Red Lobster's Fried Shrimp

Recipe Ingredients

		Saltine crackers
		Ritz crackers
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Freshly-ground white pepper
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Garlic powder
		Oil - for frying
3		Shrimp - (26/30 size) - peeled, deveined

Recipe Instructions

Grind in food processor equal amounts of saltine and Ritz crackers to make 2 cups of cracker meal. Add white pepper, salt and garlic powder.

One at a time, moisten a shrimp in cold water, press into the cracker meal. Moisten again then press into cracker meal again. Place on a tray lined with wax paper and refrigerate one hour.

Preheat oil to 350 degrees. If you don't have a thermometer, drop a piece of bread into the oil. If it sizzles and browns within a minute, the oil is ready.

Drop a few shrimp at a time into the fat. Fry 30 to 45 seconds on one side then turn and fry another 30 seconds. Remove and drain on paper towels. Serve with cocktail sauce and lemon wedges.

This recipe yields 3 entree or 6 appetizer servings.

Source:
Red Lobster Restaurant's recipe collection at - http://www.redlobster.com

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