Beer Batter Fried Bay Scallops

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 lb bay scallop
• 1 cup self rising flour, split in half
• 1/4 cup self-rising yellow cornmeal
• 1 can beer
• 5 -6 dashes hot sauce
• salt and pepper
• oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 rinse the scallops and drain to a towel.
• 2 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.
• 3 put the remaining flour in a plastic bag, add the scallops, close the bag and shake well to coat them evenly.
• 4 remove batches of the scallops, coat well in the batter and fry in the pre- heated oil until golden brown.
• 5 remove the scallops from the oil and drain on paper towels.
• 6 these go great with batter fried okra, a big baked potato and cocktail sauce on the side.