Salt and Pepper Shrimp

Description
This quick to prepare shrimp taste even better than they look.



Ingredients

 * 1 lb large shrimp in their shells (25)
 * 6 cups vegetable oil
 * 3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
 * 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
 * 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder

Directions
1 - break the shell of the shrimp but leave in place, remove the legs and sharp points of the shell and wash throughly.

2 - Heat the oil in the skillet to 400 degrees. Deep-fry shrimp for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes until shell begins to boil.

3 - Bask the shrimp in a mixture of salt, pepper, and five-spice powder.

4 - Add the shrimp back into the skillet for another 30 seconds to a minute, and serve.