Coconut Fried Shrimp with Dipping Sauce

Recipe courtesy Bobby Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Tropical Paradise

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Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: 15 min
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 40 min

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Ingredients

Dipping Sauce:

1/2 cup orange marmalade
4 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Peanut oil, for frying
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2/3 cup water
2 cups shredded sweetened coconut
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 pound medium or large shrimp, peeled and deveined

Dipping Sauce:

Directions

Add all dipping sauce ingredients to a pot on a low temperature. Heat for 10 minutes, making sure you stir ingredients every few minutes.

In a large, heavy pot, heat 2-inches of the peanut oil to 325 degrees F.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Add the water and whisk until smooth. Let the batter stand for 15 minutes.

In a wide, shallow bowl, toss the coconut and bread crumbs together.

Put the shrimp into the batter. Remove the shrimp, 1 at a time, and dredge in the coconut mixture, pressing to help the coconut adhere. Fry the shrimp in batches in the hot oil for 1 to 2 minutes or until brown. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the shrimp to a baking sheet lined with paper towels. Serve the shrimp with the dipping sauce.

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recipe Coconut Fried Shrimp with Dipping Sauce
Meagan Lynchburg, VA 11-02-2009
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Perfect coconut shrimp
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

We love these! They always come out great and our guest always want the recipe. I like this one better than paulas.
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Abra Greensboro , NC 09-22-2009
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oh my god
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I bought some butterflied shrimp and made these and they are soooooooo good. will def make again and again
recipe Coconut Fried Shrimp with Dipping Sauce
W. Gary Hoover, AL 07-30-2009
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Great Recipe! Close to my recipe!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I was not surprised to see that Bobby's recipe for Coconut Shrimp was close to the one that I use. It seems like that... everything that he prepares is to my liking.......sorry Paula! The only difference in my recipe is that I use the very large (or jumbo shrimp) and butterfly them. I also "dust" the shrimp with a dusting of flour and "Old Bay" seasoning (or any other paprika/garlic/onion powder based mix). I also use coconut milk in the batter in lieu of the water. I then use panko in lieu of flour. I like to use a llittle minced onion and red pepper (or green if you don't have red). I also reduced the vinegar by 1/4th and added a little soy sauce. If you like the "bite" of the red peppers, you can add a dash or two of ground red or cayenne pepper. I have not tried Bobby's recipe, but I am sure that it is equally good (or better since he is a "pro"). I plan on doing so.......maybe he will try mine.Read more
recipe Coconut Fried Shrimp with Dipping Sauce
Sandra Princeton, MN 04-26-2009
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Ouick and Easy!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I have been looking for a good coconut shrimp recipe ever sence my husband fell in love with the them at Red Lobster. I made... these up and he said that he couldn't tell the difference between the two. The recipe was so easy to follow and quick to make. Hats off to you!!! Read more
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Kristen Norman, OK 03-26-2009
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Excellent dipping sauce!!
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

The dipping sauce was DELICIOUS. But, the coconut and breadcrumbs didn't stick to the shrimp very well. Seems like a wet... batter may be better for frying the shrimp. But, the sauce was VERY good -- the red pepper flakes add just the right amount of kick! Read more
recipe Coconut Fried Shrimp with Dipping Sauce
Karen Spokane, WA 03-26-2009
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Delicious Appetizer!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The shrimp were fantastic and gone in no time!! I peeled the shrimp and removed the shrimp so all you had to do was pop them... in your mouth. I didn't make the dipping sauce b/c I had bought a sweet chili sauce to go with the shrimp. Definitely shake off the extra flour mixture before dipping into the coconut. I used a deep fryer to cook these up and it worked perfectly.Read more