This is close to the actual recipe Red Lobster uses, from their executive chef. Their dipping sauce does not have sugar in it, but the juice of a whole lemon.. Also, their batter does not use milk, it's the pina colada mix instead. I love this recipe, but does take a little time to make.
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Served this for an appetizer for Easter and got nothing but raves!! Everyone loved this and couldn't get enough!! The only change I did was instead of the sour cream, I used Fat Free Vanilla Yogurt as another reviewer suggested.
Thanks for sharing!
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After reading the first few reviews I had to find out for myself the ingredients of the sauce. I have been a server at Red Lobster for 16 years and never knew the ingredients. As one reviewer said there is nothing sour about this sauce, and I also, would have bet that is was not made with sour cream. Although there is no way of knowing the exact recipe because it is not made in store, the ingredients are listed on the shipping box. The first two ingredients are pineapple and sour cream!!! The recipe for the shrimp is very similar as to how they make them in the store though. I don't know why a server would have told anyone that it is made with yogurt. Personally, that sounds really delicious though!
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Absolutely delicious! This is my favorite thing to order at Red Lobster. For the sauce, I substituted vanilla yogurt for the sour cream, used creme of coconut in place of the pina colada mix and omitted the sugar. It was all I could do to not eat all the dipping sauce before I even got to preparing the shrimp! For the shrimp, I substituted 1 Tbsp of vanilla rum that I had on hand and 1 Tbsp of the creme of cocunut in place of the coconut rum. The first six shrimp were goners as I didn't use a fryer and didn't know for sure what the temp of my oil was and I charred them in less than a minute as well as set off my smoke detector! But, once I got the temperature right, oh my! Heavenly! Thanks so much for posting!
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As the last person i have been craving this also but red lobster is not really close to where i live. The Shrimp turned out perfect. I didn't add the rum to the batter casue i wouldn't see myself using again so i used 2 tbsp of the Pina colada drink mix. as for the dip i didn't see the other suggestion about useing vanilla yogart, which i would have much rather used than sour cream(as why i didn't give 5 stars), it wasn't bad but not as good a dip as i remember. It also ended up a little bit running. since i made like 36 shrimp im going to make more dip tomorrow and try w the yogart recipe.
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Very close to the original. The dipping recipe makes a LOT. (Anyone have an idea how long it keeps?) Since others said the shrimp recipe was somewhat labor intensive, I used a pound of large shrimp, which is about a triple recipe. (I had to make extra coating mix to coat them all.) I fried half a pound tonight and froze the other half. That way, next time it's nearly no work! thanks for a great recipe.
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this recipe is extremely fab!! I have made this several times, I found that useing the "EXTRA JUMBO" size shrimp lets you get a mouthful size bite I have also made this recipe with the vanilla yogurt and not the sour cream, the sauce is to die for all by its self. It does take a little more than a small bit of time to make but is to soooo worth it when its done.
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The next best thing to real Red Lobster Coconut Shrimp. My family LOVES this recipe. Amazing copycat recipe.
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I've been making this recipe for years - I searched it out because I fell in love with the Pina Colada Dipping Sauce. Absolutely Amazing! I can make tons of these for so much cheaper than going to the restaraunt, and eat them in front of the tv so no one really knows how many of these gems I consume :)!!! We are having these this week, maybe on Halloween since I have all the ingredients on hand. Thanks for posting this recipe on here so I can quick reference it, instead of ruffling through my hand-written copy of favorite recipes. Try and you won't be disappointed !!!! Yum!
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I haven't made thesee and currently I am only reading all the reviews. First of all, I know I will be making these, but I am wondering for the couple of people who complained their shrimp were too sweet if they used sweetnened coconut? The recipe doesn't specify, but I am assuming that the coconut should not be sweetened. If somebody has the answer to this please respond or at least tell which cocount you used...sweetened or unsweetened. I will be back to post a comment after I make these. Sorry to respond since I haven't made these, but there seems to be a problem with the coconut for some.
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Looooooved it! Especially the dipping sauce. I used fat free vanilla yogurt as recommended by other users, and it was simply amazing! I also had to make my own pina colada mix because I couldn't find a non alcoholic one. I mixed cream of coconut with pineapple juice. Splendid! I moved to UK and im missing red lobster something terrible! I used a deep fryer so that I wouldn't overheat the oil and burn the shrimp, and they came out perfectly golden brown. The only downfall is the amount of time it takes to make. Will definitely save this!
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Delicious coconut shrimp! We didn't use this sauce recipe, though - we dipped ours in our homemade piña colada jam. Next time I may try using coconut milk instead of cow milk for the breading.
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Only made the dipping sauce with another breading. Thank you past reviews I changed it up from the original recipe per your suggestions. Used Vanilla yogurt, cream of coconut ( make sure to whisk the entire can together and take out the measurement you need), crushed pineapple and 1T Sugar. Awesome. Wonderful flavor, not sweet correct balance of slight tart and sweet with the shrimp. Thank you all for the tips.
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I think I Made a mistake by making this dish...My Fiancee and our son LOVE it and now they request it every week..normally i wouldnt mind BUT this dish takes a long time to prep and cook :( . We went to Red Lobster one night, he tried their coconut shrimp and the next morning I had the recipe sitting in my Inbox at work waiting for me to read it and make it that night...haha gotta love men! Anyway, the shrimp comes out really yummy and the sauce is GREAT! I made it with the sour cream and it still tastes yummy, i Plan on trying the Vanilla Yogurt sub. tonight. I gave it 4 vs 5 stars not because it doesnt deserve the full 5, but simply because it just takes too long to make.
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Followed the recipe exactly as it was and it was fantastic - served these for our 'Lost Supper' while watching the series finale. Takes a wee bit of time but definitely worth it - I doubled the recipe and the three of us managed to eat them all as well as corn and Hawaiian meatballs and dessert....
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Served for a pre Easter get together, it was wonderful! Everyone especially loved the dipping sauce with it.
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I brought all of the ingredients and whipped it up at a fish fry my husband and I were attending. Talk about a huge hit! They were gone almost before they came out of the fryer! I didn't even have enough time to make the sauce, they were gone so quick!
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Fantastic! The only sub I made was the rum. I was out so I used citrus vodka. They were great. All who ate them had rave reviews.
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This recipe is oh so yummy. The dipping sauce is so tasty and sweet, but not sickeningly so and pairs perfectly with the coconut shrimp. Thank you for a great recipe that my entire family enjoys!
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