Copycat Restaurant Recipes -

Applebee's Garlic and Peppercorn Fried Shrimp

• 1 pound shrimp, raw, peeled, tail off, thawed, 61-90 count
• vegetable oil, as needed
• ½ cup wheat flour
• ¼ tspn salt
• 1 tspn fresh cracked/ground black pepper
• 1 tspn granulated garlic
• ½ tspn paprika
• 1 tspn granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 1 tspn fresh cracked/ground black pepper

1. Fill fryer 2" to 3" deep with oil and heat to 350°F.
2. Combine flour, salt, 1 tspn pepper, garlic, paprika and sugar into a bowl.
3. Beat eggs only slightly in another bowl.
4. Mix bread crumbs and 1 tspn pepper in a third bowl.
5. Coat shrimp with flour mixture, then eggs, then bread crumb mixture, being careful to shake off excess between steps and not overcoat.
6. Fry two to three minutes or until golden brown.