coconut shrimp with mango sauce

Kaneohe, HI
Updated on Nov 23, 2010

An island favorite and mine, too! I love shrimp and so will you when you taste this!

prep time
cook time
method ---
yield Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 1 - lime
  • 2 - mangoes, peeled, seeded, chopped
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • - cilantro, finely chopped
  • 12 ounces shrimp, large, cleaned, deveined
  • 1 cup unsweetened flaked coconut (4 oz.)

How To Make coconut shrimp with mango sauce

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly coat with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Step 2
    Finely shred 1 tsp. peel from lime and squeeze juice from the lime, add lime juice to blender with 1 cup of the chopped mango, honey, and the cayenne pepper, cover and process until smooth.
  • Step 3
    Remove 1/4 cup to a shallow dish. Transfer the remaining to a bowl, top with lime peel and cilantro. Set aside for dipping sauce.
  • Step 4
    Clean and devein the shrimp, pat dry. Sprinkle with salt.
  • Step 5
    Place coconut in a shallow dish. Dip shrimp in the 1/4 cup of mango sauce and then the coconut, pressing to coat. Place on baking sheet.
  • Step 6
    Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until coconut is golden and shrimp is cooked through.
  • Step 7
    Serve with dipping sauce.

Discover More

Category: Fish
Category: Seafood

Comment & Reviews

ADVERTISEMENT
Just A Pinch Sweepstakes