Fried Shrimp

Okay, I have a shrimp waiting to be cooked. So I browsed the net to find the easiest yet tasty recipe for shrimps. Here's the fried shrimp recipe I'll be cooking later (after posting this recipe here ^_^)

Ingredients

• 15 medium size shrimp

• 2 eggs

• breadcrumbs

• 1 cup flour

• frying oil

• 1/4 cup milk

• salt

Directions

• Peel the shell of the large shrimp and de-head it leaving only the tail. Wash the shrimp with water. Preferably, use ice water for washing the shrimp.
  
• Coat the shrimp with flour by rolling the shrimp over the flour or by placing in a bag and shaking. Combine the egg and milk in a bowl, add a pinch of salt, and beat it until you get a stiff batter and set it aside.
• Now take the floured shrimp dip it in the batter.
  
• After dipping it in egg and milk, coat the shrimp with the breadcrumbs or cracker meal. You can make the shrimp spicy by adding little pepper powder and chili powder on the shrimp.
  
• Heat the oil around 320 degrees and deep-fry the shrimp in the frying oil to a golden color for 2-3 minutes.
  
• Keep turning the shrimps in oil until you get the golden color. Drain the excess oil in the shrimp by placing it on a paper. Serve the fried shrimp with your choices of dipping sauces.

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Finally Posting!

I am back. I don't know when I'll be able to post some recipes again here though but for now I am sure I'll have one posted before the day ends.

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Lasagna

Recipes for Lasagna

• 1 pound sweet Italian sausage
• 3/4 pound lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 2 (6.5 ounce) cans canned tomato sauce
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 4 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 12 lasagna noodles
• 16 ounces ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 pound mozzarella cheese, sliced
• 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

• In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 tablespoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water. In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

• To assemble, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray, or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese.

• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.

Source: allrecipes.com

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