fried shrimp

Name: FRIED SHRIMP
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) milk; 1 cup(s) buttermilk; 1 cup(s) hot sauce; 2 cup(s) self rising flour; 1/4 cup(s) self-rising cornmeal; 2 tablespoon(s) coarse ground black pepper; 3 tablespoon(s) salt; 2 pound(s) medium shrimp, peeled and deveined with tails left on; - peanut oil, for frying

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Teresa Howell

Cusseta, GA

Updated on Feb 21, 2012

MY FAMILY LOVES FRIED SHRIMPS AND I REMEMBER MY UNCLE'S RECIPE FOR FRIED SHRIMP AND HOW GOOD THEY WERE, SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THIS : )

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cook time 10 Min

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yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 cup milk
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup hot sauce
2 cups self rising flour
1/4 cup self-rising cornmeal
2 tablespoons coarse ground black pepper
3 tablespoons salt
2 pounds medium shrimp, peeled and deveined with tails left on
- peanut oil, for frying

How To Make fried shrimp

Step 1

PREHEAT OIL TO 375 DEGREES. LINE A BAKING TRAY WITH PAPER TOWELS AND SET ASIDE. IN A SHALLOW BAKING DISH, WHISK TOGETHER MILK, BUTTERMILK AND HOT SAUCE. IN A SEPARATE SHALLOW BAKING DISH, WHISK TOGETHER FLOUR, CORNMEAL, PEPPER AND SALT.

Step 2

MAKE SURE YOUR SHRIMP ARE DRY AND DREDGE IN THE DRY MIXTURE FIRST, THEN WET MIXTURE AND FINALLY THE DRY MIXTURE AGAIN. SHAKE OFF EXCESS BETWEEN EACH DREDGING.
Step 3

DEEP FRY IN BATCHES, BUT DO NOT OVERLOAD THE FRYER. FRY FOR 2 MINUTES OR UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN. REMOVE FROM OIL WITH A SLOTTED SPOON AND DRAIN ON THE PAPER TOWEL LINED BAKING TRAY. SERVE WARM.
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