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Christmas Eve
Italian Fried Shrimp
You can’t have an Italian Christmas Eve without fried shrimp. Yes, it is a lot of work but you can make this dish in advance and keep
in the oven on warm until ready to serve. Have some marinara sauce on the side for dipping.. This may be a tradition you want to
start Now!!
My mother and grandmother use breadcrumbs therefore if you can find gluten free breadcrumbs then go ahead and go for it!!
Ingredients for Shrimp
• 2 1/2-3 pounds large Shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 3-4 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons arrowroot powder or gluten free flour
• 2 cups marinara sauce
Ingredients for Breading
• 2 teaspoons Arrowroot Powder or 1/4 cup gluten free flour
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 cup Almond Flour
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 cup unsweetened Coconut Flakes
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
Directions
• Coconut Oil (for frying)
Preheat oven to 150 degrees F and set a baking sheet pan in the oven lined
with foil.
1 In a large bowl whisk eggs and add arrowroot powder or gluten free flour.
2 In a large baking dish add all of the breading ingredients (except for the oil) and combine together with a fork.
3 Take your deep fryer or large cast iron pan and fill 1/2 of the way with coconut oil. Using a candy thermometer heat to 350 degrees F.
4 In batched add a handful of shrimp into egg batter then using a slotted spoon coat in the breading. Add into the fryer for about 7-8
minutes. (I recommend you doing a test batch with only 2 shrimp and time them until they are done) The shrimp will turn pink.
5 As you do this in batches carefully spoon from the hot oil to the
heated pan in the oven.
6 Warm you marinara sauce and have it ready for dipping!
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