Shrimp Ono Nui

Submitted by lazyme

"This Hawaiian-style shrimp dish came from the Safari Steakhouse restaurant in the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel in Honolulu. The shrimp are heavily coated with shredded coconut before being deep-fried and served with a pineapple cocktail sauce. Ono nui means "very good" in Hawaiian and this dish definitely lives up to its name. From Best Recipes from the Los Angeles Times."

 

• Ready In: 19mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 24 jumbo shrimp, raw, peeled, and deveined
• 1⁄2 cup flour
• salt
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1⁄2 cups shredded coconut
• oil, for deep frying
• 1 cup seafood cocktail sauce, bottled
• 1⁄4 cup crushed pineapple

directions

1. Roll the shrimp in flour seasoned with salt, then dip in the beaten egg.
2. Roll the shrimp in the coconut, covering thoroughly.
3. Deep-fry the shrimp in oil heated to about 350 degrees until browned and cooked through, about 3 to 4 minutes.
4. Drain on paper towels.
5. Mix the cocktail sauce with the crushed pineapple.
6. Serve the shrimp with the sauce on the side.