coconut shrimp with sweet & sour orange sauce

Bronx, New York to York, PA
Updated on May 18, 2011

Shrimp and Coconut....my husband and kids love them.

prep time 15 Min
cook time 15 Min
method ---
yield 2 to 4

Ingredients

  • SHRIMP
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup pancake mix (i.e. aunt jemima)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 - 14 oz.pkg. sweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 1/2 - lbs. extra lg. shrimp tails left on
  • 6 cups peanut or vegetable oil for frying
  • SAUCE
  • 2 1/2 cups orange marmalade
  • 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
  • 2 tablespoons rice win vinegar
  • 1 cup water for the batter not sauce

How To Make coconut shrimp with sweet & sour orange sauce

  • Step 1
    Prepare shrimp: Place flour in a medium bowl. Whisk pancake mix, salt and 1 cup water in another bowl to form a smooth batter. Place coconut in another bowl.
  • Step 2
    Dredge 1 shrimp at a time in flour, shake off excess, hold shrimp by tail, dip into batter, allow excess to drip off and make a well in coconut and drop in batter coated shrimp and cover with coconut press to adhere. Repeat... use a little extra water if batter thickens.
  • Step 3
    Sauce: Mix all ingredients together, set aside and serve with shrimp.
  • Step 4
    I place my shrimp on wax paper and freeze before I fry them and the coconut adheres and just fry directly from the freezer in batches. Do not crowd the shrimp when frying. Place on baking sheet in a warm oven while frying all the shrimp. Serve. Enjoy.

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