Coconut Shrimp with Citrus Dipping Sauce

Name: Coconut Shrimp with Citrus Dipping Sauce
Cuisine: Canadian
Ingredients: shrimp; cornstarch; fine salt; ground black pepper; sweetened shredded coconut; egg whites; vegetable oil; fresh lime juice; fresh orange juice; honey; ginger; dijon mustard; salt; hot sauce

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Anna and Michael Olson Cook at Home

By Anna Olson and Michael Olson

Published 2010

About

These make great pass-around hors d’oeuvres at cocktail parties. I don’t think caterers could survive without a variation of this recipe in their repertoire.

Ingredients

For Shrimp

¾ lb

Americas
Canada
Starter
Fish course
Gluten-free
Pescatarian

Method

For shrimp, run a paring knife down the back of each shrimp, to split it open without cutting all the way through (this is “butterflying”). Toss cornstarch, salt and pepper together in one bowl and pour coconut into another bowl. In a third bowl, whip egg whites until frothy.

Pour enough vegetable oil into a high-sided pot to a depth of 2 inches (5 cm), and heat to 350°F (180°C), using