Deep Fried Shrimp

Description

These shrimp are delicious served with french fries!

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds large shrimp – peeled and deveined
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 8 eggs, beaten
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 ½ cups vegetable oil

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan.
  2. While the oil is heating
  3. stir shrimp
  4. salt
  5. and pepper together in a medium bowl. Whisk eggs
  6. flour
  7. and baking powder together in a shallow bowl.
  8. Working in small batches
  9. dredge shrimp in egg mixture. Lower shrimp carefully into the hot oil in batches. Fry until golden
  10. 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Repeat with remaining shrimp.

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 20 mins

Servings: 6

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