Ingredients

The following ingredients have 5 Servings
  • 2/3 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup yellow cornmeal
  • 2 teaspoons seasoned salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ½ teaspoon lemon pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoons hot sauce
  • 1 pound deveined shrimp

Instruction

  • In a brown bag or ziploc bag, add flour, cornmeal, seasoned salt, pepper, cayenne, lemon pepper, and paprika and shake together.
  • In a deep pie plate or large shallow bowl, whisk together buttermilk, egg and hot sauce.
  • Dip shrimp in beaten buttermilk mixture then add back into the cornmeal breading and shake liberally to coat well. Place coated shrimp on a baking sheet.
  • While coating sets, add 2 - 2 1/2 inches of oil to a deep pot and heat over medium high heat.
  • Fry shrimp until golden brown but don't fry too long. Shrimp doesn't take too long to cook.
  • Drain on paper towels and serve.