Coconut Shrimp

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Coconut Shrimp Ingredients

1 1/4 lb Large fresh shrimp; unpeeled 2 c Shredded coconut
1 1/3 c All-purpose flour Vegetable oil
1 ts Salt ORANGE MUSTARD SAUCE
1/4 ts Pepper 1/4 c + 2 tb. orange marmalade
1/8 ts Paprika 1/4 c + 2 tb. orange juice
1 1/4 c Beer 2 tb Dijon mustard

Instructions for Coconut Shrimp

Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tails intact. Combine flour, salt, pepper and paprika in a medium bowl, stirring well. Make a well in center of flour mixture. Gradually add beer, stirring until batter is smooth. Dip shrimp in batter; dredge in shredded coconut. Fry shrimp in hot oil (350 F.) until lightly browned. Drain on paper towels. Serve with Orange Mustard Sauce. To make Orange Mustard Sauce, combine marmalade, orange juice and mustard in a small bowl, stirring well. Yield: About 1 cup. From _Make It Miami_ by The Guild of the Museum of Science, Inc./Miami, FL. In _Americas Best Recipes: A 1989 Hometown Collection_. Birmingham, AL: Oxmoor House, Inc., 1989. Pg. 163. ISBN 0-8487-0765-6. Electronic format by Cathy Harned. Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #284 Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 04:39:00 -0500 From: Bobbi Zee

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This is a recipe for disaster. First, the batter was so thick that when you dip the shrimp in it and then dredge it in the coconut flakes, the batter mixes in with the remaining flakes; then after a few shrimp, the coconut does not stick to them because it's wet. Then, the frying instructions did not indicate how much oil to use - so I used 2 TBSP. Didn't seem like enough so I added more, but then the batter

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jbnyc
on Aug 21 2006 8:04PM
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mcrismon
on Dec 13 2005 6:03PM

This is one of our family favorites. Well worth the investment in time

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promfh
on Nov 12 2005 8:47AM
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best ever

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bayou
on Oct 20 2004 10:54AM

Very Good, the sauce makes the dish, alittle expensive because of the shrimp but worth it. I have made these several times

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Lilbama
on Sep 26 2004 4:36PM

Very Good, A little expensive because of the shrimp, DO NOT BY THE IMPORTED SHRIMP, they have very little taste,

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Lilbama
on May 2 2004 10:55AM