Maine shrimp balls
By patstrand
Ingredients
- M aine shrimp, peeled
- Vegetable oil
- Kosher or sea salt
- Herb Aioli
- In a medium-size bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder. Add lemon zest, herbs, and a few grinds of black pepper.
- Into a measuring cup, add lemon juice and enough milk to equal 1/3 cup
- liquid total. Whisk beaten egg into milk/juice mixture. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Then fold in shrimp.
- Into a deep, heavy frying pan over medium-high heat, add 2 inches oil. When the oil reaches 350°, slip scant tablespoons of the batter-and-shrimp mixture into it and cook until golden, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Remove to a plate lined with a paper towel, and season with salt while still hot. Serve with Garlic-and-Herb Aioli. Yield: 4 servings
- Garlic-and-Herb Aioli
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh chives
- 1 teaspoon chopped shallot
- (or red onion)
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed
- lemon juice
- Zest of 1/2 lemon
- 1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
- Few drops Tabasco
- Mix all ingredients (add more of each herb to taste if you like). Chill. Serve alongside Shrimp Puffs.
Details
Servings 4
Preparation
Step 1
In a medium-size bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder. Add lemon zest, herbs, and a few grinds of black pepper.
Into a measuring cup, add lemon juice and enough milk to equal 1/3 cup
liquid total. Whisk beaten egg into milk/juice mixture. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Then fold in shrimp.
Into a deep, heavy frying pan over medium-high heat, add 2 inches oil. When the oil reaches 350°, slip scant tablespoons of the batter-and-shrimp mixture into it and cook until golden, 2 to 3 minutes.
Remove to a plate lined with a paper towel, and season with salt while still hot. Serve with Herb Aioli.
Herb Aioli
1 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill
1 teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
1 teaspoon chopped fresh chives
1 teaspoon chopped shallot
(or red onion)
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed
lemon juice
Zest of 1/2 lemon
1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
Few drops Tabasco
Mix all ingredients (add more of each herb to taste if you like). Chill. Serve alongside Shrimp Puffs.
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