Beer Battered Shrimp

I have been craving shrimp a lot lately. I have always loved it. Shrimp cocktail, sauteed shrimp, battered and fried, any way you can make it i love it! The other night i was really wanting it so i got on Pinterest and looked up Beer Battered Shrimp and this is what i found. 

The Lady and Sons Beer Battered Shrimp

(yes its from the one and only Paula Deen)

1 Cup Beer (I used light beer)

1 Cup All Purpose Flour

Salt and Pepper to taste

Mix the beer, flour, salt and pepper and let sit for at least an hour. Preheat a deep fryer (these things are amazing) Once your batter has set and your fryer is all heated up. Peel your shrimp, i left the tails on cause i like something to hold onto. Pat your shrimp dry, it helps the batter to stick to them better. Hold onto the tail and dip it into the batter making sure everything but the tail has a nice coating on it. While still holding onto the tail place the shrimp into the oil and hold it there for a few seconds until the oil really starts to bubble around it and then let it go. Repeat for as many shrimp as you have. They only have to cook for a few minutes until they start to turn golden. I only put maybe 8 shrimp in the fryer at a time cause i didn't want to over crowd them.

I served them with cocktail sauce and a garlic/cilantro butter sauce which is melted butter a couple cloves of garlic (pressed) and some cut up cilantro. It was AMAZING and the shrimp literally disappeared. It is definitely a recipe we will be using a lot. It was super simple and delicious. 

When ever i watch people make a beer batter they always use dark beer and the batter is heavy, by using the light beer it is not heavy and doesn't feel like you are eating a lot of batter, it just gives the shrimp a nice crunch when biting them. I have tried this with Bud Light and also a Bud Light Lime which gave it a slight citrus flavor. Overall a very good recipe that did not disappoint.