Tonight, we deal with shrimp. To make deep-fried shrimp, you need anywhere from one to two pounds of shrimp for two people, depending on how big and hungry the two people are. Something as good as shrimp needs to be served as simply as possible, so there are very few ingredients to this recipe. The main ingredient in this dish is shrimp. That means your shrimp has to be of the highest quality possible.
Most supermarkets sell shrimp with nitrates or nitrites added to increase shelf life.
As a result, most shrimp you buy from supermarket chains has an unnatural wet chalk color and horrible chemical smell. In essence, supermarkets are selling you embalmed shrimp. Of course not. But, to paraphrase Churchill, people get the food they deserve. A good source for fresh, untreated shrimp in America is the Whole Foods chain, slowly spreading outwards from Texas.