Crisp Sesame Shrimp

Ingredients	Direction
3/4 cup self-rising flour 3 tbsp sesame seeds toasted 1 tsp Thai red curry paste 1 tbsp fish sauce 2/3 cup water vegetable or peanut oil, for deep-frying 20 large, uncooked shrimp, shelled with tails intact chili sauce, for dipping	1. Combine the flour and sesame seeds in a bowl. Stir the curry paste, fish sauce, and water together in a pitcher until mixed. Gradually pour the liquid into the flour, stirring constantly, to make a thick batter. 2. Heat the oil for deep-frying in a wok. Holding the shrimp by their tails, dip them into the batter, one at a time, then carefully drop into the hot oil. Cook for 2-3 minutes, until crisp and brown. Drain on paper towels .

Ingredients

Direction

3/4 cup self-rising flour
3 tbsp sesame seeds toasted
1 tsp Thai red curry paste
1 tbsp fish sauce
2/3 cup water
vegetable or peanut oil, for deep-frying
20 large, uncooked shrimp, shelled with tails intact
chili sauce, for dipping

1. Combine the flour and sesame seeds in a bowl. Stir the curry paste, fish sauce, and water together in a pitcher until mixed. Gradually pour the liquid into the flour, stirring constantly, to make a thick batter.

2. Heat the oil for deep-frying in a wok. Holding the shrimp by their tails, dip them into the batter, one at a time, then carefully drop into the hot oil. Cook for 2-3 minutes, until crisp and brown. Drain on paper towels .