Fried shrimp and tartar sauce

original post: http://greedygirlcooks.blogspot.com/2015/03/fried-shrimp-tartar-sauce.html

Ingredients

½ lb shrimp deveined tail on

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon ground allspice

1 cup flour

1 egg

1 cup milk

½ teaspoon salt

2 cup panko breadcrumbs

Tartar sauce

¼ cup mayonnaise

3 ½ tablespoon sweet relish

1 tablespoon shredded onion

½ clove garlic shredded

1 teaspoon yellow mustard

2 teaspoon French dressing (or thousand island)

½ teaspoon lemon juice (optional)

Instructions

• Heat oil to 375/400 degrees
• Mix together the tartar sauce ingredients and set aside in the refrigerator
• Season the shrimp with salt black pepper and ground allspice
• In a dish beat the egg and milk and salt together
• Toss the seasoned shrimp in flour
• shake off excess flour and dip in the egg/milk mixture and then dredge in the panko
• Fry in the hot oil until golden brown and crispy
• Serve the shrimp with the tartar sauce on the side.

Greedy Tips:

If you don't have panko you can dip in flour to egg wash and back to flour, however your crust will not be light an crunchy, you will have a light but denser crust. Also flour batter tends to go soft as it cools and absorbs the moisture, however Panko bread crumbs remains crispy.