Batter For Scallops Seafood Recipes

BATTER FRIED SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oil to 365 degrees F in a deep fryer or deep saucepan. Whisk together egg, milk and oil in a bowl. Sift together flour, sugar, salt and pepper. Add to egg mixture and beat until smooth. Dip scallops into batter. Fry a few scallops at a time for 2 to 3 minutes (depending on size) or until golden brown. Turn as needed. Drain on paper towels. Serve with tartar sauce.

SHEILA'S BATTER FOR CLAMS, SHRIMP, SCALLOPS, ONION RINGS

Steps:

• Add salt and pepper to flour and baking powder.
• Mix egg and milk together.
• Combine all, and mix well.
• Dip seafood in batter, and then deep fry in hot oil, at 350, until seafood is no longer opague color in the middle, and/or batter is a golden brown, approximately 3-5 minutes.
• Drain on paper towels, and serve hot.

BEER BATTER FRIED BAY SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Rinse the scallops and drain to a towel.
• In a large bowl, mix 1/2 cup of the flour, the corn meal, hot sauce, salt and pepper with enough beer to make a batter a little thinner than a pancake batter.
• Put the remaining flour in a plastic bag, add the scallops, close the bag and shake well to coat them evenly.
• Remove batches of the scallops, coat well in the batter and fry in the pre- heated oil until golden brown.
• Remove the scallops from the oil and drain on paper towels.
• These go great with batter fried okra, a big baked potato and Cocktail Sauce on the side.

DEEP-FRIED SHRIMP

Steps:

• In deep fryer or 4-quart Dutch oven, heat oil (2 to 3 inches) to 350°F.
• In shallow dish, mix flour, salt and pepper. In another shallow dish, beat eggs slightly with fork or whisk. In third shallow dish, place bread crumbs. Pat shrimp dry with paper towels. Coat shrimp with flour mixture; dip into eggs, then coat with bread crumbs.
• Fry 4 or 5 shrimp at a time in oil about 1 minute, turning once, until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.