The sweet coconut, rum and pina colada mix make this a shrimp dish fit for any island getaway.
How To Make Copycat Best Red Lobster's Coconut Shrimp Ever
Ingredients
- 2 cup plain bread crumbs
- 1 1/2 cup corn starch, divided
- 2 cup sweetened coconut flakes
- 1 1/2 cup pina colada drink mix, divided
- 2 tbsp powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
- 1 lb shrimp, uncooked, peeled, deveined, butterflied
- Vegetable oil , for deep frying
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup pineapple, crushed, drained
Instructions
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Combine bread crumbs, 1/2 cup cornstarch, and coconut flakes in a bowl and set aside.
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Combine 1 cup pina colada drink mix, powdered sugar, and rum in another bowl and set aside.
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Place 1 cup corn starch in a separate bowl. Coat shrimp in the following order to achieve desired texture:
1. Cornstarch mixture
2. Pina colada mixture
3. Coconut mixture
4. Pina colada mixture
5. Coconut mixture
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Carefully drop each coated shrimp into 375° oil. Fry until golden brown, remove from fryer, and drain.
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Combine 1/2 cup pina colada drink mix, sour cream, and pineapple. Dip fried shrimp in sauce to serve.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 25g
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- Calcium: 289mg
- Calories: 829kcal
- Carbohydrates: 115g
- Cholesterol: 296mg
- Fat: 20g
- Fiber: 7g
- Iron: 6mg
- Potassium: 392mg
- Protein: 33g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Sodium: 1418mg
- Vitamin A: 119IU
- Vitamin C: 11mg
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