When you are tired of your usual dishes and want something unusual, but not difficult to prepare, opt for seafood. Knowing culinary tricks, how to cook shrimp in batter so that it is both tasty and beautiful, such a dish will become a decoration for any holiday.
How do you prefer to cook shrimp?
- Fry in a pan 51%, 1487 votes
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- Boil 40%, 1160 votes
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- Cook on the grill 8%, 234 votes
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- Bake 2%, 46 votes
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Total votes: 2927
19.05.2020
- Fry in a pan 51%, 1487 votes
1487 votes 51%1487 votes - 51% of all votes
- Boil 40%, 1160 votes
1160 votes 40%
1160 votes - 40% of all votes
- Cook on the grill 8%, 234 votes
234 votes 8%
234 votes - 8% of all votes
- Bake 2%, 46 votes
46 votes 2%
46 votes - 2% of all votes
Total votes: 2927
19.05.2020
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Deep fried
Everything is delicious in the deep fryer: mushrooms, potatoes, cheese sticks, onion rings, and even more so shrimp. Despite the large amount of cholesterol, this snack is the first to fly off the table.
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Energy value:
- proteins - 15.3;
- fats - 18.5;
- carbohydrates - 7.7;
- calorie content - 151.6.
Recipe step by step:
- seafood - 1 package;
- vegetable oil - 1.5 cups;
- milk - 50 ml;
- flour - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- breadcrumbs - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- egg;
- lemon juice - 1 tbsp;
- salt - 1 tsp;
- pepper mixture - 1 tsp.
Step-by-step preparation:
- If necessary, defrost seafood.
- We clean the shell and head using a method convenient for you, leaving only the shrimp meat.
- Wash with running water, salt, pepper and sprinkle with lemon juice.
- Prepare the egg batter: beat the egg with milk and flour, add salt to taste. We achieve homogeneity and consistency of sour cream.
- Pour the crackers into a separate bowl.
- Dip each shrimp in batter and then in breadcrumbs.
- Turn on the deep fryer or heat a thick frying pan.
- Dip the shrimp into the boiling oil until golden brown, usually up to five minutes.
- Remove with a slotted spoon and blot off excess fat.
Please note: the crust will be crispy when served hot; if the dish cools down, it will lose this property.
Fried sea crustaceans in creamy sauce
Seafood cooked in a creamy sauce with a subtle hint of garlic serves as a main dish, as a separate appetizer, or as a side dish of rice.
List of components:
- 5 cloves of garlic;
- 1.5 cups medium fat cream;
- 800 g frozen shellfish;
- Salt, pepper, favorite spices.
Cooking method:
- Season, add salt to the seafood delicacy, fry until golden in a frying pan;
- We will pass the garlic through a press ourselves and add it to the cream with other spices;
- Cook the dressing over low heat for five minutes;
- Pour it into the frying pan while hot. Simmer the crustaceans under the lid for about three more minutes.
Serve with rice, light salad, and lemon.
In beer batter
The combination of a crispy shell, under which there is the most delicate aromatic meat, will not leave anyone indifferent.
Cooking time: half an hour.
Energy value:
- proteins - 13.61;
- fats - 1.01;
- carbohydrates - 0.91
- calorie content - 71.
Required products: 500 gr.;
- light beer - 1 glass;
- baking flour - 1 cup;
- 1 chicken egg;
- paprika - 1 tsp;
- ground red pepper - 0.5 tsp;
- lemon slices - 5 pcs.;
- salt - 1 tsp;
- oil for frying - 200 ml.
Recipe:
- Defrost the shrimp under running hot water and dry.
- Prepare a marinade of lemon, spices, salt and 1 tbsp. spoons of butter.
- Place the shrimp in it for 15 minutes to soak.
- Whisk the flour and egg well.
- Add beer and stir until the batter is smooth and the pancake batter is thick.
- Bring the oil in a frying pan to a boil.
- We take each shrimp by the tail and dip it into the batter several times.
- Fry on each side for 2-3 minutes.
Note: do not overcook the shrimp; they will become too greasy on the outside and dry on the inside.
Lush shrimps in batter with breadcrumbs
A delicious snack for guests and friends. Shrimp in batter can be varied. If you serve them with various sauces, of which there are a huge number. You can fry it in a deep fryer, or you can just fry it in a large amount of oil.
Ingredients:
- Shrimp – 0.5 kg;
- Eggs – 3 pcs.;
- Bread flakes – 4 tbsp. spoons;
- Flour – 2 tbsp. spoons;
- Salt - a pinch;
- Ground black pepper - to taste;
- Paprika – 0.5 teaspoon;
- Butter – 20 g;
- Vegetable oil – about 1 liter.
Preparation:
1. Mix flour with salt, pepper and paprika.
2. Beat the eggs until smooth in a separate container;
3. Pour breadcrumbs into a third bowl.
4. Clean the shrimp from the shell, head and esophagus. Leave the tail.
5. Dip shrimp in flour. Dip them in egg. Roll in breadcrumbs.
6. Pour vegetable oil into a saucepan. We also send butter there.
7. When the oil is hot enough, put the shrimp in it and fry them on both sides for 2-3 minutes.
This is a great appetizer that can be served on its own with vegetables. If desired, you can choose a sauce for this appetizer.
Sesame batter
Cooking time: half an hour.
Energy value per 100 grams of finished product:
- proteins - 10.75;
- fats - 25.87;
- carbohydrates - 4.76;
- calorie content - 290.
Ingredients:
- fresh frozen shrimp - 1 kg;
- egg white - 2 pcs.;
- wheat flour - 1/2 cup;
- sesame seeds - 1/2 cup;
- Provençal herbs - 1 tsp;
- lemon juice - 1 tbsp;
- soy sauce - 2 tbsp;
- oil for deep frying - 200 grams.
Cooking recipe step by step:
- We cut the pre-thawed shrimp, removing everything unnecessary and leaving only the tail.
- Leave to marinate in a mixture of lemon juice, soy sauce and herbs for 20 minutes.
- Prepare a whipped mixture of flour and egg whites, add salt to taste.
- Pour sesame seeds into a separate bowl.
- We take a representative of the crustacean family by the tail, first dip it in batter, and then roll it in seeds on both sides.
- We lower it into well-heated oil carefully so as not to create splashes and burn ourselves.
- Frying time is 2-3 minutes, depending on the size of the shrimp.
- Place on a sieve and allow excess fat to drain.
In coconut batter
Those who like to combine the incongruous and are ready for culinary and taste experiments should pay attention to this exotic method of cooking.
Cooking time: 15 min.
Energy value:
- proteins - 13.52;
- fats - 20.08;
- carbohydrates - 9.36;
- calorie content - 276.
Products:
- tiger shrimps - 10 pieces;
- sifted flour - 1 cup;
- confectionery coconut flakes - 1 cup;
- egg - 2 pieces;
- lemon juice - 20 ml.
- salt and pepper - 1 tsp each;
- cream 20% - 100 ml.
Recipe:
- We cut up the shrimp. To do this, we separate the head, make a cut along the abdomen and pull out the black veins. We remove the body from the shell; for convenience, you can leave the tail. We rinse.
- Sprinkle each with lemon spray and add salt.
- We prepare three bowls: the first with flour, the second with whipped cream and egg, the third with coconut shavings.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan to a temperature of 200 degrees.
- Holding each shrimp by the tail, lower it into each of the bowls one by one, making sure that each layer tightly covers the shrimp meat.
- Fry in boiling oil for 2 minutes on each side until a crust forms.
- Remove fried shrimp with a slotted spoon and remove excess fat.
Tip: you can understand that the oil has warmed up to the desired temperature by lowering a wooden spatula into it; if the bubbles disperse from it, then you can start frying.
