Shrimp Po-Boy Sandwich!

Fried shrimp is one of my favorite foods, and this sandwich is one of my favorite ways to eat fried shrimp! Like many of my recipés, This one doesn't start from scratch. If you opened it up to learn how to fry shrimp, you're out of luck: we start with fried shrimp!

We buy our shrimp already breaded and ready-to-fry at a nearby "membership warehouse", at about 15 shrimp per pound. My Honey uses a deep-fat fryer to bring them to a perfect golden hue, in just minutes. So, to begin with, this is what you need to have on hand:

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Suggested Equipment:

• Common tableware
  

Ingredients:

1. Almost any bread works, even white bread! The best Po-Boys, though, are made with real sandwich rolls: Hoagie, submarine,or Bolillo rolls, or even small Ciabatta rolls work well. Don't buy rolls that are already sliced - slice your own along one long side, leaving the top and bottom of the roll attached by the other long side (sort of like regular hot dog buns)...
2. Or as much or as little as you'd like.
3. Or as many or as few as you'd like.

Item		Amount
Shrimp	Jumbo, breaded, cooked	12	ea
Hoagie roll1	White or whole wheat	4	ea
Tomato	Fresh, Roma, medium, ripe, sliced	2	ea
Lettuce leaves	Fresh, Green Leaf, large	2	ea2
Mayonnaise		8	Tbs
Pickle	Dill, hamburger slices	12-20	ea3

Directions:

1. Open the sliced rolls up and apply mayonaise to the cut faces of each roll, spreading evenly, top and bottom.

2. Load the bottom of the roll, first with pickle slices (3 to 5 each), fried shrimp (3 each), tomato slices (3 each) and lettuce (half a leaf, or however much makes you happy!).

3. Close the sandwich by placing the cut, dressed face of the top of the roll on top of the lettuce.

Try to eat slowly. It's too good to inhale!