Description
This Fried Shrimp recipe has extra crispy breading on the outside with perfectly cooked shrimp on the inside. Serve with lemon slices and your choice of dipping sauce!
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 lb. large uncooked shrimp
- 1.5 quarts vegetable oil
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 ½ teaspoons seasoned salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 pinch cayenne
Instructions
- Prep Work: Set cooling racks over a baking sheet.
- Prep Work: Thaw shrimp completely and pat the surface dry, removing shells and veins if necessary.
- Prep Work: Combine sour cream and milk in a wide container.
- Prep Work: Add shrimp to the sour cream mixture and soak at room temperature for 10 minutes.
- Prep Work: Combine flour, panko, seasoned salt, black pepper, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and cayenne in another wide container.
- Bread: Slide excess marinade off of the shrimp.
- Bread: Toss shrimp in the breading mixture until completely coated.
- Fry: Heat oil to 350-375° F.
- Fry: Fry the shrimp in batches for 3-4 minutes until golden-brown.
- Fry: Remove shrimp with a spider strainer and transfer to cooling racks.
Notes
Use large shrimp labeled 26/30 per pound. Crushed Cornflakes can be used instead of Panko. For baking: Bake at 400°F for 8-10 minutes. For air frying: Air fry at 390°F for 5 minutes, shake, and fry up to 5 more minutes.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Deep Frying
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 shrimp
- Calories: 37 kcal
- Sugar: 0.1 g
- Sodium: 145 mg
- Fat: 2 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.01 g
- Carbohydrates: 2 g
- Fiber: 0.1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 26 mg
Keywords: fried shrimp, crispy shrimp, panko shrimp, seafood appetizer