Mom’s Fried Shrimp

*** Mom’s Fried Shrimp ***

– Ingredients –

* 1 lb    large shrimp
* 1  1/2 Tbsp   white wine (or alcohol)

* 1/2 ~ 2/3   tsp   salt

* 1/2 tsp   garlic powder

* 1/2 tsp   ground white pepper (or black pepper)

* 1/2 cup   all-purpose flour

* 1  egg

* pinch of salt

* 1  cup    bread crumbs (Panko)

* 1 quart   olive oil 

– Cooking Direction –

1. Peel shrimp shell off while leaving the tail on.

2. Split each shrimp open by cutting lengthwise 2/3rd deep from bellyside.

(but do not cut the shrimp in half) 

3. De-vein and clean the shrimp with cold water in a strainer.  Dry the shrimp with paper towel.

4. Open the shrimp and lay it flat. Make criss-cross marks on both sides of the shrimp with a knife.

5. Brush the white wine onto the shrimps and then season with salt, pepper and garlic powder.

6. Coat the shrimps with flour.

7. Beat the eggs and add a pinch of salt. Dip the flour coated shrimps into the egg.

8. Then coat the shrimp with panko bread crumbs.

9. Deep fry shrimp in medium-hot oil until golden color.

10. Drain excess oil from shrimp on the paper towel and serve hot.