Beer Battered Shrimp With Chipotle Honey

Total Time: 7 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 7 hrs 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
• 8 ounces beer
• flour, for dusting
• 3 -4 cups peanut oil (for frying)
• 1 1/4 lbs rock shrimp or 1 1/4 lbs peeled shrimp
• 2 chipotle chiles, stemmed and seeded
• 1 tomato, cored and cut in quarters
• 1/2 small onion, peeled and sliced
• 1 clove garlic, peeled
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

Recipe

• 1 combine 1 cup of the flour with the cayenne, salt, sugar and baking powder in a medium bowl.
• 2 add beer all at once and whisk until smooth.
• 3 set aside at least 1/2 hour.
• 4 heat oil to deep-fry temperature (350/) in a large saucepan.
• 5 test oil by sprinkling a few drops of batter and if they rise to the surface, the oil is ready.
• 6 toss the shrimps in the flour for dusting and toss to coat evenly, then pat off excess.
• 7 drop a few at a time first in the batter then into the hot oil and fry until lightly golden and crispy-- about 2 minutes.
• 8 remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
• 9 serve immediately with the following dipping sauce.
• 10 dipping sauce: in a small saucepan, bring chiles, tomato, water, onion, garlic and salt to a boil and reduce to a simmer.
• 11 cook, slowly, covered for 15 minutes, then puree in a blender until smooth transfer to a small bowl and add honey and vinegar.
• 12 serve at room temperature as a dipping sauce with shrimp.