1 lb shrimp - peeled and deveined
Batter:
3/4 cup flour
1 egg
1/2 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 cup beer
Coating:
1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cups dried grated coconut
1 Tbsp salt
1/2 Tbsp ground black pepper
1/2 Tbsp cayenne (or ground chilis)
1/2 Tbsp paprika
1 Tbsp garlic powder (not Garlic salt!)
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp oregano
Dip shrimp individually into the batter and then roll in the coating. Deep-fry. Allow to drain on paper towel.
Serve with various dips: eg. honey + soy sauce + tobacco; honey + mustard or marmalade + ginger. Papaya garlic Shrimp: in a saucepan melt 3 Tbsp butter, saute 2 cloves of garlic (chopped, not crushed) and half a cooking onion (actually, Spanish onion is better), once the garlic has browned and the onion has cleared, add half a papaya chopped into 1/2 inch chunks and a tsp of dried thyme leaves, stir until papaya just starts to go mushy. Dump all of this into a bowl and then saute your shrimp in the same saucepan (with a little more butter) for a couple of minutes. Finally, throw the papaya/garlic/onion mixture back in for another 5 min on low heat. Serve over rice or with Thai noodles or what have you.
Batter:
3/4 cup flour
1 egg
1/2 Tbsp baking powder
1/2 cup beer
Coating:
1/4 cup flour
1 1/2 cups dried grated coconut
1 Tbsp salt
1/2 Tbsp ground black pepper
1/2 Tbsp cayenne (or ground chilis)
1/2 Tbsp paprika
1 Tbsp garlic powder (not Garlic salt!)
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp oregano
Dip shrimp individually into the batter and then roll in the coating. Deep-fry. Allow to drain on paper towel.
Serve with various dips: eg. honey + soy sauce + tobacco; honey + mustard or marmalade + ginger. Papaya garlic Shrimp: in a saucepan melt 3 Tbsp butter, saute 2 cloves of garlic (chopped, not crushed) and half a cooking onion (actually, Spanish onion is better), once the garlic has browned and the onion has cleared, add half a papaya chopped into 1/2 inch chunks and a tsp of dried thyme leaves, stir until papaya just starts to go mushy. Dump all of this into a bowl and then saute your shrimp in the same saucepan (with a little more butter) for a couple of minutes. Finally, throw the papaya/garlic/onion mixture back in for another 5 min on low heat. Serve over rice or with Thai noodles or what have you.
