Name: Coconut Jumbo Shrimp
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs raw jumbo shrimp; 1/2 cup flour; 1/2 cup cornstarch; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon white pepper; 2 teaspoons cooking oil; 1 cup ice water; oil (for frying); 2 cups coconut; 1/2 cup orange marmalade; 1/4 cup Dijon mustard; 1/4 cup honey; 3 drops Tabasco sauce

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Coconut Jumbo Shrimp created by Petdrwife

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ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ lbs raw jumbo shrimp
¹⁄₂ cup flour
¹⁄₂ cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon white pepper
2 teaspoons cooking oil
1 cup ice water
oil (for frying)
2 cups coconut
Sauce
¹⁄₂ cup orange marmalade
¹⁄₄ cup Dijon mustard
¹⁄₄ cup honey
3 drops Tabasco sauce

directions

Peel and devein the shrimp; dry on paper towels.
Mix the flour, cornstarch, salt and pepper in a medium bowl.
Add oil and the ice water to the dry ingredients; stir to blend.
Heat the oil to 350 degrees in an electric skillet.
Dip the shrimp in the batter, then roll each shrimp in the coconut.
Fry shrimp for about 4 minutes, or until lightly browned.
Do not overcook!
Place the shrimp in a shallow baking dish and bake at 300 degrees for 5-7 minutes to complete cooking.
Combine the marmalade, Dijon mustard, honey and Tabasco to make the sauce and serve with the shrimp.

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review by gsecrease

9/30/2012

I made this for lunch with the girls, they all said they taste just like the one's we get at the Elephant Bar. My husband ate our leftover's and asked me to make more. The dipping sauce is also restaurant quality. I will be making these again.

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review by gwynn

3/8/2012

These were fantastic! Try them I know you will like them. Thanks for posting.

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review by DonJ5023

12/12/2011

Wow! My wife always orders Coconut Shrimp when we go out, so when I saw this recipe I wanted to try it. It took a little longer than 40 minutes to fix, but it was fantastic. The dipping sauce was fantastic for me and the first half with no Tobasco was rated superb by my wife. I split a two pound package of 21-25 sized shrimp and we are already looking forward to the repeat feast. While the shrimp was cooking in the oven, we cooked a potato sliced into fries at 400 degrees. Again Wow!

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review by I Cook Therefore I

11/12/2010

Great recipe! Easy and delicious, I especially loved the sauce, thank you!

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review by MeganAmanda

5/9/2010

5 stars SOLELY for the DIPPING SAUCE!!! I had rave reviews from everyone for the sauce, and the shrimp turned out nice as well. SAUCE will be made again!!!

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