Coconut Shrimp

Coconut Shrimp

A favorite appetizer/dinner treat simplified.

Again, I found a bag of shrimp lurking in my freezer that I’d forgotten about.  Yes, I DO forget stuff like shrimp and when I have to dig into my freezer for something else, I’m constantly surprised by buried treasure I find…mostly FORGOTTEN treasure.

So rather than do another stir fry with this, because I am getting a bit tired of stir fry, I figured why not do some coconut shrimp since I had all the fixings.  I wasn’t sorry.  It was great.

I’d suggest though with the coconut, to only add as much as you need on the plate. Otherwise it gets all gloppy with batter and that glop will NOT stick to the shrimp, so keep the coconut plate as clean and dry as possible.  You will get some glop there, no matter how careful you are.  But my solution was to form the leftover glop into balls and fry it.  It was DELICIOUS!!!

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Coconut Shrimp

Coconut shrimp makes a fantastic easy appetizer or light dinner.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time5 mins

Total Time15 mins

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: coconut, coconut shrimp, shrimp recipe

Servings: 4

Calories: 312kcal

Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

• 1 lb large shrimp tail left on
• 10 tbsp all purpose flour 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup ice water
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• oil for frying

Instructions

• Place enough oil in a deep heavy skillet to reach about 1-inch up the sides. You can use a deep fryer too. Heat oil to 375 degrees--a cube of bread should brown in 1 minute if oil is the correct temperature.
• Remove shells & vein from shrimp, but leave tail on as it makes it convenient to dip.
• Place coconut on a flat plate.
• In a small bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt, cayenne and egg. Add just enough of the ice water to make a thick batter that will cling to the shrimp.
• Dip shrimp in batter then coat with coconut. Place shrimp in hot oil and deep fry for about 3-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• Remove to parchment covered plate. Keep warm if frying another batch.
• Serves about 3-4 as an appetizer, 2-3 as a main dish.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.25lb | Calories: 312kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 327mg | Sodium: 1539mg | Potassium: 303mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 163IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 220mg | Iron: 4mg

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Coconut Shrimp

Coconut Shrimp