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Tangy Fried Shrimp

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Tangy Fried Shrimp — a recipe imported from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds peeled deveined jumbo shrimp
  • Flour
  • Juice of 4 lemons
  • 3 quarts frying oil
  • 3 tbsp salt
  • 3 tbsp freshly-ground black pepper
  • 2 tbsp cayenne pepper

Instructions

  1. 1
    Dredge shrimp in the flour, then dip in lemon juice, then dredge in flour again. Set aside.
  2. 2
    Heat oil to 375°F. Fry shrimp, 6 at a time, for 2 minutes or until deeply browned and cooked through. Drain on a wire rack and repeat with remaining shrimp.
  3. 3
    Once all shrimp have been fried, sprinkle with seasonings and serve.
Category
Beverages
Method
Frying

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Tangy_Fried_Shrimp