Ingredients:

2 lb medium shrimp
deep fat for frying
1 cup flour
1 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon monosodium glutamate
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg yolk, slightly beaten
1 tablespoon sherry
1 cup cold water
flour

Procedure:

Shell and clean shrimp leaving tails on. Lightly slash underside diagonally. Heat deep fat to 365 degrees F. Sift the one cup flour with constarch and seasonings. Combine egg yolk, sherry and water; stir into flour mixture. Sip shrimp in flour, then batter, and fry until lightly browned. Drain and serve immediately. Makes three dozen.