Breaded deep-fried shrimp
served with a spicy Thai-style peanut sauce.
Deep
Fried Shrimp with Peanut Sauce
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut
butter
- 2 1/2 tablespoons soy
sauce
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon
juice
- 1 1/2 tablespoons brown
sugar, packed
- 2 cloves garlic, finely
minced
- 2/3 cup plus 1/4 cup water
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper,
or to taste
- 3 green onions, thinly
sliced
- 2 large eggs
- 2 pound medium shrimp,
shelled
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground
pepper
- Paper or plastic bag
- Vegetable oil for deep-frying
- In a small saucepan combine
the peanut butter, soy
sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, garlic, 2/3 cup water, and cayenne. Bring mixture
just to a boil, whisking
until it is smooth. Stir in the green onions. Set aside and keep warm.
- Mix the flour, salt and
pepper in bag. Set aside.
- In a bowl whisk together
the eggs and remaining 1/4
cup water. Add shrimp to egg mixture, stirring to coat well. Remove and place shrimp in flour
mixture, seal bag tightly
and shake to coat evenly.
- In a deep fryer or Dutch
oven, heat the oil to 325°F (160°C). Fry the shrimp in small batches for about 2 minutes
or until browned. Drain
on paper towels.
- Serve fried shrimp with
the peanut sauce.
Serves 4.
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