Baked Coconut Shrimp Recipe
Ingredients
| Apricot preserves | 3/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Lime juice | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Ground mustard | 1 /2 Teaspoon | |
| All purpose flour | 1 /4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Packed brown sugar | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Red cayenne pepper | 1 Dash | |
| 1 egg or 2 egg whites | ||
| Shredded coconut | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Medium shrimp | 1 Pound, deveined | |
| Butter/Margarine | 2 Tablespoon, melted | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1. In a 1-quart saucepan, place the apricot preserves, one tablespoon of the lime juice and the mustard
2. Mix well
3. Cook the mixture on low heat stirring occasionally until the apricot preserves melt and combine to form a sauce
4. Cool and refrigerate till the shrimps are ready
5. Preheat the oven to 425°F.
6. Move the oven rack to the lowest position in the oven.
7. Spray the oven rack with the broiler pan attachment with cooking spray
MAKING
8. In a small bowl, mix the flour, brown sugar, salt and red pepper.
9. In another bowl, tip the eggs and the remaining lime juice. Beat well
10. In another bowl, place the coconut
11. Coat each shrimp first with the flour mixture, followed by the egg mixture and then in the coconut
12. Place them immediately on the broiler rack in the oven
13. Drizzle with butter and bake for 7-8 minutes or till shrimp are pink and the coating is starting to brown
SERVING
14. Serve hot immediately with the apricot preserve sauce
1. In a 1-quart saucepan, place the apricot preserves, one tablespoon of the lime juice and the mustard
2. Mix well
3. Cook the mixture on low heat stirring occasionally until the apricot preserves melt and combine to form a sauce
4. Cool and refrigerate till the shrimps are ready
5. Preheat the oven to 425°F.
6. Move the oven rack to the lowest position in the oven.
7. Spray the oven rack with the broiler pan attachment with cooking spray
MAKING
8. In a small bowl, mix the flour, brown sugar, salt and red pepper.
9. In another bowl, tip the eggs and the remaining lime juice. Beat well
10. In another bowl, place the coconut
11. Coat each shrimp first with the flour mixture, followed by the egg mixture and then in the coconut
12. Place them immediately on the broiler rack in the oven
13. Drizzle with butter and bake for 7-8 minutes or till shrimp are pink and the coating is starting to brown
SERVING
14. Serve hot immediately with the apricot preserve sauce
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