Fried Shrimp with Peanut Sauce

• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 4 teaspoons soy sauce
• 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, or to taste
• 2 teaspoons firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons water
• cayenne to taste
• 2 tablespoons thinly sliced scallion greens
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 pound small shrimp (about 32), shelled
• all-purpose flour seasoned with salt and pepper
• vegetable oil for deep-frying the shrimp

1. In a small heavy saucepan combine the peanut butter, the soy sauce, the lemon juice, the brown sugar, the garlic, 1/3 cup of the water, and the cayenne, bring the mixture just to a boil, whisking until it is smooth, and whisk in the scallion greens.
2. Keep the sauce warm.
3. In a small bowl whisk together the egg and the remaining 2 tablespoons water and add the shrimp.
4. In a large plastic bag have ready the flour.
5. Add the shrimp, drained well, to the flour, and in a sieve shake them to knock off the excess flour.
6. In a deep skillet heat 1 inch of the oil until a deep-fat thermometer registers 275F., in it fry the shrimp in 2 batches, stirring them once, for 1 minute, or until they are just cooked through, and transfer them with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
7. Serve the shrimp with the sauce.

peanut butter, soy sauce, lemon juice, brown sugar, garlic, water, cayenne, scallion greens, egg, shrimp, flour, vegetable oil

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/fried-shrimp-with-peanut-sauce-11754 (may not work)