Cajun Shrimp Cornbread Mini Muffins With Roasted Red Pepper Aioli Recipes

CORNBREAD MUFFINS WITH CAJUN BUTTER

Steps:

• For the cornbread muffins: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Grease a regular-size muffin tin. Mix the buttermilk, vegetable oil and egg in a bowl. Add the cornmeal mix and salt and stir. The batter should be pourable. Pour the batter into the prepared muffin tin, filling the cups three-quarters full. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. For the Cajun butter: Mix the butter, brown sugar, chili powder, oregano, cayenne, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a bowl. Spread on the corn muffins.

MOIST RED PEPPER CORNBREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, flax, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the corn, 1 cup cheese and pepper., Transfer to an 11x7-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Serve warm.

CAJUN SHRIMP CORNBREAD MINI-MUFFINS WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER AIOLI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 F. Prepare cornbread mix according to directions on the package. Blend the cheese with the cornbread mix. In a separate bowl toss the shrimp with the Cajun seasoning. Grease a 24-count mini muffin pan with cooking spray. Fill the cups about three-quarters full, using half of the batter. Add one shrimp to each of the cups on top of the cornbread batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted into center of the muffins comes out clean, about 12 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack, and let muffins cool for 5 minutes. Turn muffins out of the pan onto a cooling rack. Repeat with remaining batter. While cornbread is cooking prepare the aioli. Roast red peppers on a preheated grill over high direct heat until the peppers look charred and skin is blistered on all sides. Remove peppers from the grill and immediately place in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Sweat the peppers for 15 minutes. Then remove the plastic wrap from the bowl, rub skin off of the peppers and remove stems and seeds. Place peppers in a blender or food processor with mayonnaise, lemon juice, kosher salt and Sriracha. Blend until smooth. Serve the roasted red pepper aioli on top or on the side of the Cornbread Min-Muffins.