
Do something different with your shrimp dish! This seafood recipe uses desiccated coconut for the breading: it’s light, crunchy, and delicious!It will give your shrimp a unique texture and a tropical flavor.

Coconut Shrimp Popcorn Recipe
Do something different with your shrimp dish!
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Resting Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 25 minutes mins
Course Main Dishes
Cuisine Asian
Servings 2 to 3
Ingredients
Coconut Shrimp Popcorn Ingredients
- 1 Cup all-purpose flour
- 1 Cup beer
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- vegetable oil to deep-fry
- 21 to 25 large Shrimp peeled and deveined, with heads left on
- 1 1/2 cups coconut (buko) dessicated
- 1/2 Cup sour cream
- 1/4 Cup honey
- 1/4 Cup mustard
- 1 tablespoon horseradish
Instructions
- Combine flour, beer, and salt in a bowl. Let mixture stand at room temperature for 2 hours.
- Make the dipping sauce: Mix together all ingredients in a bowl. Refrigerate, covered, until ready to serve.
- Heat oil in a deep, heavy-bottomed pan. Pat shrimp dry with paper towels. Dip shrimp in beer batter then dredge in desiccated coconut. Deep-fry shrimp for 2 to 3 minutes or just until batter is crispy. Do this in batches to avoid overcrowding the pan. Drain shrimp on a wire rack.
- Serve immediately with dipping sauce on the side.
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