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To come to New Orleans without eating a poβboy would be like visiting Paris and missing the Eifel Tower. What could be better than fried seafood on a soft pillowy French roll? There are oyster poβ boys and shrimp poβboys, of course, and even roast beef poβboys. And the best place to try one might well be NOLA Poboys on Bourbon St. in the heart of the French Quarter.
A Brief History of the PoβBoy
Local legend dates the poβboy to the 1929 streetcar strike in New Orleans. Two ex-streetcar conductors, Benjamin and Clovis Martin, opened a restaurant, Martin Brothersβ French Market and Coffee Stand, offering free sandwiches to the striking workers. The sandwiches harbored leftover roast beef with fried potatoes and gravy. (Seafood would come later.). The poor boys (striking workers) tasted. The poor boys liked, and the poβboy sandwich was born. While the Martin Brothersβ restaurant is now closed, Parkway Bakery and Tavern is a popular alternative known for its po-boys.
Rethinking the Classic: Grilled, Not Fried
Much as we love the traditional version, I find fried seafood rather heavy. In my recent blog on Italian beef, I reimagined Chicagoβs classic sandwich using the flavor-blasting powers of a smoker.
I wondered how you could reinvent the shrimp poβboy using the fire power ofβget ready for itβthe grill.
Building a Better PoβBoy
The Raichlen poβboy gets a triple blast of flavor: first from Cajun seasoning, then from homemade remoulade sauce, and finally from the smoky char of the grill. For extra flavor, of course youβll butter and grill the bread.
Grilled instead of fried, this Shrimp PoβBoy recipe keeps the spirit of the New Orleans classic but lightens things up without losing any flavor. Itβs got heat, crunch, and just the right amount of sauceβall wrapped in a toasted roll. Give it a try next time you fire up the grill. You might never go back to the deep fryer.
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