
I am still eating seafood only for Lent 2020 so I decided to share another yummy seafood recipe. Fried shrimp is one of my absolute faves ! My fried shrimp recipe has the shrimp resting in buttermilk and hot sauce before they are shaken in a seasoned flour mixture and fried to perfection. I use a small deep fryer that is made by Proctor Silex (I won it at work) but I recommend the “Fry Daddy” small deep fryer if you are in the market for a smaller one.
Glam Kitchen Tips
- It is optional to leave the tails on-I leave them on because they photograph better (most restaurants leave them on for the same reason-it’s all about presentation)
- Invest in a wire bakers rack-it allows you to drain the oil off the fried food while leaving them crunchy. When you use a paper towel usually the bottom of the fried piece of food may get soggy so the wire rack eliminates that
- If you do not have buttermilk you can use heavy cream also as a substitute
- This recipe also works well if you want to fry fish fillets , just substitute the shrimp for your fave fish of choice
Ingredients
- 1 pound extra large shrimp ( I used 16/20 size), cleaned then deveined with shell off and tails on
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 teaspoon your favorite Louisiana hot sauce
- Cajun seasoning
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Black pepper
- 1/2 cup Flour
- 1/2 cup Corn meal
- Vegetable or canola oil
Instructions
- In a large bowl, add cleaned shrimp
- Mix together buttermilk and Louisiana hot sauce , then pour it over the shrimp
- Mix the shrimp and buttermilk well so that all the shrimp are coated with the mixture- then let it sit for 3-5 minutes
- In a large resealable bag , add the flour and cornmeal -then season it with your favorite Cajun seasoning , garlic powder, onion powder, and ground black pepper
- Seal the bag and shake the bag well until everything is evenly distributed
- Heat your deep fryer or large pot of oil
- Add the shrimp to the resealable bag and shake well until all the shrimp are coated well
- Deep fry the shrimp for 3-5 minutes each batch-or until golden
- Drain on a wire bakers rack (you can also use paper towel if you don’t have one )
- Serve and enjoy !!
What are the measurements for the Cajun, Onion and Garlic Powder?
Thank You!!
There are none , season to your liking . You can start with 1 teaspoon of each if you’re unsure .
Delicious!!
Happy to hear that ❤️
Can’t wait to try this!!
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Hey love it’s me again, I want to attempt this today but I’m on a keto diet. do u think this would be just as good without the cornmeal or do U know of a substitute for it?
Hi love , you can just use
Flour
Perfect thank you❤️
Anytime ❤️
This recipe is amazing! I’m making it again today!
Yassss, I am so happy to hear that !!!
any dipping sauces ideas for this dish? I’m over tartar lol
Lol the chipotle taco sauce !❤️
what???? lemme find that recipe
Look under the sauces tab ❤️