Recipe

Coconut Battered Shrimp Recipe

	Crystalwaters / All my dishes 1 year, 5 months ago I'm sure we've all tried coconut shrimp before ~ yum! ~ but this has an East Indian twist to it and is really delicious! Prep:15m Cook:12m Servings:4	Crystalwate
	shrimp east indian easy

Does this look good? Yeah! / Nope

Fans

bluewatera

Ingredients

1/3 cup all purpose flour

1/4 cup unsweetened flaked coconut

3 Tbsp cornstarch

1 tsp curry powder

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper

2 eggs, lightly beaten

1 lb tiger shrimp (21-25 count), peeled and deveined, tails left on

4 cups corn oil (or your preferred oil for deep frying)

1/2 cup Major Grey mango chutney (or similar)

Directions

In a flat dish or pie plate, mix together flour, coconut, cornstarch, curry powder and cayenne.

Pour oil into deep fryer, wok or deep heavy saucepan. Heat to 350F.

Using shrimp tails to hold onto, dip shrimp first in egg, then in flour mixture. Let dry momentarily on a wire rack until all are dipped, then repeat process and return to rack to dry while oil heats.

Deep-fry 4 shrimp at a time, 1 to 2 minutes, until golden brown and cooke through. Drain on paper towels.

To serve, spoon chutney into a small bowl and serve as a dip for shrimp.

Makes 21-25 shrimp.

Recent Gawkers

tsehnert

singleda

crystalw

bluewate

butler44

samluc

tyson647

rdhun6r2

eggnogg

debbieco

Not quite what you're looking for? See more Appetizers / Finger Foods

Or see more just like this

Comments

krumkake 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Oh I like the twist on this one - what a great idea! Thanks so much...I had to print this one off so I wouldn't forget about it.

crystalwaters 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Great, hope you enjoy! :-)

chefmeow 1 year, 5 months ago said:
Wow. You are making me hungry. This is a must try SOON. Thanks for posting.

littleredridinghood 1 year, 4 months ago said:
This sounds great! We get our shrimp right off the boat here its hugh and 1000 times better than store bought. I like the twist with the curry and cayenne.