Coconut Shrimps
Coconut Shrimp is an easy appetizer recipe made with shrimp and coconut. This crunchy coconut fried shrimp recipe can either be shallow fried, deep fried, air fried, baked or grilled on skewers. This shrimp fried appetizer can be served as party appetizer or finger food and gets ready in under 10 minutes. It is so good, that it is crispy on outside, succulent, and juicy inside.
Servings 4 People
Ingredients
- 15 shrimps shelled and deveined with tail intact
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4th cup tbreadcrumbs
- 1 cup coconut flour unsweetened
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
- 2 eggs
- 5 tablespoon vegetable oil or as needed
Instructions
- Pat dry the shrimps with a kitchen towel or kitchen paper.
- Take a small or medium sized mixing bowl and add all purpose flour, salt and black pepper powder and mix.
- In another mixing bowl, add eggs and beat them.
- In the third mixing bowl, add coconut flour and breadcrumbs and mix them.
- To begin making crispy coconut shrimp, hold the shrimp tail and roll or dredge the shrimp in flour in the first bowl. Shake off any access flour.
- Next, dip it in beaten egg such that it is fully coated with beaten egg. Shake off any excess.
- After dipping in beaten egg, roll it in coconut mixture such that it is fully covered with coconut mixture.
- Keep it aside on a plate and do the same for remaining shrimps.
- Heat a frying pan and spread oil.
- After oil is heated, place the coconut coated shrimp in the frying pan and shallow fry it. After 4 minutes, flip it to other side and fry for 3 more minutes or until golden brown.
- Drain the coconut shrimps on plates lined with paper towels.
- You can serve this easy coconut shrimp appetizer with spicy dipping sauce and lemon wedges.
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Notes
- If you will make this recipe for party, you can freeze the coconut coated shrimp and fry it just before the party.
- You can even butterfly the shrimps.