Deep-Fried Shrimp

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Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups vegetable oil
  • 4 pounds large shrimp - peeled and deveined
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 8 large eggs
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
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Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan.
  2. While the oil is heating, stir shrimp, salt, and pepper together in a medium bowl. Whisk eggs, flour, and baking powder together in a shallow bowl.
  3. Working in small batches, dredge shrimp in egg mixture. Lower shrimp carefully into the hot oil in batches. Fry until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Repeat with remaining shrimp.

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