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

- prep 9 min
- cook 21 min
- total 30 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
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
- Dredge the shrimp in the flour.
- Dip in the lemon juice.
- Dredge in the flour again.
- Set aside.
- Heat the oil to 375°F.
- Fry the shrimp, 6 at a time, for 2 minutes or until deeply browned and cooked through.
- Drain on a wire rack and repeat with the remaining shrimp.
- 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.