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Crispy Buffalo Shrimp

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dinner, Drink, Sauce, Fried

Tags: deep fried, halal, main course, medium difficulty, pescatarian, recipes using butter, recipes using cornmeal, recipes using lemon juice, recipes using peanut oil, recipes using shrimp, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ACrispy_Buffalo_Shrimp)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ACrispy%20Buffalo%20Shrimp&oldid=4630398

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds medium shrimp with tails, peeled and deveined
  • Freshly-squeezed lemon juice
  • Cornmeal
  • ⅓ cup melted unsalted butter
  • 3 tbsp salt
  • 3 tbsp freshly-ground black pepper
  • ⅓ cup hot sauce
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • 3 cloves garlic, smashed and very finely minced
  • 2 ½ quarts peanut oil

Directions

  1. Combine butter, hot sauce, soy, and garlic. Set aside.
  2. Dip shrimp into lemon juice. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  3. Dredge shrimp into cornmeal. Let rest 2–3 minutes.
  4. Heat oil to 375°F. Fry shrimp in batches until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Drain on a cooling rack.
  5. Toss shrimp in butter mixture. Serve warm with blue cheese dressing, if desired.