Recipe - Basic Deep-Fried Shrimp

1 pound Shrimp
Batter
Oil for deepfrying

1. Shell and devein shrimp, leaving tail segments intact.

2. Prepare any of the batters (see recipes for "... Batter for DeepFried
Shrimp": "Egg", "Eggless", "EggWhite" or "Separated Egg"). Then holding
each shrimp by the tail, dip in batter to coat.

3. Meanwhile heat oil. Add shrimp one by one (if dropped in all at once,
they'll form a solid mass), or place in a wire basket and lower into oil.

4. Reduce heat to medium and deepfry until shrimp float and are golden on
both sides. (Depending on size, this will take 3 to 5 minutes.) Drain on
paper toweling.

5. Serve hot, garnished with lettuce strips and Chinese parsley, and
accompa nied by plum sauce, hot mustard, catsup or "Basic PepperSalt
Mix", or "Dip for DeepFried Shrimp #1/#2", or "Miscellaneous Dips for
DeepFried Shrimp". Or serve with a sweetandpungent sauce (see recipes
for "SweetandPungent" Sauces).

NOTE: See Note under "Deepfried Shrimp without Batter". VARIATIONS:

1. In step 1, strip off legs and devein, but leave the shells intact; or
else butterfly the shrimp. See "Information: Other Seafood".)

2. After step 1, marinate the shrimp in a mixture of 2 tablespoons soy
sauce, 3 tablespoons sherry, 1 teaspoon ginger root, minced; and 1/4
teaspoon salt. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes, turning occasionally. Drain,
discarding marinade. Then coat with batter as in step 2, or dredge lightly
in flour.

3. In the above variation, add to the marinade any or all of the following:
1 scallion, minced; One half teaspoon garlic powder; a few drops of sesame oil.

From The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook, ISBN 0517658704. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.