Description
Colossal-size shrimp seasoned and fried crispy with honey, orange, garlic, and red pepper. You can dress this up with either orange, lemon, or lime zest and fresh thinly-sliced basil.
Ingredients
- 24 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 ¼ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ cup canola oil
- 1 cup tupelo honey
- 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
Instructions
- Wash shrimp well and submerge in cold water in a bowl; set shrimp aside.
- Place cornstarch
- garlic powder
- salt
- and black pepper in a large plastic bowl with a tight-fitting lid
- close the lid
- and shake several times to mix. Place half the wet shrimp into the container
- cover
- and shake to coat the shrimp with the cornstarch mixture. Remove shrimp to a platter and repeat with remaining shrimp.
- Heat canola oil in a large skillet over medium heat until the oil is hot and shimmering but not smoking. Tap excess cornstarch from the shrimp and pan-fry in batches until shrimp are opaque inside and brown and crisp outside
- 2 to 3 minutes per side. Drain cooked shrimp on paper towels while you fry the remaining shrimp.
- Clean skillet and pour in honey; bring to a boil over medium heat and stir in orange zest
- lemon juice
- and cayenne pepper. Serve hot shrimp on a serving platter drizzled with honey sauce to taste.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 8