Easy Coconut Shrimp
Coconut shrimp is one of my favorite appetizers. There is nothing not to love about crispy and crunchy breadcrumb coated shrimp, with sweet coconut flakes. While you can make baked coconut shrimp, nothing beats deep-frying. In this recipe tutorial, you will learn this easy coconut shrimp recipe that yields the BEST and crispiest coconut shrimp ever.
How To Make Coconut Shrimp
Coconut shrimp can be quite expensive if you dine out. Homemade coconut shrimp is so much cheaper. To make the best coconut shrimp, I recommend tiger prawn or jumbo shrimp. To sweeten up the coconut shrimp, add some some sugar into the beaten egg, which is used for coating the shrimp before panko breadcrumbs and coconut flakes. This is the secret for plump, juicy, crispy and sweet coconut shrimp.
Is there a coconut shrimp sauce to serve with coconut shrimp? The answer is no. You don’t need a sauce, but you could use a dipping sauce. I like spicy Tartar Sauce as a dipping sauce, which you can find in my coconut shrimp recipe. Enjoy!
Other Shrimp Recipes:
- Baked Coconut Shrimp
- Parmesan Baked Popcorn Shrimp
- Lemon Garlic Shrimp
- Honey Garlic Shrimp
- Roasted Shrimp Scampi
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Thomas
Just made some and they turned out great. I pan fried them as I don’t have a deep fryer and turned after about a minuted. I also dredged the shrimp in corn starch first and then the egg followed by the Panko/Coconut… I skipped the sugar as I was using sweetened coconut flakes which I already had on hand. Thanks for the recipe.
Kristen
This looks great! I usually use this coconut shrimp recipe but will give yours a try too!
farzana
Hi . Sounds like a wondrful re
cipe. Just one question. Do you use the whole egg. Or just egg white? Thank you
Rasa Malaysia
Whole egg.
jennai
These looks so delicious and super cute
Kathleen | Hapa Nom Nom
I made this tonight and it was a sensational hit! Earth-shatteringly crispy on the outside (I could actually hear the ‘crunch’) and perfectly cooked inside! I will definitely be making this again! Thanks for the fantastic recipe!
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Kathleen, thanks for trying my coconut shrimp recipe. How do you like the sugar trick. It makes the shrimp sweeter and so much better!! :)