Coconut Shrimp With Dipping Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup orange marmalade
• 4 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• peanut oil, for frying
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2/3 cup water
• 2 cups shredded sweetened coconut
• 1/2 cup breadcrumbs
• 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined

Recipe

• 1 dipping sauce:.
• 2 add all dipping sauce ingredients to a pot on a low temperature. heat for 10 minutes, making sure you stir ingredients every few minutes.
• 3 in a large, heavy pot, heat 2-inches of the peanut oil to 325 degrees f.
• 4 meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder. add the water and whisk until smooth. let the batter stand for 15 minutes.
• 5 in a wide, shallow bowl, toss the coconut and bread crumbs together.
• 6 put the shrimp into the batter. remove the shrimp, 1 at a time, and dredge in the coconut mixture, pressing to help the coconut adhere. fry the shrimp in batches in the hot oil for 1 to 2 minutes or until brown. use a slotted spoon to transfer the shrimp to a baking sheet lined with paper towels. serve the shrimp with the dipping sauce.