Fried shrimp and tartar sauce
original post: http://greedygirlcooks.blogspot.com/2015/03/fried-shrimp-tartar-sauce.html
Ingredients
½ lb shrimp deveined tail on
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 cup flour
1 egg
1 cup milk
½ teaspoon salt
2 cup panko breadcrumbs
Tartar sauce
¼ cup mayonnaise
3 ½ tablespoon sweet relish
1 tablespoon shredded onion
½ clove garlic shredded
1 teaspoon yellow mustard
2 teaspoon French dressing (or thousand island)
½ teaspoon lemon juice (optional)
Instructions
- Heat oil to 375/400 degrees
- Mix together the tartar sauce ingredients and set aside in the refrigerator
- Season the shrimp with salt black pepper and ground allspice
- In a dish beat the egg and milk and salt together
- Toss the seasoned shrimp in flour
- shake off excess flour and dip in the egg/milk mixture and then dredge in the panko
- Fry in the hot oil until golden brown and crispy
- Serve the shrimp with the tartar sauce on the side.
Greedy Tips:
If you don't have panko you can dip in flour to egg wash and back to flour, however your crust will not be light an crunchy, you will have a light but denser crust. Also flour batter tends to go soft as it cools and absorbs the moisture, however Panko bread crumbs remains crispy.