Salt-Crusted Shrimp

Ingredients

• Vegetable oil or peanut oil, for frying
• ½ cup flour
• 3 tablespoons cracker meal
• 12 medium shrimp, shells left on Coarse sea salt or kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

4 appetizers

Preparation

1. Fill a deep saucepan with 2 inches of oil and heat to 350 degrees. In a bowl, combine flour and cracker meal. Dredge the shrimp thoroughly in the mixture. Shake off excess and drop into the oil. Fry until shrimp is curled and crisp, about 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels and season on both sides of the shrimp. Serve with tartar sauce on the side.

10 minutes