All Recipes Best Recipe Seafood Shellfish Shrimp

Ingredients

1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined 3 large eggs, or more as needed 2 cups milk, or more as needed peanut oil for frying 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups yellow cornmeal ½ cup seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay ®)

Nutrition Info

759.5 calories carbohydrate: 112.1 g cholesterol: 321.8 mg fat: 15.2 g fiber: 7.4 g protein: 39.7 g saturatedFat: 4 g servingSize: - sodium: 3575.6 mg sugar: 7.6 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Place each shrimp on a flat work surface and butterfly by slicing horizontally through the middle, being careful not to cut all the way through to the other side.
Whisk eggs in a bowl, mix in milk. Place shrimp in milk mixture and soak for 1 hour.
Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Mix flour, cornmeal, and seafood seasoning together and pour into a zip-top bag. Place 5 to 6 shrimp in the bag and shake well.
Drop shrimp in the hot oil and fry until golden brown and opaque in the centers, about 5 minutes. Remove and place on paper towels to soak out oil. Repeat with remaining shrimp.

4 servings

This is an old recipe used by many of the seafood restaurants in Florida for Old Bay® fried shrimp. Excellent for fish, shrimp, scallops!