Beer Battered Fried Shrimp
I've always loved the concept of using sodas and/or beers to cook protein in. For example, I've used Coca-Cola to slow cook pork shoulder before. Since I heard beer is great with seafood, I decided to do a beer batter for my shrimp. It was pretty tasty and has a different depth than just using regular flour and eggs. I'm still trying to figure out how to enhance the beer taste more, but for a first attempt - this wasn't too bad!
Beer Battered Fried Shrimp
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 15 min
Yields 4 servings
Ingredients:
3/4 lb raw, deveined shrimp
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp cajun seasoning
1/8 tsp cayenne
1/4 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup beer (e.g. Modelo)
Salt
Canola oil (or other frying oil)
Directions:
Remove all shells from shrimp and rinse with cold water. Lay to dry on a plate lined with paper towels to soak excess water. Lightly season with salt.
In a large frying pan, fill up with canola oil to at least 1". Turn heat on medium high.
In a medium bowl, add flour, garlic powder, cajun seasoning, cayenne, and baking powder. Mix together. Next, add beer and whisk all ingredients evenly together.
Once oil is hot, dredge each shrimp into the batter then carefully add into the pan. Repeat until there is no more shrimp left.
Let shrimp fry for about 4 minutes or until the bottom of the battered shrimp is golden. Flip and let fry for another 2 minutes (or until shrimp is evenly golden)
Transfer shrimp to another plate lined with paper towels to soak excess oil.
Serve as an appetizer, entree, or as your taco filling!
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