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Cajun Style Fried Shrimp
Serves 2–4
½ pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 egg
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cayenne
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon dried leaf thyme
¼ teaspoon dried oregano
⅛ teaspoon pepper
½ cup all-purpose our
¾ to 1 cup cornmeal
non-stick cooking spray
1. Rinse the shrimp under cold water. Pat dry with paper towels.
2. In a medium bowl, beat the egg with the salt, cayenne, garlic powder,
thyme, oregano and black pepper until frothy.
3. On separate sheets of wax paper, place the our and cornmeal.
4. Dredge the shrimp in the our.
5. Using a fork, dip the shrimp into the seasoned egg mixture and coat
in the cornmeal.
6. Place the shrimp on a wire rack set over a baking sheet. Repeat until
all shrimp are coated.
7. Place 6 shrimp in the basket and spritz with oil.
8. Put the basket and pan into the AIR FRYER.
9. Set temperature to 400 degrees and set time to 10 minutes.
10. Once cooking is complete, remove. Repeat with remaining shrimp.