Cajun Shrimp Guacamole
by @BevCooks
Ingredients:
1 Tbs. Cajun seasoning
1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
3 Hass avocados
1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
1/2 cup thinly sliced scallions
1/4 cup chopped yellow onion
zest of 1 lemon
1 Tbs (or more to your liking) fresh lemon juice
coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions:
Melt 2tbsp butter or sub in a large sauté pan over medium-high. Add 1/2 Tbs. of the Cajun seasoning to the butter. Stir it all in. Let it bloom and fall in love. Add half the shrimp and sear on one side for 2 minutes. Flip and sear another minute or so. Season with salt and pepper. Remove the shrimp from the pan and set aside.
Add 1 1/2 tbsp. butter and Cajun seasoning. Bloom for a second, then add the remaining shrimp. Sear her up, you know the drill. Set shrimp aside.
Half each avocado and remove the pit. Scoop out the flesh into a big bowl. Add the red bells, scallion, onions, lemon zest and juice, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Mash it all together with your fork, until it’s smooth, but still good and chunky. Taste it.