We had a bag of lucious shrimp in the freezer. I bought it because I wanted to have some black bean and shrimp nachos, but FabGrandpa thought otherwise. He asked if I could make a stir fry with some vegetables instead. A little quick thinking resulted in this:
I decided to fry some of them, too. Fried shrimp is one of those things I used to love to order when we went out to eat, and now is off limits. The whole world uses wheat flour to bread all things fried in restaurants. So, last night I made myself a little treat.
To make the stir fry, I used what I had on hand: a red bell pepper, an onion, some garlic, 1 cup of frozen green beans, and two carrots. I steamed the carrots and green beans in the microwave for a few minutes first, then just sauteed everything in some olive oil until it was done. The only seasoning I used was salt and pepper. Served over rice, it was quite delicious!
For the fried shrimp, I dredged them in corn flour (NOT the same as corn MEAL) and deep fried in some olive oil. A little salt, and yummmmm!
p.s. corn flour is smoother than corn meal. I never knew corn flour existed before I started eating gluten free. I don’t like it in breads, but it is a good alternative for breading things.
Sandy Powers says
January 28, 2010 at 11:47 pmKaren, Where is the best place to buy corn flour? Kroger carries some gluten free items..do you think they would have it? Our problem switching over to gluten free seems to be what to bread things with. Wonder if it would work on cubed steak?
Fab Grandma says
January 29, 2010 at 6:55 pmSandy, I use Bob’s Red Mill Corn Flour. I get it anywhere that sells Bob’s Red Mill products.
Fab Grandma says
January 29, 2010 at 6:57 pmOh, and I use Bob’s Red Mill Biscuit and Baking Mix for breading cubed steak and fried chicken. It makes a really good gravy to go with those things, too.
diane says
January 29, 2010 at 2:52 amYum looks delicious. I have always used cornflour for coating things because it is finer and smoother than plain flour. I’m glad you can eat it.
Fab Grandma says
January 29, 2010 at 6:56 pmDiane, me too! I like the smoother texture of it too.
Dee@CWM says
January 29, 2010 at 6:34 pmOh my! that looks delicious. I will have to try that sometime.
Susan says
January 30, 2010 at 9:51 amThat looks so yummie………..has me craving shrimp!
Doylene Brents says
February 2, 2010 at 11:07 amI enjoyed your post. I tried some chocolate chip bars that were made from a gluten free mix and they were very good. Doylene
Bethany Larrabee says
April 5, 2011 at 10:32 ammmm my mouth is watering!
Virginia from That Bald Chick says
February 1, 2012 at 11:20 amOh my yum! Stumble discovered and shared this post.
Lisa @ljenator says
February 1, 2012 at 6:07 pmOh how I miss fried shrimp! Looks YUM!
Penelope says
February 3, 2012 at 10:38 amYummy, that sounds delicious!
Brandy says
February 20, 2012 at 4:25 pmMy daughter and I love shrimp, thanks for sharing this. Looks delicious!