Fried Butterflied Shrimp
Hello friends, welcome to Shrimps recipe. Today we are going to make Fried Butterflied Shrimp.
These shrimp will knock your socks off! The batter doesn’t overcoat the shrimp, which helps it maintain a wonderful flavor! Enjoy!
Recipe Summary for Fried Butterflied Shrimp
- preparation: 25 minutes
- cook: 10 minutes
- total: 35 minutes
- Servings: 4
Ingredients for Fried Butterflied Shrimp
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined and butterflied
- 1 quart water
- 1 ½ cups cornstarch
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups fresh bread crumbs
- 5 cups oil for deep frying
Directions for Fried Butterflied Shrimp
- Preheat deep fryer or skillet with oil to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, pour in water and mix in cornstarch and eggs.
- Dip the shrimp into the mixture allowing them to be completely coated. Then roll the shrimp in the breadcrumbs. Coat the shrimp well with the breadcrumbs.
- Mix up the cornstarch batter again. Dip the breadcrumbs coated shrimp back into the cornstarch batter. Roll the shrimp in the breadcrumbs for a second time. Repeat for each shrimp.
- Drop shrimp, one at a time, into the hot oil and cook shrimp until they are golden brown.
Chef’s Note for Fried Butterflied Shrimp
- We have determined the nutritional value of oil for frying based on a retention value of 10% after cooking.
- The exact amount may vary depending on cook time and temperature, ingredient density, and the specific type of oil used.
Fried Butterflied Shrimp
- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Calories: 795.3
- % Daily Value *
- protein: 33.5g 67 %
- carbohydrates: 83.9g 27 %
- dietary fiber: 2.9g 11 %
- sugars: 3.5g
- fat: 34.8g 54 %
- saturated fat: 5.3g 27 %
- cholesterol: 265.5mg 89 %
- vitamin a iu: 326IU 7 %
- niacin equivalents: 14mg 108 %
- vitamin b6: 0.2mg 14 %
- vitamin c: 2.3mg 4 %
- folate: 72.9mcg 18 %
- calcium: 179.1mg 18 %
- iron: 6mg 34 %
- magnesium: 72mg 26 %
- potassium: 353.1mg 10 %
- sodium: 609.7mg 24 %
- thiamin: 0.5mg 46 %
- calories from fat: 313.5
