. Does anyone know
> > how to make those?
>
> Try searching for popcorn shrimp. Crumbly coating
> suggests cornmeal or perhaps panko.
>
> I haven't had a school lunch in more than 30 years,
> and we sure as heck never had shrimp. A good day
> was when the cafeteria ladies used some of the
> government butter to make shortbread.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
>

Shrimp and Jalapeno Hush Puppies recipe

1/4 cup minced onion
1/4 pound raw shrimp, shelled, deveined
1 whole jalapeno, seeded, minced
1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 cups white cornmeal
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups water
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon melted bacon drippings
Oil, for deep frying

Saute onion, shrimp, jalapeno and parsley in 2 teaspoons of oil for 1 to 2
minutes. Set aside.

Mix together cornmeal, flour, baking powder, salt.

Bring 1 1/2 cups water to rolling boil. Remove pan from heat. Pour in
cornmeal mixture; beat well. Cool 2 to 3 minutes. Add sauteed ingredients,
egg and bacon grease, beating well after each addition. Completed dough
should be fairly dry but not cohesive. Cool.

Fill pan with 3 to 4 inches of oil. Bring to 375 degrees F. Drop full
teaspoonsful of dough into hot oil and fry about 1 minute, until golden
brown and cooked through. Drain and serve hot.

Makes about 30.