crunchy fried shrimp

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 pound uncooked jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails left intact
• 1/3 cup flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups kikkoman panko bread crumbs
• vegetable oil (for deep frying)

Recipe

• beat eggs in a medium bowl until frothy. mix flour, salt and pepper in another medium bowl. dredge shrimp in flour, shake off excess. dip shrimp into eggs, then press shrimp into panko; turn shrimp over and press into panko again to coat both sides.
• pour enough oil into heavy large pot to reach depth of 2 inches; heat to 350 degrees f. working in batches, add shrimp to hot oil; deep-fry until cooked through, about 1 minute. using tongs transfer shrimp to paper towels to drain. arrange shrimp on platter. if desired, serve with kikkoman tonkatsu sauce for dipping.