How to Fix the Perfect Fried Shrimp

Ask two celebrated chefs how to cook any recipe like a master, and you will get some contrasting opinions. Let’s get to the bottom of how to fix the perfect fried shrimp! Below, we will examine the steps for preparing this wildly popular dish one chef at a time. A variety of fried shrimp recipes also follow. There is one thing agreed upon by local seafood chefs, by the way: City Fish Market is the best place to get fresh seafood, including shrimp!

How to Cook Southern Fried Shrimp

Julie of Cooked by Julie.com offers helpful tips along with a well-loved recipe for Southern Fried Shrimp. If you like your shrimp crunchy on the outside and bursting with delicious flavor on the inside, this may be the recipe for you. It only takes 15 minutes! We’ve gleaned the following helpful tips from her:

Soak the shrimp for 10 minutes with the ingredients listed in the recipe.
Coat the shrimp with flour rather than cornmeal or panko.
Be sure to coat the shrimp thoroughly (several times) with seasoned flour so that you can’t see the shrimp under the flour.
You can cook already fried shrimp, but, flavor-wise, it is best to use fresh, uncooked shrimp for this recipe.
Fry the shrimp in oil heated to 375 degrees (she doesn’t specify which type of oil is recommended).
Fry each batch of shrimp for about 1 to 2 minutes, which is all the time it takes for them to be nice and crispy.

Chef Dennis Littley’s Crispy Fried Shrimp

On Ask Chef Dennis.com, Chef Dennis shares that frying up shrimp is one of his fondest childhood memories. He learned the joy of shrimp while his dad had been stationed in Fort Polk, LA. The following are among the chef’s tips for fixing the perfect fried shrimp:

Jumbo shrimp are his first choice for frying.
Restaurant shrimp is often butterflied, but I don’t recommend that method, which speeds up cooking but doesn’t preserve the natural sweetness of the shrimp.
Dip peeled and cleaned shrimp in an egg wash as shown. However, be careful to use about 1 ounce per egg of the liquid created for the recipe.
Place the shrimp in seasoned breadcrumbs (of any type) and coat well to cover the entire shrimp.
Chef Dennis recommends frying shrimp and other foods in canola oil, sunflower oil, corn oil, safflower oil, peanut oil, or vegetable oil. He prefers using corn oil at home and canola for frying in professional settings.
Use enough oil to fully submerge the shrimp.
Cook the shrimp at a temperature of 350 – 375 degrees.
Drain the fried crispy shrimp using a baking rack or paper towels.
Chef Dennis says to eat his restaurant-quality crispy fried shrimp with his easy-to-make homemade tartar sauce, remoulade sauce, pink sauce, or cocktail sauce.
Tips for cooking air fry fried shrimp are also included on the recipe page.
See also recipe FAQs, such as “Can I bread the shrimp ahead of time?”

Get Fresh Shrimp for Frying from City Fish Market

At City Fish Market, we have mastered the steps to daily provide the best in seafood freshness. So, you can be confident you are fixing the perfect fried shrimp at home! But don’t stop there. Countless other recipes can delight your family using the healthy, lean proteins found fresh at our retail counters every day.

Among our comprehensive array of seafood products, you can find scallops, all sizes of shrimp, live Maine lobster, crab meat and crabs, fresh oysters, salmon, and tuna. Our seafood specialties include escargots, crawfish, herring fillets, and a worldwide selection of the finest caviars. Our white meat fillets include flounder, halibut, haddock, and cod. There are also dark meat fillets, including red snapper, wild salmon, and Boston pollock.

Visit us today at 884 Silas Deane Hwy in Wethersfield CT. For delivery, call or fill out our online form. We deliver with the same care for seafood freshness that we have been perfecting since 1930.