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three coconut shrimp topped with spicy apricot sauce

Crispy Coconut Shrimp with Spicy Apricot Dipping Sauce

Looking for the perfect appetizer for yourself or the party? When you make crispy coconut shrimp with spicy apricot dipping sauce you won't be disappointed. This crispy coconut shrimp is made with a beer batter, dipped in coconut and fried to perfection. The dipping sauce is the perfect finisher. It's simpler to make than you think and tastier to eat than you can even imagine!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 1671 kcal

Equipment

  • Skillet
  • Baking sheet
  • 3 mixing bowls
  • Cooling rack

Ingredients
  

For coconut shrimp

  • 1 lb. Jumbo prawns peeled and deveined with tails on
  • 2 ½ cups All -purpose flour divided
  • 1 tsp. Cornstarch
  • 1 egg
  • 12 oz. Amber ale beer
  • 1 c. Sweetened Shredded coconut
  • 2 ½ c. Canola oil
  • 2 tsp. Onion powder
  • 2 tsp. Kosher salt

For Spicy Apricot dipping sauce

  • 3 tbsp. Apricot preserve
  • 1 tbsp. Honey
  • 2 tsp. Hot Sauce

Instructions
 

For Coconut Shrimp

  • Begin by butterflying your shrimp.
  • Peel the main portion of the shrimp keeping the tail on
  • Take a small paring knife and slightly cut down the back of the shrimp. Make sure that you do not cut all the way through so that the shrimp stays intact.
  • Lay the shrimp flat so that the tail folds over. Season with onion powder and salt.
  • To make the beer batter a. Add flour, eggs, cornstarch and into a medium sized mixing bowl and whisk. Slowly add in beer. Whisk the mixture until it is a smooth consistency.
  • On a sheet pan mixed together flour and coconut.
  • In a cast iron skillet add canola oil and heat to 365° f.
  • While your oil is heating up, prepare your shrimp. Dredge the shrimp in flour, batter and coconut flour.
  • Once your oil is hot, slowly place shrimp in the oil with the tail folded.
  • Monitor your shrimp, flip once it is golden brown. This will take only 2-3 minutes.
  • Remove shrimp in place on a cooling rack.
  • Drizzle shrimp with apricot sauce or any other sauce and enjoy while it's hot.

Make the sauce

  • In a small saucepan on medium heat add apricot preserve, honey and hot sauce.
  • Stir the sauce as it heats up.
  • Once the sauce starts to bubble, stir and cook for about 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and set aside for dipping.

Notes

Monitor your shrimp while it is cooking. It will brown quickly
Fresh oil is best when frying.
Add more hot sauce for more spice in the dipping sauce

Nutrition

Serving: 4gCalories: 1671kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 3gFat: 170gSaturated Fat: 30gPolyunsaturated Fat: 42gMonounsaturated Fat: 95gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 1197mgPotassium: 253mgFiber: 3gSugar: 34gVitamin A: 86IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Quick & Easy, Sauce
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