Shrimp in batter in a frying pan

Shrimp in crispy batter is quick and easy! Shrimp in a crispy fragrant batter is an appetizer or a hot dish! They are prepared simply and quickly - they are suitable for a party, for a buffet table and just to pamper your loved ones!

Natalia Tsybulskaya

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Composition / ingredients

servings:

Shrimp

200

Eggs

Flour

Salt

to taste

Vegetable oil

100

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 29 % 14 g

Fats 56 % 27 g

Carbohydrates 15 % 7 g

323 kcal

GI: 0 / 0 / 100

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 30 min

Step 1:
How to fry Shrimp in batter in a frying pan? Prepare the products. Take large shrimp - royal or langoustines. Do not take small shrimp of Chinese origin. My flour is wheat, but if you want to give your dish an original taste, you can use rice or buckwheat flour. The egg is large, preferably homemade, at least with.
Step 2:
Mix flour with salt. In order for the batter to be more airy, I recommend sifting flour. At this stage, you can add some dry spices or seasonings to the flour: dried garlic will give the dish a sharpness, ground paprika - a beautiful color, dried dill and Provencal herbs - their piquant taste and aroma. Mix it up.
Step 3:
Wash the egg well. It is necessary to do this, because a huge amount of bacteria accumulates on the eggshell. It is better to wash eggs with moderately hot water using a special brush. Beat the egg into a separate bowl and beat lightly with a fork.
Step 4:
If you have boiled-frozen shrimp (they are usually pink in color), then just scald them with boiling water so that they are completely defrosted. If raw shrimp (such are usually gray), then boil them in boiling salted water for about 5-7 minutes.
Step 5:
Remove the heads of the shrimp, if any, and clean them.
Step 6:
Dip each shrimp separately first into a beaten egg.
Step 7:
Then roll well in the flour mixture. If you want a thicker batter, then repeat the egg-flour again. Shake off the remaining flour a little.
Step 8:
Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan with high sides. It can be absolutely anything: from sunflower to olive, but since we will fry in oil, it must be refined - only such types of oil can be fried. Put the pan-fried shrimp at a small distance from each other so that they are evenly fried on all sides. Fry for 3-4 minutes on each side.
Step 9:
Place the fried shrimp on a paper towel to remove excess oil.
Step 10:
Delicious both hot and cold. Bon appetit!

Use oil with a high smoking temperature for frying! Any oils are useful only until a certain temperature is reached - the point of smoking, at which the oil begins to burn and toxic substances, including carcinogens, are formed in it.
Unrefined oils, with rare exceptions, have a low smoking point. There are a lot of unfiltered organic particles in them, which quickly begin to burn.
Refined oils are more resistant to heating, and their smoking point is higher. Make sure that you use oil with a high smoke point. The most common of the oils with a high smoking point: refined varieties of sunflower, olive and grape.

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