Minty Crispy Shrimp W/Minty Basil Cilantro Tomato Cocktail Sauce

• Minty Basil Cilantro Tomato Cocktail Sauce
• 1 half of a small white onion, roughly chopped
• 1-2 garlic cloves, smashed
• 1-2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
• 1/2 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves
• 1/2 cup packed fresh mint leaves
• 1/2 cup packed fresh basil leaves
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons citrus zest (can be all lemon, lime or orange or a combination of all three)
• 3 tablespoons citrus juice (can be all lemon, lime or orange or a combination of all three)
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 2 cups catsup
• 1 teaspoon coarse ground salt
• 2 teaspoons coarse ground black pepper
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoons pepper sauce (optional)
• Crispy Shrimp
• peanut, canola or vegetable oil for deep frying
• 2 pounds peeled shrimp
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon dried mint, crushed
• 1 tablespoon coarse ground salt
• 1 tablespoon coarse ground black pepper
• 1-1/4 cups 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3/4 cup ginger ale
• 3/4 cup seltzer water
• 2-3 citrus fruits may be mix of lemon, lime and navel orange, ends trimmed (plus extra lemon and/or limes, quartered for garnish
• fresh chopped cilantro, mint and or basil for garnish

1. Place onion, garlic, horseradish, cilantro, mint, basil and olive oil in food processor or blender; pulse 4-5 times to chop ingredients. Process until fairly smooth after adding zest, juice, honey and catsup. Pour into a serving bowl and season with salt and pepper. If desired, cocktail sauce can be spiced up with pepper sauce to taste. This step can be done up to 2 days in advance; store in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator. Recipe may be doubled or tripled, but prepare in several batches.
2. Place a Dutch oven on the stove over medium heat and add enough oil to come up 3 inches on the sides. Heat oil to 350 degrees F on a deep frying thermometer.
3. Place shrimp in a large bowl and toss with coriander, mint, salt, pepper and 1/4 cup of flour to coat.
4. In another large bowl, whisk together 1 cup flour, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, ginger ale and seltzer water to form a batter. Add floured shrimp to batter and toss to coat.
5. Use a spider or slotted spoon to transfer shrimp to hot oil and cook shrimp until crispy and golden brown, approximately 2 minutes, carefully stirring to ensure shrimp don't clump together. Remove from oil and drain on paper towel-lined baking sheet; season with salt.
6. Use a mandolin or sharp knife to thinly slice citrus fruit. Toss sliced fruit with remaining cornstarch and flour. Add fruit to hot oil and fry for 1 minute; drain on paper towel. Mound shrimp and fruit on serving platter, sprinkle with fresh chopped herbs and serve with cocktail sauce. Recipe may be doubled or tripled, but fry in batches, allowing oil to come back up to temperature, adding more oil as necessary.

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/18192-minty-crispy-shrimp-w-minty-basil-cilantro-tomato-cocktail-sauce (may not work)