1/2 cup flour,all-purpose
1/2 cup beer
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 lb shrimp,large
1 salad oil
Directions
1. In small bowl, mix flour, beer, and salt.
2. Shell and devein shrimp; rinse with running cold water and pat dry
with paper towels.
3. In 2-quart saucepan over medium heat, heat 2 inches salad oil to
375'F on deep-fat thermometer (or heat oil in deep-fat fryer set at
375'F).
4. Dip shrimp, one at a time, into batter and drop into hot oil. Fry
shrimp until lightly browned, turning shrimp once, about 1 minute.
Drain shrimp on paper towels.
Servings: 6 servings
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Categories: Beer; Fish; Seafood; Shrimp
The History of Recipes
It is quite possible to track the history of recipes way back into the distant past, at least as far back into recorded history as the ancient Egyptians, and potentially, even further back. Interesting though that maybe, in the main part, these old cookbooks were just very basic hieroglyphic recipes for food preparation.
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We hope you enjoy this Beer Batter Fried Shrimp recipe.
