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Tangy Fried Shrimp

Traditional dish with deveined jumbo shrimp, flour, juice of 4 lemons.

Tangy Fried Shrimp
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Ingredients

  • 3 pounds deveined jumbo shrimp
  • to taste flour
  • to taste juice of 4 lemons
  • 3 quarts frying oil
  • 3 tbsp salt
  • 3 tbsp black pepper
  • 2 tbsp cayenne pepper

Steps

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

Adapted from “Tangy Fried Shrimp”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.

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