Salt-Crusted Shrimp

• Vegetable oil or peanut oil, for frying
• 1/2 cup flour
• 3 tablespoons cracker meal
• 12 medium shrimp, shells left on Coarse sea salt or kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

1. Fill a deep saucepan with 2 inches of oil and heat to 350 degrees.
2. In a bowl, combine flour and cracker meal.
3. Dredge the shrimp thoroughly in the mixture.
4. Shake off excess and drop into the oil.
5. Fry until shrimp is curled and crisp, about 2 minutes.
6. Drain on paper towels and season on both sides of the shrimp.
7. Serve with tartar sauce on the side.

vegetable oil, flour, meal, shrimp, freshly ground black pepper

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/4980 (may not work)