Ingredients

  • 3 to 4 lb. fresh jumbo shrimp, thoroughly cleaned
  • 3 c. flour
  • 1 c. flour, placed in a dish for later
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 tsp. cooking oil
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. pepper
  • 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. paprika
  • 2 c. or slightly more Crisco shortening
  • 1 bottle Rolling Rock beer (Pittsburgh's one size bottle or 1 can your brand)
  • 1/4 c. flour
  • 2 cans mackerel
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. pepper
  • 2 large or jumbo eggs
  • 1 medium-sized onion, chopped or diced
  • 2 c. yellow corn meal
  • 1 c. shortening or vegetable oil

Method

  • Open the can of mackerel and drain off the fluid.
  • Put the fish sections in a bowl.
  • Gently open up the middle of the fish sections and remove the spiny bones.
  • Dispose of the fish bones.