Shrimp Burgers

Name: Shrimp Burgers
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 3/4 cup, mayonnaise; 3 tablespoons, finely chopped dill pickles plus 1 teaspoon brine; 1 , small shallot, minced; 1 tablespoon, capers, rinsed and chopped fine; 1/4 teaspoon, pepper; 1 cup, panko bread crumbs; 1 1/4 pounds peeled and deveined, large shrimp (26 to 30 per pound), tails removed; 2 tablespoons, mayonnaise; 1/4 teaspoon, pepper; 1/8 teaspoon, salt; 1/8 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 3 , scallions, chopped fine; 3 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 4 , hamburger buns; 4 leaves, Bibb lettuce

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2014, America's Test Kitchen TV

To capture the big shrimp flavor in this beloved Lowcountry dish, we had to make the most of a sticky situation.

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To capture the flavor of South Carolina’s famous shrimp burgers, we keep things simple to let the sweetness of the shrimp shine. We found that finely grinding a portion of the shrimp in a food processor yielded a sticky paste that—with a li...

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