Copy Cat Coconut Shrimp With Pina Colada Sauce Like Red Lobsters Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Place 1 cup corn starch in a bowl; set aside.
• 2. Combine bread crumbs, 1/2 cup corn starch and coconut flakes in a separate bowl; set aside.
• 3. Combine 1 cup pina colada drink mix, powdered sugar and rum if desired in a separate bowl; set aside
• 4. Coat shrimp in corn starch, then dip in pina colada mixture, then in coconut mixture, back into pina colada mixture and back into coconut mixture.
• 5. Carefull drop each coated shrimp into 375 degree oil, fry until golden brown, drain on a brown paper bags.
• 6. To make sauce for dipping.
• 7. Combine 1/2 cup pina colada drink mix, sour cream and pineapple, stir and place in a bowl.
• 8. Dip fried shrimp in the sauce and enjoy.
• 9. * Also can be baked on a greased cookie sheet at 450 or until golden brown or broiled in your oven. Watch not to burn them.

Steps:

• Prepare pina colada dipping sauce first by combining all the ingredients.
• Cover this and let it chill out in the fridge while you make the shrimp.
• Heat oil to 350 degrees.
• Measure 3/4 cup of flour into a medium bowl.
• In another medium bowl mix together the remaining 3/4 cup flour, sugar, and salt.
• Stir milk and rum into flour mixture.
• Let this batter stand for five minutes.
• While the batter rests, combine panko breadcrumbs and shredded coconut into a third medium bowl.
• Butterfly cut each shrimp before you start the battering: Use a sharp knife to slice through the top of the shrimp (where the vein was) so that you can spread the shrimp open.
• Leave the tail intact.
• To batter the shrimp, dip each one in the flour, then the wet batter, then coat each shrimp with the panko/coconut mixture.
• Arrange the shrimp on a plate until all of them are battered.
• Fry the shrimp by dropping six at a time into the hot oil for 2 to 3 minutes or until the shrimp are golden brown.
• Remove shrimp to a rack or paper towels to drain.
• Serve shrimp with pina colada dipping sauce on the side, along with a small dish or your favorite salsa.