Beer Battered Shrimp with Chipotle Honey
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 12 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 12 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 8 ounces beer
- flour, for dusting
- 3 -4 cups peanut oil (for frying)
- 1 14 lbs rock shrimp or 1 14 lbs peeled white shrimp
- 2 chipotle chiles, stemmed and seeded
- 1 tomatoes, cored and cut in quarters
- 12 small onion, peeled and sliced
- 1 clove garlic, peeled
- 12 cup water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 14 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- Combine 1 cup of the flour with the cayenne, salt, sugar and baking powder in a medium bowl.
- Add beer all at once and whisk until smooth.
- Set aside at least 1/2 hour.
- Heat oil to deep-fry temperature (350/) in a large saucepan.
- Test oil by sprinkling a few drops of batter and if they rise to the surface, the oil is ready.
- Toss the shrimps in the flour for dusting and toss to coat evenly, then pat off excess.
- Drop a few at a time first in the batter then into the hot oil and fry until lightly golden and crispy-- about 2 minutes.
- Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
- Serve immediately with the following dipping sauce.
- DIPPING SAUCE: In a small saucepan, bring chiles, tomato, water, onion, garlic and salt to a boil and reduce to a simmer.
- Cook, slowly, covered for 15 minutes, then puree in a blender until smooth transfer to a small bowl and add honey and vinegar.
- Serve at room temperature as a dipping sauce with shrimp.
flour, cayenne pepper, salt, baking powder, sugar, beer, flour, shrimp, chiles, tomatoes, onion, clove garlic, water, salt, honey, red wine vinegar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/beer-battered-shrimp-with-chipotle-honey-74642 (may not work)