Crispy Salt and Pepper Shrimp

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2014, America's Test Kitchen TV

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1½ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To keep our shell-on, deep-fried salt and pepper shrimp shells crispy and crunchy rather than tough, we employ several tricks. First, we choose shrimp that are not overly large (31 to 40 per pound), which ensures that the shells are thinner...

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