Cornmeal Coated Fried Shrimp

Name: Cornmeal Coated Fried Shrimp
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3 to 4 people
Ingredients: 2 lb medium shrimp, cleaned and deviened; 1 c yellow cornmeal, i use quaker brand; 1/2 tsp red pepper, more if you like it spicey; 1 tsp salt; 1 Tbsp steak seasoning, i use texjoy; 2 c vegetable cooking oil or other oil for deep frying

By Kathy Sterling
@Kster2033

We lived on the Texas Gulf Coast and my father and family shrimped and fished with a passion.

Shrimp was plentiful in our home of 10 people and saved my mother money...imagine that...so we had it often.

One of my favorite ways to have shrimp was simple and delicious and still the way I cook it most of the time.

It may be easy, but the flavor brings back so many memories so it is a comfort food to me.

Enjoy!

Rating:

★★★★★ 4 votes5

Comments:

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Serves:

3 to 4 people

Prep:

15 Min

Cook:

20 Min

Ingredients

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2 lb

medium shrimp, cleaned and deviened
1 c

yellow cornmeal, i use quaker brand
1/2 tsp

red pepper, more if you like it spicey
1 tsp

salt
1 Tbsp

steak seasoning, i use texjoy
2 c

vegetable cooking oil or other oil for deep frying

How to Make Cornmeal Coated Fried Shrimp

Step-by-Step

Clean and de-vein shrimp.
Rinse thoroughly and leave shrimp in clean water, you want the shrimp to be wet when dredging in cornmeal.
In a small bowl mix cornmeal and seasonings well.
Heat cooking oil until hot enough for deep frying. Approximately 325 degrees. If you get the oil too hot, it will make the fried shrimp a darker color.
Dip shrimp into cornmeal mixture and drop into hot oil to cook. Fry for approximately 5 minutes or until a light golden brown.
Serve hot with ketchup, cocktail sauce or tartar sauce.

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