Mexican-Cajun Shrimp & Grits

Ingredients

• 4 Pieces of Bacon Chopped
• 1/4 cup onion chopped
• 1/4 cup red bell pepper chopped
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 cup Andouille Sausage
• 6 tbs Butter
• 12 Large Shrimp
• Cajun Seasoning to taste
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 4 chopped chives
• 2 cups grits (prepared)
• 1 baguette
• Hot sauce of choice to garnish
• Sour cream to garnishServing size: 2

Directions 

In hot skillet, cook bacon & onions until bacon is cooked through. Next, add red bell pepper, garlic and Andouille sausage. In center of the skillet add butter. Once melted, add shrimp, cooking 1 minute per side. Deglaze the pan with chicken stock and cook an additional 3-5 minutes or until shrimp are cooked through. Serve on top of a bowl of creamy grits. Drizzle hot sauce, sour cream and chopped chives. Don’t forget your warm baguette to soak up all the goodness.

Jefferson’s Ocean Bread Pudding

Ingredients

• 1 tbs orange zest
• 2 cups baguette
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup Jefferson’s Ocean Bourbon
• 1 tbs Vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup craisins

  Serve with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream

Pudding recipe starts halfway through video

Directions 

In bowl combine Boursin cheese, heavy cream, garlic, 1tbs chives, crab, Caramelized onions, 1/4 cup smoked Gouda cheese, Cajun seasoning, and mix well. Spoon the mixture into mini phyllo shells top with remaining smoked Gouda and chives. Arrange the tart shells in the air fryer evenly. Cook on 370F for 7 mins.

Smoked Gouda Crab Tarts

Ingredients

• 1 cup Boursin Cheese
• 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
• 8 oz Lump Crab Meat
• 1/4 cup chopped caramelized onions
• 2 cloves fresh minced garlic
• 2 tbs chopped chives
• 1/2 cup smoked Gouda cheese (hand grated)
• 1 tbs Cajun seasoning
• 1 pack Mini Phyllo Shells

Directions 

In bowl combine Boursin cheese, heavy cream, garlic, 1tbs chives, crab, Caramelized onions, 1/4 cup smoked Gouda cheese, Cajun seasoning, and mix well. Spoon the mixture into mini phyllo shells top with remaining smoked Gouda and chives. Arrange the tart shells in the air fryer evenly. Cook on 370F for 7 mins.

Orange Brown Butter Mahi

Ingredients

• 2-4 Mild white fish filets
• 6 tbs butter
• 1 tbs garlic
• 1/2 cup orange slices (remove seeds)
• 1 cup half and half cream
• 2 tbs chopped chives
• Lemon pepper seasoning
• SaltMashed potatoes (prepared)

Directions 

Season your fish with lemon pepper and salt. In hot pan add 1tbs of butter then fish filets, sear each side. Cook fish over medium heat add your fresh minced garlic, orange slices, remaining butter, half and half and chives.

Cook until sauce has reduced and fish is cooked. Serve atop mashed potatoes.

Everything Bagel Tuna

Ingredients

• 2-4 Ahi Tuna Filets*
• 1/2–1 cup Everything Bagel Seasoning*
• 2 table spoons Sesame Oil
• 2-4 cups Steamed Vegetables
• 2-4 cups Cooked white rice
• 1 cup seaweed salad*
• 1 Ripe Avocado
• Bottle of Hoisin Sauce of choice
• Bottle of Spicy Mayo of choice
• Soy Sauce once prepared

Serves 2-4 people

Directions 

Have your steamed vegetables, cooked white rice, avocado, hoisin sauce and spicy Mayo ready. Once you sear the tuna it will be time to slice and assemble your plates.

Pat Tuna filets dry with paper towel, in a bowl put the Everything Bagel Seasoning. Turn on to medium to high heat, once griddle or pan is on hot, oil down with sesame oil. Coat tuna in the Everything Bagel seasoning and place on griddle or pan to sear only 30 seconds to 1 minute a side, you are looking for a nice sear on each side. Transfer tuna to cutting board once done.

Thinly Slice seared tuna. Now start preparing your plates, put 1/2-1 Cup rice on plate, then on top of the rice 1/2-1 Cup steamed vegetables, then put the seared tuna on top of the vegetables and rice fanned out, drizzle with spicy Mayo and hoisin sauce, a dollop of seaweed salad on top and avocado on the side.

*** Notes ***

•Fresh Caught tuna will work great with this recipe, but if you are looking in the grocery store Ahi Tuna fresh or frozen will be great.

•Everything Bagel seasoning can be found at most grocery stores now where they have other seasonings or ordered online.

*Seaweed Salad can be found in the grocery store where fresh sushi is made. If you can not find no worries, not a deal breaker.

Jefferson’s Ocean Shrimp Poppers

Ingredients

• 5 Whole fresh Jalapeños, cut in half and seeded
• 10 cream cheese spears cut to size of the jalapeños
• 10 pineapple spears cut to side of Jalapeños
• 10 peeled raw shrimp
• 10 pieces of regular bacon

Directions

In each Jalapeño half, layer the cream cheese, pineapple, shrimp, and then wrap the bacon around to hold everything in. If you need to use a skewer or tooth pick to secure the popper you can. Place in air fryer basket allowing room around each popper so bacon can crisp up. Cook on 350 for 15 mins or until shrimp is done.

Glaze Ingredients

• 1/4 cup of Jefferson’s Ocean
• 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce
• 1/4 cup brown sugar

Directions

Combine all on medium to high heat whisk until bubbling. Once brown sugar has cooked down remove from heat and let cool. Take spoon and drizzle on to poppers once they come out of the air fryer.