DEEP-FRIED SHRIMP WITH BACON I

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Number Of Ingredients 5

1 pound large shrimp
6 strips bacon
pepper
oil for deep-frying
lemon wedges

Steps:

  • 1. Shell, devein and butterfly shrimp, leaving the tail segments intact. 2. Cut bacon strips in two and wrap each half around a shrimp. Sprinkle lightly with pepper. 3. Meanwhile heat oil. Add shrimp and deep-fry until golden. Drain on paper toweling. Serve hot, accompanied by lemon wedges. VARIATION: * Omit the pepper in step 2, and before deep-frying, coat the baconwrapped shrimp in the following batter: Blend 2 eggs, beaten, with 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 cup water-chestnut flour. Then blend in 1/4 cup mixed nutmeats, toasted and crushed to a powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.

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