Crispy Buffalo Shrimp

Name: Crispy Buffalo Shrimp
Ingredients: 2 pounds medium shrimp with tails, peeled and deveined; Freshly-squeezed lemon juice; Cornmeal; ⅓ cup melted unsalted butter; 3 tbsp salt; 3 tbsp freshly-ground black pepper; ⅓ cup hot sauce; 2 tsp soy sauce; 3 cloves garlic, smashed and very finely minced; 2 ½ quarts peanut oil

Ingredients

2 pounds medium shrimp with tails, peeled and deveined
Freshly-squeezed lemon juice
Cornmeal
⅓ cup melted unsalted butter
3 tbsp salt
3 tbsp freshly-ground black pepper
⅓ cup hot sauce
2 tsp soy sauce
3 cloves garlic, smashed and very finely minced
2 ½ quarts peanut oil

Steps

Combine butter, hot sauce, soy, and garlic. Set aside.
Dip shrimp into lemon juice. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Dredge shrimp into cornmeal. Let rest 2–3 minutes.
Heat oil to 375°F. Fry shrimp in batches until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Drain on a cooling rack.
Toss shrimp in butter mixture. Serve warm with blue cheese dressing, if desired.

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Adapted from “Crispy Buffalo Shrimp” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.