Coconut Shrimp With Exotic Cream Filling
A very Exotic flavorful creamy, cheesy mixture that is filled it into cold shrimp for a tasty appetizer. Watch out taste bud receptors! I used Crosse & Blackwell Chutney. This is a deconstructed coconut shrimp without the frying and served chilled. This makes a great summer “ Fourth Of July” appetizer or even elegant enough for a winter “New Years Eve” appetizer! But when ya taste it you may think you're eating dessert. It can be made ahead for ease of hostessing a party or preparing last minute. make this Crystallized Ginger , Ginger Syrup & Ginger Sugar Recipe #102933 or buy your favorite brand.
READY IN: 24mins
SERVES: 12
YIELD: 24 jumbo shrimp
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1
- 4ounces pineapple pepper chutney
- 4ounces cream cheese
- 1teaspoon minced candied ginger
- 1⁄2
- hot pepper sauce
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DIRECTIONS
- Boil shrimp in very well seasoned (Old Bay seasoning or salt and pepper) water for 4 minutes. Dip in ice cold water bath then remove shells but leave the tail.
- Cut the butterfly deeper so you can overfill the cream cheese mixture.
- In a small bowl of a food processor, pulse the cream cheese, chutney, ginger and pepper sauce to taste till combined add ½ the scallions and ½ the coconut and pulse just to combine.
- Generously scoop the mixture into each of the shrimp.
- Mix the remained of the scallions and the coconut. Then roll the filled part of the shrimp into the scallion/coconut mixture.
- Chill for 1 hour. Arrange on a serving platter. Walla! All I have to say is your taste buds will be happy! ;).
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