Title: Fried Shrimp with Peanut Sauce
Categories: April 1992
Yield: 1 servings

1/4 c Creamy peanut butter
4 ts Soy sauce
4 ts Fresh lemon juice; or to
-taste
2 ts Firmly packed light brown
-sugar
1 lg Garlic clove; minced
1/3 c Plus 2 tablespoons water
Cayenne to taste
2 tb Thinly sliced scallion
-greens
1 lg Egg
3/4 lb Small shrimp; (about 32),
-shelled
All-purpose flour seasoned
-with salt and
; pepper
Vegetable oil for
-deep-frying the shrimp

In a small heavy saucepan combine the peanut butter, the soy sauce, the
lemon juice, the brown sugar, the garlic, 1/3 cup of the water, and the
cayenne, bring the mixture just to a boil, whisking until it is smooth, and
whisk in the scallion greens. Keep the sauce warm. In a small bowl whisk
together the egg and the remaining 2 tablespoons water and add the shrimp.
In a large plastic bag have ready the flour. Add the shrimp, drained well,
to the flour, and in a sieve shake them to knock off the excess flour. In a
deep skillet heat 1 inch of the oil until a deep-fat thermometer registers
275F., in it fry the shrimp in 2 batches, stirring them once, for 1 minute,
or until they are just cooked through, and transfer them with a slotted
spoon to paper towels to drain. Serve the shrimp with the sauce.

Serves 2.

Gourmet April 1992

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