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Coconut Shrimp
Fish

Coconut Shrimp

10 min🌡 400°F / 204°C

Sweet, crunchy coconut-crusted shrimp that taste like a tropical vacation — golden all over without deep frying. Serve with sweet chili sauce or pineapple dipping sauce.

Ingredients

Large shrimp
peeled, deveined, tails on
1 lb
Sweetened shredded coconut
¾ cup
Panko breadcrumbs
¼ cup
All-purpose flour
¼ cup
Eggs
beaten
2 large
Salt
½ tsp
Cooking spray
generous coating
Sweet chili sauce
for dipping

Chef tips

💡Mix coconut with panko — pure coconut burns before the shrimp is cooked, panko prevents this
💡Generous cooking spray is essential — coconut won't toast evenly without it
💡Watch closely in the last 2 minutes — coconut goes from perfectly golden to burnt very quickly
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