Main Dish Recipes - Crisco's French-Fried Butterfly Shrimp

Ingredients   

• 2 lbs. shelled, deveined shrimp                                   

• 1 cup sifted all-purpose enriched flour                            

• 1/2 tsp. sugar                                   

• 1/2 tsp. salt

• 1 cup ice water

• 2 Tbs. Oil

• 1 egg

• Oil for deep frying

• Hot sauce

Makes 6 servings

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Method:

1. With a sharp knife slit shrimp deeply down back without cutting all the way through. Wash shrimp and dry between paper towels.

2. In a bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt. Add ice water, 2 Tbs. Crisco Oil and the egg; beat until smooth. Dip shrimp, a few at a time, into the mixture.

3. Fry in deep Oil heated to 375°F. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes  until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

4. Serve hot with your favorite hot sauce.