Deep-fried shrimp w/bacon #2

8 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds Large shrimp
6 slices Bacon
1 Egg
½ teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Soy sauce
¾ cup Cornstarch
Oil for deep-frying

Directions

1. Shell, devein and butterfly shrimp, leaving the tail segments intact.

2. Cut bacon strips in 1-inch sections. Place one section on each shrimp; then re-close shrimp, pressing its edges to seal in bacon.

3. Beat egg; then stir in salt and soy sauce. Holding each shrimp by the tail, dip first in egg mixture, then in cornstarch to dredge lightly.

4. Transfer shrimp to a covered dish and refrigerate 30 minutes to 1 hour.

5. Meanwhile heat oil. Then add shrimp, and deep-fry until golden. Drain on paper toweling and serve at once.

From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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