Gillie’s Seafood Roadside Seafood Fried Shrimp

Ingredients

Vegetable oil, for frying
1 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon hot sauce, such as Frank’s
1½ teaspoons blackened seasoning
1 large egg
2 cups seafood breading
1 pound local South Carolina shrimp (3⅓5 count), peeled, deveined, rinsed, and drained

Pour enough vegetable oil into a deep fryer or heavy bottomed pot to fully submerge the shrimp. Heat the oil to 350°F.
In a large bowl, whisk together the buttermilk, hot sauce, blackened seasoning, and egg.
Place the seafood breading in a separate shallow bowl.
Add the shrimp to the buttermilk mixture and toss until evenly coated. Allow the excess liquid to drain off.
Transfer the shrimp to the seafood breading and toss until evenly coated. Gently shake off any excess breading.
Working in batches, carefully fry the shrimp until golden brown and cooked through, about 1 to 2 minutes.
Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Serve immediately.