Oven Fried Shrimp with Chili Lime Sauce

These shrimp were pretty good, and the sauce was even better! This was probably the crispiest coating I’ve gotten oven frying. The coating became almost like a shell around the shrimp. The original recipe was for popcorn shrimp, but I used medium sized (21-25 count) shrimp. Therefore, I decreased the amount of flour and corn meal I used for the batters. I’ve reflected that in the recipe below.

Adapted from Ellie Krieger

Ingredients
Dipping Sauce:
1/2 cup nonfat plain yogurt
2 tbl reduced fat mayonnaise
1 tbl lime juice (about 1/2 lime)
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 lime, zested

Shrimp:
1/3 cup AP flour
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp garlic powder
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup egg substitute
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 pound medium shrimp (21 to 24 count), shelled and deveined
2 tsp canola oil
Spray cooking oil

Directions
Dipping sauce:
1. Place yogurt in a strainer lined with a paper towel. Place the strainer over a bowl and allow to drain and thicken for 20 minutes.

2. Combine the yogurt, mayonnaise, lime juice, chili powder and lime zest in a small bowl and mix well to incorporate. Set aside.


Prepare the Shrimp:
1. Place flour, chili powder, garlic powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a shallow bowl and stir with a fork to incorporate. Place egg whites in another shallow bowl and beat lightly. Place cornmeal, 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper in a third bowl and stir with a fork to incorporate.

2. Toss the shrimp, a few at a time, in flour until well coated. Shake off excess flour, then dip in egg substitute. Transfer to cornmeal mixture and toss to cover all sides. Reserve coated shrimp on a baking sheet or piece of parchment paper and repeat with remaining shrimp.

3. Preheat broiler. Brush a large cookie sheet with the oil and heat the oiled sheet under broiler for 3 minutes. Remove from oven and quickly arrange shrimp in a single layer on the cookie sheet. Spray with cooking spray. Place shrimp under broiler and broil until crisp and browned, about 5 minutes.

4. Serve shrimp with dipping sauce.

The Facts
4 servings (Shrimp & Sauce)
Calories 201.7
Total Fat 3.7 g
Fiber 1.3 g
WW Points 4