Red Hot Waffle with Buffalo Shrimp
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Red Hot Waffle with Buffalo Shrimp
Red Hot Waffle with Buffalo Shrimp

Fiery-hot waffles wrap around crispy battered shrimp in a super sandwich that’s easy to fold and hold. Gold Medal™ Complete Waffle Mix with a hefty dose of buffalo sauce meets its match when paired with a cool Yoplait® Nonfat Plain Yogurt and blue cheese sauce in this winning recipe from the Neighborhood to Nation™ Recipe Contest Northeast Region.

Servings: 8 servings (1 serving = 1 waffle serving)
Yogurt Dipping Sauce
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Celery stalk with leaves, cut in chunks
2 oz
1 each
Yoplait® Nonfat Plain Bulk Yogurt (438000)
12 oz
1 1/4 cups
Blue cheese crumbles
1 oz
1/4 cup
Waffles
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Gold Medal™ Complete Waffle Mix (11834)
1 lb 3.00 oz
4 cups
Water, cool (approx. 72°F)
11 oz
1 1/3 cups
Buffalo hot sauce
12 oz
1 1/3 cups
Sauce and Shrimp
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Butter
1.50 oz
3 Tbsp
Buffalo hot sauce
9 oz
1 cup
Shrimp, 21/25, raw, tail on or off, peeled and deveined, butterflied
40 each
Gold Medal™ All-Purpose Flour (12610)
3.50 oz
3/4 cup
Eggs, large, beaten
6 oz
3 each
Progresso™ Plain Bread Crumbs (89105)
6 oz
1 1/4 cups
Garnish
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Green onions, chopped
2 oz
1/2 cup
Yogurt Dipping Sauce
  1. Add celery chunks to mini food chopper; puree and drain on paper towels.
  2. Mix puree, yogurt and blue cheese in small mixing bowl; cover and refrigerate until needed.
Waffles
  1. Whisk together waffle mix, water and buffalo hot sauce in mixing bowl until blended and smooth.
  2. Deposit 2/3 cup (#6 scoop) batter onto a well-oiled waffle iron preheated to 375°F; cook 2-3 minutes or until golden brown.
Sauce and Shrimp
  1. Melt butter in a small saucepan then add buffalo hot sauce and simmer over low heat.
  2. Coat shrimp in flour, dredge in beaten egg allowing excess to drip off then coat in bread crumbs.
  3. Cook in deep fryer heated to 350°F until golden brown; keep warm.
Assembly (made-to-order)
  1. Dip 5 shrimp in warm butter/hot sauce and place on half of a warmed waffle.
  2. Sprinkle with green onions and fold waffle over top; serve with 2 oz portion of Yogurt Dipping Sauce.

  • Serve with celery sticks if desired. Scale down into an open-faced appetizer starting with 1/4 of a waffle, top with shrimp (remove tails), add a dollop of Yogurt Dipping Sauce and garnish with green onions. Waffles and shrimp can both be made to order if desired.
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Nutrition Information

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Serving Size:
1 waffle serving
Calories
630
Calories from Fat
250
% Daily Value
Total Fat
27g
42%
Saturated Fat
9g
45%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
140mg
47%
Sodium
2330mg
97%
Total Carbohydrate
74g
25%
Dietary Fiber
4g
15%
Sugars
12g
Protein
22g
Vitamin A
25%
25%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
20%
20%
Iron
25%
25%
Exchanges:
3 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 1 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
5
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition values are calculated using the weights of ingredients.

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