Baked Coconut Shrimp

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp. lime juice
  • 2 tsp. fresh jalapeno pepper, finely chopped
  • 1/2 cup pineapple preserves
  • 1-pound uncooked large shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 2 egg whites
  • 2 tbsp. cornstarch
  • 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
  • Dipping sauce, your choice

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl, combine lime juice, jalapeno pepper, and pineapple preserves; mix well.
  • Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • Pre-heat oven to 400°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a small bowl, beat egg whites, with a hand mixer, until soft peaks form.
  • Place cornstarch and coconut on two separate plates.
  • Hold shrimp by the tail and dip and coat the shrimp with cornstarch.
  • Next, dip the shrimp in the egg whites and finally in the coconut; coating well.
  • Place shrimp on the cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 15 – 17 minutes or until coconut is a golden brown.
  • Make sure to turn it once halfway through to make sure both sides brown.
  • Serve with dipping sauce.
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