BASIC DEEP-FRIED SHRIMP

Basic Deep-Fried Shrimp image

Number Of Ingredients 3

Ingredients

1 pound shrimp
Deep-Fried Shrimp: Egg Batter
oil for deep-frying

Steps:

1. Shell and devein shrimp, leaving tail segments intact. 2. Prepare any of the batters (see Deep-Fried Shrimp Batter:). Then holding each shrimp by the tail, dip in batter to coat. 3. Meanwhile heat oil. Add shrimp one by one (if dropped in all at once, they'll form a solid mass), or place in a wire basket and lower into oil. 4. Reduce heat to medium and deep-fry until shrimp float and are golden on both sides. (Depending on size, this will take 3 to 5 minutes.) Drain on paper toweling. 5. Serve hot, garnished with lettuce strips and Chinese parsley, and accompanied by plum sauce, hot mustard, catsup or a pepper-salt mix. (For additional dips, see Seasonings and Sauces, Deep-Fried Dip...) Or serve with a sweet-and-pungent sauce (see Seasonings and Sauces, Sweet-and-Pungent Sauce...). NOTE: If the heat of the oil is not reduced right after the shrimp are added, they will burn on the outside and be raw inside. VARIATIONS: * In step 1, strip off legs and devein, but leave the shells intact or else butterfly the shrimp. (See HOW-TO, _Shrimp: To butterfly.) * After step 1, marinate the shrimp in a mixture of 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 3 tablespoons sherry, 1 teaspoon ginger root, minced and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes, turning occasionally. Drain, discarding marinade. Then coat with batter as in step 2, or dredge lightly in flour. * In the above variation, add to the marinade any or all of the following: 1 scallion, minced 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder a few drops of sesame oil. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

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