Salt and Pepper Shrimp

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Description

Description

This quick to prepare shrimp taste even better than they look.

Ingredients

• 1 lb large shrimp in their shells (25)
• 6 cups vegetable oil
• ¾ teaspoon fine sea salt
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder

Directions

1. break the shell of the shrimp but leave in place , remove the legs and sharp points of the shell and wash thoroughly.
2. Heat the oil in the skillet to 400 °F. Deep-fry shrimp for 1 to 1½ minutes until shell begins to boil.
3. Bask the shrimp in a mixture of salt, pepper, and five-spice powder.
4. Add the shrimp back into the skillet for another 30 seconds to a minute , and serve.