This Sweet Potato Shrimp Fritters are the best choice for your weekend back-to-back football marathon or for your backyard bbq party. They’re super easy and fast to make, and not to mention they taste delicious and will keep your stomach full for a while.
Sweet Potato Shrimp Fritters
Crunchy fritters are the perfect snack for any football tailgate or everyday craving
Ingredients
- 1 medium sweet potato thinly sliced into stripes
- 1 lb shrimp peeled, deveined
- 1 c AP Flour
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 large egg
- 1 c beer
- 2 tbsp corn starch
- 1 dash salt
- few ice cubes
- vegetable oil as needed
- cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Making the batter: mix together flour, salt, turmeric, egg, beer and corn starch in a medium bowl. Set aside and let the batter sit for at least 30 minutes.
- In a large pot, heat enough oil to deep fry fritters (recommend to fill the pot half way with oil)
- When oil is ready, put half hand full of sweet potato into batter then carefully transfer the mixture to oil pot. Try to spread out sweet potato mixture into a nice round base for your fritter.
- When oil is ready, put half hand full of sweet potato into batter then carefully transfer the mixture to oil pot. Try to spread out sweet potato mixture into a nice round base for your fritter.
- Use a sieve to pick up flour batter formed in the oil
- Wait about 1 to 2 minutes or until the sweet potato base are bound together, then carefully put one shrimp on top.
- When the base start to turn golden brown, use a spoon to turn the whole fritter upside down and fry for another 3-5 minutes
- Then transfer the whole fritter to a pan lined with paper towel to absorb excess oil and cool down.After 5 minutes, serve immediately with your favorite dipping sauce. You can also garnish them with cilantro before serving.
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