Regal Alaskan's Blackened Shrimp Or Halibut

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 lb halibut fillet, 1/4-1/2 inch thick
• 1 lb large shrimp or 1 lb prawns, peeled, de-veined, and butterflied
• 1/2 cup butter, melted (or as much as you need to coat the halibut, shrimp, or prawns)
• 3 tablespoons paprika
• 2 1/2 tablespoons salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 3/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano leaves
• 1/2 cup ham, diced
• 1/2 cup shrimp, diced
• 1 -2 teaspoon blackening seasoning, to taste
• 1/4 cup green onion, diced
• 1/4 cup tomato, diced
• 1 1/4 ounces mccormick hollandaise sauce mix (prepared)
• 1 -2 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 this recipe is designed to feed however many people you want. just adjust the amount of melted butter, blacken seasoning, and hollandaise to accommodate the number of servings you need.
• 2 for blacken seasoning: mix all ingredients in a bowl making sure to mix everything very well.
• 3 for cajun hollandaise sauce: saute the ham and shrimp in butter until the shrimp is cooked thoroughly.
• 4 add the blacken seasoning to taste and allow the mixture to cool.
• 5 after the ham and shrimp mixture has cooled, fold together the shrimp/ham mixture, diced tomato, green onion, and hollandaise sauce.
• 6 for the blackened shrimp or halibut: for this recipe it is best to use a cast iron skillet or griddle on a bbq grill or an outdoor propane cooker, i prefer a large cast iron skillet and a propane cooker.
• 7 for shrimp: peel, de-vein, and butterfly the shrimp.
• 8 for halibut: cut halibut filets to 1/4 to 1/2 inch thickness.
• 9 heat cast iron skillet to 700 degrees (the skillet will smoke and the bottom will start to turn ) dredge butterflied shrimp, or halibut filets, in butter then coat one side with blacken seasoning.
• 10 place shrimp (or halibut) seasoning side down in the skillet and coat the other side with blacken seasoning.
• 11 cook for 2 1/2 minutes and then turn the shrimp (or halibut) and cook until desired doneness (usually only takes about another minute or two) serve shrimp on a pool of cajun hollandaise sauce, reserving enough sauce to dip shrimp into.
• 12 this recipe will also work for cooking steaks or thicker pieces of halibut but you need to cook as above and then finish in the oven.
• 13 warning: you will create a large amount of smoke when using this cooking method.
• 14 do not attempt to use this method inside your house or garage!
• 15 (unless you wish to invite your local fire department to join you for dinner.) warning number 2: cooking shrimp or halibut using this method has been known to be extremely addictive once you have tasted the results.