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Coconut Shrimp

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"Delicious, I made a couple substitutions, I used Olive oil rather than vegetable and a thick stout for my beer. It turned out excellent, also if you don't like Dijon Mustard you can substitute regular mustard in the sauce at no expense to flavour." - CaptainSask

Yield: 6 Ready in 45 minutes

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Shrimp

(4.3, 11) 80% would make again (reviews)

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 6
1 1/3 cAll-purpose flour
1 tsSalt
ORANGE MUSTARD SAUCE
1/4 corange juice; + 2 tb
1/8 tsPaprika
2 ccoconut; Shredded
1 1/4 lb Largefresh shrimp; unpeeled
2 tbDijon mustard
1/4 tsPepper
1 1/4 cBeer
1/4 corange marmalade; + 2 tb
Vegetable oil

Coconut Shrimp Preparation

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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Calories Per Serving: 384
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Coconut Shrimp Reviews

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Was great and ez. I used peanut oil with this so I can have a higher smoke level in the pan and it's better for you.
1 months, 1 weeks, 5 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes ago
Oh my gosh! I loved this recipe! I will definitely be making this again! Btw- my family doesn't drink beer and sprite is a great substitute!
1 years, 3 months, 4 weeks, 2 hours, 21 minutes ago
VERY DELICIOUS!!! However, I substituted beer w/ white Zinfandel wine! Very easy to make!
1 years, 9 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 8 hours, 49 minutes ago
Delicious, I made a couple substitutions, I used Olive oil rather than vegetable and a thick stout for my beer. It turned out excellent, also if you don't like Dijon Mustard you can substitute regular mustard in the sauce at no expense to flavour.
3 years, 2 months, 1 weeks, 12 hours, 22 minutes ago
It's so easy to make and delisius. Try and eat whith a freezer beer.
3 years, 4 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 22 hours, 19 minutes ago
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
6 years, 9 months, 4 days, 12 hours, 16 minutes ago
7 years, 5 months, 1 weeks, 3 days, 13 hours, 17 minutes ago
This is one of our family favorites. Well worth the investment in time
7 years, 6 months, 1 weeks, 4 days, 22 hours, 33 minutes ago
best ever
8 years, 7 months, 4 days, 21 hours, 26 minutes ago
Very Good, the sauce makes the dish, alittle expensive because of the shrimp but worth it. I have made these several times
8 years, 7 months, 4 weeks, 15 hours, 44 minutes ago
Very Good, A little expensive because of the shrimp, DO NOT BY THE IMPORTED SHRIMP, they have very little taste,
9 years, 2 weeks, 6 days, 21 hours, 25 minutes ago

Tags

  1. Seafood
  2. Main dishes
  3. Beer
  4. Mustard
  5. Orange
  6. Orange Juice
  7. Shrimp
  8. Dinner

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