Coconut Shrimp
- 1 pound Prawns, Shelled, Deveined With Tails On
- 1/2 cups Flour
- 1 whole Egg, Beaten
- 2 Tablespoons Coconut Milk
- 1/2 cups Panko Bread Crumbs
- 3/4 cups Coconut, Shredded And Sweetened
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
- 4 cups Canola Oil
- 1/2 cups Good Quality Apricot Jan
- 1 teaspoon Sweet Hot Mustard Or Dijon
- 1 teaspoon Grainy Mustard
- 2 Tablespoons Coconut Milk
- In a small bowl combine the dipping sauce ingredients and set aside for the dip.
- Heat oven to 200 F.
- If they were frozen, defrost shrimp under cold running water.
- Set three shallow bowls side by side.
- Place flour in the first.
- Whisk egg together with the coconut milk in the second.
- Mix panko bread crumbs, shredded coconut and salt and pepper to taste in the third.
- Heat the oil in a wok over medium heat.
- As the oil is heating you can start to bread the shrimp.
- Dip in flour first and shake off excess flour.
- Dip in the egg mixture and then roll in the panko/coconut crumbs.
- Set on a plate while you bread the rest of the shrimp.
- Test oil by dropping a small amount of the breading into it.
- When it starts bubbling, the oil is hot.
- Or if you have a thermometer you can use thatthe oil is ready when it registers 350 F.
- Put some of the shrimp into the hot oil.
- Fry the shrimp 2-3 minutes total, turning half way through.
- Fry in small batches, 4-5 at a time.
- Keep the finished shrimp warm by placing them on a paper towel-lined baking sheet in the oven while you finish the rest.
- Serve with dipping sauce.
prawns, flour, egg, coconut milk, bread crumbs, coconut, salt, canola oil, apricot jan, grainy mustard, coconut milk
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/coconut-shrimp-4/ (may not work)