Blackened Shrimp over Soft Polenta with Spicy Avocado Salsa

Blackened Shrimp over Soft Polenta with Spicy Avocado Salsa

Soft Polenta with Hominy
 
Ingredients

5 cups Milk

1.5 cups Cornmeal

1 cup chopped hominy

¼ lb Parmesan cheese

¼ lb Butter (un-salted)

2 pinches salt

 

Method

Bring milk to simmer with butter

Wisk in cornmeal and hominy, simmer for 5-8 mins.

Add parmesan and season with salt

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Dry Rub

 

3 oz. chili powder

1 oz. chipotle powder

8 oz. brown sugar

1 oz cumin

1 oz salt kosher

2 pinches garlic powder

2 pinches onion powder

Pinch ground black pepper

Pinch dry mustard

1/2 oz dry thyme

 

Mix all ingredients together

 

 Method:

1)       Heat pan

2)       rub  peeled shrimp with dry rub

3)       Add oil and shrimp to hot pan, add a tablespoon of butter

4)       Pan is hot and will smoke, turn flame down to finish cooking

5)       Cook shrimp till done, about 3-4 minutes depending on the size

6)       Place polenta in center of plate

7)       Add fire roasted tomato salsa around the polenta

8)       Place shrimp around polenta and top with Avocado Salsa

9)       Serve
 

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