Today’s Friday Night Cooking Class/Coconut Shrimp! Introducing Taiya, another good friend of Amber’s and she loves coconut shrimp.
I also love that you can now get small cans of coconut milk at the grocery store when you don’t need a large amount.
As you can clearly see the girls enjoyed the results tonight!!
Friday Night Cooking Class/Coconut Shrimp
Yield:
6 Servings
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
20 minutes
Total Time:
35 minutes
Tonights Friday Night Cooking Class features Coconut Shrimp and Introducing Taiya, another good friend of Amber’s and she loves coconut shrimp.
Ingredients
- Coconut Shrimp
- 1 lb. medium size prawns, shelled, deveined with tails on
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 Tbsp. coconut milk
- 1/2 cup panko crumbs
- 3/4 cup coconut, shredded and sweetened
- Salt and pepper
- Canola oil for frying
- Dipping Sauce
- 1/2 cup good quality apricot jam
- 1 tsp. sweet hot mustard (or dijon)
- 1 tsp. grainy mustard
- 2 Tbsp. coconut milk
Instructions
Coconut Shrimp
- Defrost shrimp under cold running water.
- Set three shallow bowls side by side.
- Place flour in the first. Whisk egg with coconut milk in the second.
- Mix panko, shredded coconut and salt, and pepper to taste in the third.
- Heat oil in a wok.
- As the oil is heating you can start to bread the shrimp. Dip in flour first and shake off excess. Dip in the second egg mixture and then roll in the panko/coconut crumbs.
- Test oil with a small amount of bread and when it is bubbling the oil is hot or if you have a thermometer until it registers 350F.
- Fry the shrimp 2-3 min. turning halfway thru in small batches, 4-5 at a time.
- Keep the shrimp warm in the oven while you finish the rest. In a small bowl combine dip ingredients and set aside.
- Serve with dipping sauce.
Dipping Sauce
- In a small bowl combine dip ingredients and set aside.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 351Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 194mgSodium: 1014mgCarbohydrates: 41gFiber: 2gSugar: 17gProtein: 22g
Recipe calculation was provided by Nutritionix and is estimation only. If you need nutritional calculations for medical reasons, please use a source that you trust.
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