Popcorn Shrimp

Name: Popcorn Shrimp
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds medium/large (31 to 40 per pound), shrimp, peeled, deveined, and tails discarded; 3 quarts, peanut or vegetable oil, for frying; 1 teaspoon, grated lemon zest; 1 , garlic clove, minced; 1 1/2 tablespoons, Old Bay seasoning; 1 1/2 cups, all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup, cornstarch; 2 teaspoons, pepper; 1 teaspoon, baking powder; 1 1/2 cups, bottled clam juice

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2011

Appetizers

Fish & Seafood

Beachside seafood shacks churn out these crisp fried shrimp by the bucketful. But how do you make them at home without a Frialator and unlimited access to tiny shrimp?

SERVES4

TIME1 hour, plus 30 minutes marinating

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

A basic batter of flour and water fried up soft and bready on initials batches of our Popcorn Shrimp. To create a more solid crunch, we replaced some of the flour with cornstarch. A little baking powder increased browning and added a bit of...

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