Seafood Burgers

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb raw small baby shrimp
• 6 ounces lump crabmeat
• 1 small celery rib, finely chopped
• 3 scallions, finely chopped
• 1/2 small red bell pepper, finely chopped
• 1 -2 garlic clove, minced
• 2 -3 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon old bay seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 lemon, zest of
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 4 english muffins (plain or sourdough, thomas's brand)
• butter, for spreading
• lemon wedge, for squeezing
• 4 leaves boston lettuce
• 1/2 cup spicy seafood cocktail sauce

Recipe

• 1 grind shrimp into a paste in a food processor; transfer to a bowl, using a spatula.
• 2 add the crabmeat to the bowl, breaking it up and flaking it as you add it.
• 3 add in celery, scallions, red bell peppers, garlic, parsley, old bay, cayenne, chili powder, lemon zest, salt, and pepper; stir mixture to combine.
• 4 preheat a large nonstick skillet over med-high heat; add in olive oil.
• 5 using a large metal scoop or spoon, scoop 4 mounds of seafood mixture into the pan.
• 6 gently pat down to form patties and fry 3-5 minutes on each side or until the shrimp turns whitish pink and the patties are evenly golden.
• 7 split and toast the english muffins; butter the muffin bottoms.
• 8 place burgers on muffin bottoms and squeeze lemon juice over them, then top with lettuce.
• 9 slather the top of the muffins with cocktail sauce and set in place; serve.