Stuffed and Fried Shrimp with Pepper Jelly
- 12 pieces of raw shrimp, tail off, 16 to 20 count
- 1 cup soft, white bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons chopped anchovies
- 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 tablespoons softened butter
- 1 cup rice flour
- 1/2 to 1 cup water
- Salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1/2 cup sherry vinegar
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce
- 2 tablespoons shallots, finely minced
- 1/2 cup hot pepper jelly
- 6 tablespoons softened butter
- Salt
- Peel, devein, and butterfly the shrimp.
- Mix all other ingredients thoroughly and taste for seasoning.
- Divide into 12 and stuff the back of each shrimp.
- Close shrimp and let chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat frying oil in a deep figur or Dutch oven to 350 degrees.
- Whisk together rice flour, water, salt, and pepper.
- Dip each shrimp into batter, letting excess drip off.
- Lower into frying oil and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Remove from oil, drain, and serve with pepper jelly sauce.
- Place wine, vinegar, hot sauce, and shallots in a small pot and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer until reduced to 1/4 cup, then whisk in jelly.
- Over low heat, whisk in butter 1 tablespoon at a time until sauce is creamy in consistency.
- Taste for seasoning, add salt and adjust to taste by adding a little vinegar, jelly or hot sauce.
- Keep warm.
shrimp, soft, anchovies, garlic, lime juice, black pepper, butter, rice flour, water, salt, white wine, sherry vinegar, hot sauce, shallots, hot pepper, butter, salt
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/stuffed-and-fried-shrimp-with-pepper-jelly-recipe.html (may not work)