Shrimp Fritters

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Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes

Makes: 2 - 3 servings

    

Ingredients

• 10 oz.       Raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2               eggs
• 3               garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup     all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup     corn starch
• 1 cup        corn, fresh, canned or frozen
• 2               celery stalks, finely chopped
• 1/2 t.         salt
• 1/2 cup     olive oil
• 1/3 cup     plain Greek yogurt
• 1               lemon or lime
• 1/2 cup     sliced fresh tomatoes
• 1/2 cup     sliced cucumbers
• 1/4 cup     chopped cilantro 1/2 bunch (optional )

    

Directions

1. Chop the shrimp into pea-sized pieces.
2. In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs, add shrimp and garlic. Stir.
3. Add flour, corn starch, salt and several grinds of black pepper and blend until well coated.
4. Add chopped celery and corn and blend.
5. Heat olive oil in a 12-inch skillet to medium high.
6. Place two 1/3 cup scoops of batter into hot oil and flatten fritters into disks. Keep fritters separated.
7. Fry about 4 minutes. Turn and fry another 4 minutes.
8. Remove fritters, drain oil and place on paper towels. Keep warm.
9. Fry remaining batter in same way. (I made a total of 6 fritters).
10. Blend lemon juice into yogurt to make a sauce.
11. Top fritters with yogurt sauce and serve with sliced tomatoes, cucumbers and chopped cilantro.

 

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