Description
Crispy fried shrimp is seasoned with a flavorful cornmeal flour and is perfect as an appetizer, inside of tacos, or as a fish fry star.
Ingredients
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- 2/3 cup (80 g) yellow cornmeal
- 1/4 cup (30 g) all purpose flour
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp lemon pepper
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp (10 ml) hot sauce
- 1 lb (450 g) deveined shrimp
Instructions
- In a brown bag or ziploc bag, add cornmeal, flour, salt, pepper, cayenne, lemon pepper, and paprika and shake together.
- In a deep pie plate or large shallow bowl, whisk together eggs and hot sauce.
- Dip shrimp to beaten eggs then add back into the cornmeal breading and shake liberally to coat well. Place coated shrimp on a baking sheet.
- While coating sets, add 2 – 2 1/2 inches of oil to a deep pot and heat over medium high heat.
- Fry shrimp until golden brown but don’t fry too long. Shrimp doesn’t take too long to cook.
- Drain on paper towels and serve.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Cuisine: Southern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250