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Cajun Shrimp and Salmon Dinner

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A bold, home-friendly surf-and-turf that balances spicy, smoky seafood with silky garlic cream, creamy mashed potatoes, and crisp-tender green beans.

Ingredients

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  • 4 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 2 salmon fillets (6 oz each), skin on or off
  • 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil for searing
  • 1 tablespoon butter for seafood
  • 1 tablespoon butter for the cream sauce
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced for the sauce
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/4 cup chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 4 medium russet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup butter for mashed potatoes
  • Salt and pepper to taste for potatoes
  • 1 pound fresh green beans, trimmed
  • 2 tablespoons butter for sautéing green beans
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced for the beans
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)

Instructions

  1. Prepare potatoes: Peel and cut potatoes into chunks, place in a large pot, cover with cold salted water, and boil.
  2. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes until fork-tender, drain, and return to pot.
  3. Mash potatoes with a masher or hand mixer, adding butter and warm milk, and season with salt and pepper.
  4. Season shrimp and salmon by patting dry and rubbing with Cajun seasoning.
  5. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high. Cook shrimp for 2 to 3 minutes per side until pink and opaque, then transfer to a plate.
  6. Cook salmon in the same skillet for 4 to 5 minutes per side until flaky, then transfer to the plate with shrimp.
  7. Make garlic cream sauce: In the same skillet, melt butter, sauté garlic, and add cream, broth, Dijon mustard, salt, pepper, and smoked paprika. Simmer until thickened.
  8. Combine seafood and sauce, simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
  9. Blanch green beans in boiling salted water for 3 to 4 minutes, then sauté with butter, garlic, and red pepper flakes until caramelized.
  10. Plate dish with mashed potatoes, shrimp, salmon, garlic cream sauce, and green beans. Serve immediately.

Notes

Use room-temperature salmon for even cooking. For milder spice, reduce Cajun seasoning to 1 tablespoon.

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