Baked Coconut Shrimp

Shredded coconut lends a crunchy and chewy texture to the coating for tender baked shrimp.

Baked Coconut Shrimp

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40 minutes

40 minutes

About 31 servings (1 shrimp and 1 teaspoon sauce each)

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Nutrition Info

  • 1 Serving
  • 60
  • 2g
    (Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g)
  • 30mg
  • 60mg
  • 8g
    (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 6g)
  • 3g
  • Percent Daily Value*
  • 0%
  • 0%
  • 0%
  • 2%
  • Exchanges
  • 1/2
  • 1/2
  • 1/2
  • Carbohydrate Choices
  • 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Tips & Techniques

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  • Kitchen Tips

    Prepare the shrimp up to 2 hours ahead of time. Refrigerate covered, and bake just before serving.

  • Serve these terrific low-fat appetizers with purchased cocktail sauce.

Ingredients

  • 3/4  cup apricot preserves
  • 1  tablespoon lime juice
  • 1/2  teaspoon ground mustard
  • 1/4  cup all-purpose flour
  • 2  tablespoons packed brown sugar
  • 1/4  teaspoon salt
  • Dash of ground red pepper (cayenne)
  • 1  egg
  • 1  tablespoon lime juice
  • 1  cup shredded coconut
  • 1  lb uncooked peeled deveined medium shrimp (31 to 35), thawed if frozen
  • 2  tablespoons butter or margarine, melted

Directions

  1. 1In 1-quart saucepan, mix apricot preserves, 1 tablespoon lime juice and the mustard. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, just until preserves are melted. Refrigerate while making shrimp.
  2. 2Move oven rack to lowest position. Heat oven to 425°F. Spray rack in broiler pan with cooking spray.
  3. 3In shallow bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, salt and red pepper. In another shallow bowl, beat egg and 1 tablespoon lime juice. In third shallow bowl, place coconut.
  4. 4Coat each shrimp with flour mixture, then dip each side into egg mixture and coat well with coconut. Place on rack in broiler pan. Drizzle with butter.
  5. 5Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until shrimp are pink and firm and coating is beginning to brown. Serve with preserves mixture.

Categories: Course, Appetizers, Hot Appetizers, Main Dishes, Seafood, Shrimp Recipes

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