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Buffalo Shrimp

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Recipe courtesy of the National Fisheries Institute

Preparation facts

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

1 lb Ocean Garden® Mexican shrimp

1/2 cup Flour

1 Tbs Paprika

1/4 tsp Cayenne or ground chile pequin pepper

1/2 cup White vinegar

1/2 cup Margarine

2 Tbs Hot sauce

1/8 tsp Worcestershire® sauce

1/2 to 1 Tbs Paprika

1/8 tsp Celery seed

1/8 tsp each Garlic salt & black pepper

3 Tbs Peanut or vegetable oil

Buffalo Sauce:

1 cup Mayonnaise

1/2 cup Sour cream

1/4-1/3cup Crumbled blue, feta or Mexican cheese

1 Tbs each Lemon juice

1/4 cup Fresh parsley, chopped

2 Tbs Green onion, chopped

1 small clove Garlic, chopped

1/4 tsp each Salt & pepper

dash of Cayenne pepper

1 Tbs White Vinegar

Directions

Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tail on. Dry thoroughly on paper towels.

Mix flour, paprika and cayenne pepper together in a bowl. Hold shrimp by tail and dip into vinegar and then into flour mixture. Set aside.

Melt margarine with hot sauce, Worcestershire® sauce, paprika, celery seed, garlic salt and black pepper. Keep warm.

To Cook Shrimp:

Heat 1 inch of oil in a skillet. Fry shrimp, one serving at a time (see cooking times below), turning to cook both sides. Drain on paper towels. Quickly dip fried shrimp into hot sauce.

Buffalo Sauce:

Combine mayonnaise, sour cream, cheese, lemon juice, vinegar, chopped parsley, onion and garlic and seasonings. Refrigerate. (Makes 1 ½ cups).

Serve with Buffalo Sauce and celery sticks. Serves 4–6

Shrimp Cooking Times:

Large shrimp: 3 ½–4 minutes

Medium shrimp: 2 ½–3 minutes

Small shrimp: 1 ½–2 minutes

Ocean Garden Products, Inc.

Nutrition facts

Serving Size 1 serving
Calories 791
Calories from Fat 538 (68%)
% Daily Value*
94%Total Fat 61g
79%Saturated Fat 15.7g
Polyunsaturated Fat 19.5g
Monounsaturated Fat 22.7g
77%Cholesterol 230mg
61%Sodium 1469mg
13%Potassium 452mg
11%Total Carbohydrate 34g
7%Dietary Fiber 1.8g
Sugars 5g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
58%Protein 29g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.