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Recipes => Recipes => Seafood => Topic started by: 1Bigg_ER on July 20, 2014, 10:09:40 PM

Title: Coconut Shrimp
Post by: 1Bigg_ER on July 20, 2014, 10:09:40 PM

Let me share my favorite coconut shrimp recipe.
You will need some bourbon, preferably drank from a mason jar

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Get 20 large shrimps, butterfly them and wet brine (basic brine) for 30 minutes. This gives them that POP texture.
While shrimps are brining go ahead and get 1 cup AP flour, to that add about a teaspoon of paprika (this brings out the shrimp in shrimps), some chipottle pepper and white pepper to taste. put that mess in a large bowl with a cover or a gallon size ziploc bag.

In another bowl, beat 2 eggs with about a tablespoon of coconut cream (better) or water. set that aside.


In a third bowl mix about a cup of panko bread crumbs and about a cup and a half of shredded coconut. Sweet or unsweetened works. I mix the two.

Here's how your work station will be set up. You'll start with flour mixture, then agg bowl, Panko bowl and lastly a cooling rack set on a baking sheet.

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Dry your shrimp as much as possible and damp them in the flour mixture and shake em to coat.
Shake off excess flour and dip in egg mixture then press em in the panko/ coconut mixture. You want to press so that the mess adheres to the shrimp. Move them to the cooling rack. From here you can leave them in the refrigerator until you're ready to cook.

(http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/r636/emtawali/IMG_20140720_155741_zps4n8nkdih.jpg) (http://s1175.photobucket.com/user/emtawali/media/IMG_20140720_155741_zps4n8nkdih.jpg.html)

Heat about an inch and a half of peanut oil in a cast iron skillet or dutch oven to 350 degrees and fry shrimp until golden brown. As soon as you take them out give them a squeeze of lemon juice and serve.

I serve them with a simple green salad and dipping sauce of orange marmalade, Thai sweet chili and lemon juice.

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(http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/r636/emtawali/Coconut%20Shrimp_zpsp32zh0zq.jpg) (http://s1175.photobucket.com/user/emtawali/media/Coconut%20Shrimp_zpsp32zh0zq.jpg.html)


My apologies, I'm not good at writing or following recipes. But if you see something wacky please point it out.

Title: Re: Coconut Shrimp
Post by: ACW3 on July 20, 2014, 10:20:49 PM

Great looking plate!!  Consider it bookmarked!!!

Art

Title: Re: Coconut Shrimp
Post by: 1Bigg_ER on July 20, 2014, 10:22:53 PM

Quote from: ACW3 on July 20, 2014, 10:20:49 PM

Great looking plate!!  Consider it bookmarked!!!

Art

Thank you Art!!

Title: Re: Coconut Shrimp
Post by: fishingbouchman on July 21, 2014, 12:36:51 AM

The wife is drooling she love coconut shrimp booked marked

Title: Re: Coconut Shrimp
Post by: Smokin Don on July 21, 2014, 01:13:10 AM

Great job on the shrimp!!! Nice salad and I love the Thai sweet chili sauce with shrimp!!! Don

Title: Re: Coconut Shrimp
Post by: sparky on July 21, 2014, 01:31:19 AM

wow, i like the way this thread started and the way it ended.  bookmarked for me too.  real fresh meal.  1st class all the way.  i would very much like a plate.  maybe two plates.   ;)

Title: Re: Coconut Shrimp
Post by: HighOnSmoke on July 21, 2014, 06:10:39 AM

Delicious looking shrimp! Bookmarked too!

Title: Re: Coconut Shrimp
Post by: muebe on July 21, 2014, 06:37:58 AM

I love everything about that plate!

Title: Re: Coconut Shrimp
Post by: Scallywag on July 21, 2014, 08:10:43 AM

Quote from: ACW3 on July 20, 2014, 10:20:49 PM

Great looking plate!!  Consider it bookmarked!!!

Art

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Title: Re: Coconut Shrimp
Post by: Wingman on July 21, 2014, 08:17:50 AM

Beautiful meal.  Thank you for posting this.

Title: Re: Coconut Shrimp
Post by: 1Bigg_ER on July 21, 2014, 09:20:52 AM

Thank you thank you everybody!!

Title: Re: Coconut Shrimp
Post by: TMB on July 21, 2014, 09:51:07 AM

Good looking skrimp!!   Pass some my way!   

Title: Re: Coconut Shrimp
Post by: spuds on July 21, 2014, 09:57:41 AM

Well done Bigg

Title: Re: Coconut Shrimp
Post by: drholly on July 21, 2014, 12:46:05 PM

Wow - great recipe and tutorial! Thanks! We will be making that this week!

Title: Re: Coconut Shrimp
Post by: SmokinKat on July 21, 2014, 03:13:30 PM

Quote from: Scallywag on July 21, 2014, 08:10:43 AM

Quote from: ACW3 on July 20, 2014, 10:20:49 PM

Great looking plate!!  Consider it bookmarked!!!

Art

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Ditto, YUM!!!

Title: Re: Coconut Shrimp
Post by: sliding_billy on July 21, 2014, 03:21:58 PM

That looks mighty tasty.

Title: Re: Coconut Shrimp
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on August 22, 2014, 10:17:22 AM

Oh do we love coconut shrimp and that looks excellent.  ;)

Title: Re: Coconut Shrimp
Post by: CDN Smoker on August 22, 2014, 03:13:26 PM

That looks so good, thanks for posting  ;D

Title: Re: Coconut Shrimp
Post by: spuds on August 22, 2014, 03:40:10 PM

Quote from: HighOnSmoke on July 21, 2014, 06:10:39 AM

Delicious looking shrimp! Bookmarked too!

Yup.