Beer-Battered Fried Shrimp

JamesDean'sGirl's Note:

Mmmmm...comfort food:) These can be an appetizer or main dish, depending on what you pair them with--but there never seems to be enough because even the most hard-core seafood haters (like me...) seem to love shrimp! Go figure! If you can, get your shrimp (or any seafood, for that matter) at a fish market--the freshness and non "fishy" taste are worth the price.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 2 lbs uncooked large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1/4 cup flour
• 3/4 cup flat beer
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• peanut oil, for deep-frying

Directions:

1. Butterfly the cleaned shrimp so that they will look larger: hold them so that the underside is up; slice down its length, almost to the vein, to form the hinge.
2. Spread and flatten to form the butterfly shape.
3. Make a batter by mixing together the flour, beer, egg, sugar, and salt.
4. Use a deep fryer and heat a few inches of peanut oil to 375*F.
5. Dip the shrimp into the batter and fry until golden brown; drain on paper towels.
6. Serve hot.

Reviews

[Hey Jude]

This shrimp is very tasty and would have gotten 5 stars except that I had trouble with the technique. The batter didn't want to stick to the shrimp, so I tried dipping, frying, draining and dipping again and frying....that worked but it was a lot of work. I then tried dredging the shrimp in flour, dipping in batter and frying and that worked much better. Don't expect a thick coating of batter, these shrimp are light and crisp and very good. We had these with sweet chilli sauce as a dip. Thanks JDG, good recipe!