Fried Shrimp

For some reason I have been craving shrimp. Maybe it's because it's so hot that all I can think about is getting away to a beach somewhere. Who knows. But I decided to make some fried shrimp.  There is a recipe on the Kikkoman's Panko Bread Crumbs box. I added a little extra flavor, and they turned out very crunchy and very yummy!

Kikkoman's Crunchy Fried Shrimp

3 large eggs

1/3 cup all purpose flour

3/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

{1/2 tsp chili powder}

1 pound jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined, leave tails on *very important

1-1/2 cups Kikkoman Panko Bread Crumbs

Vegetable Oil for frying

If you have the Pampered Chef Coating Trays use them to dredge the shrimp {4-5 at a time} in the flour, salt, pepper, and chili powder (all mixed together), then in the eggs, and then coat in the Panko Crumbs.

 If you're lucky you will have a cute 3 year old to help you.

Pour enough oil into a large pot or deep pan so that you have about 2 inches of oil.  Heat the oil to 350* {I used the "medium-high" setting on my stovetop}.  Fry the shrimp in small batches until they are cooked through.  Mine took about 3-4 minutes to get golden brown, but the recipe says 1 minute. So I would suggest watching your shrimp.

Remove and drain shrimp on a paper towel.

I served mine with steamed rice and soy sauce.  Next time I think I will make fried rice :) These are very good!