Recipe - Fried Shrimp

Saltine® crackers
Ritz® crackers
1 teaspoon Salt
1/8 teaspoon White pepper
One fourth teaspoon Garlic powder
Oil for frying
3 Dozen (26 count) shrimp;
peeled and deveined

1) Grind in food processor equal amounts of saltine and Ritz crackers to
make 2 cups of cracker meal.

2) Add white pepper, salt and garlic powder.

3) One at a time, moisten a shrimp in cold water, press into the cracker
meal. Moisten again then press into cracker meal again. Place on a tray
lined with wax paper and refrigerate one hour.

4) Preheat oil to 350ø F. If you don't have a thermometer, drop a piece of
bread into the oil. If it sizzles and browns within a minute, the oil is
ready. Drop a few shrimp at a time into the fat. Fry 3045 seconds on one
side then turn and fry another 30 seconds.

5) Remove and drain on paper towels. Serve with cocktail sauce and lemon
wedges.
Posted to brandnamerecipes by Barbrabarbra@pipeline.com on Feb 17, 1998