Restaurant Recipes
Red Lobster Coconut Shrimp
Ingredients
- 2 cups plain bread crumbs
- 1 1/2 cups cornstarch, divided
- 2 cups sweetened coconut flakes
- 1 1/2 cups pina colada drink mix, divided
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup Captain Morgan Spiced Rum
- 1 pound large uncooked shrimp, peeled, deveined, butterflied
- Vegetable oil for deep frying
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup canned crushed pineapple, drained
Instructions
- Combine bread crumbs, 1/2 cup cornstarch, and coconut flakes in a bowl and set aside.
- Combine 1 cup pina colada drink mix, powdered sugar, and rum in another bowl and set aside.
- Place 1 cup cornstarch in a separate bowl. Coat shrimp in cornstarch, then dip into pina colada mixture, then into coconut mixture, back into pina colada mixture, and back into coconut mixture.
- Carefully drop each coated shrimp into 375 degree oil. Fry until golden brown, remove from fryer, and drain.
- Combine 1/2 cup pina colada drink mix, sour cream, and pineapple.
- Dip fried shrimp into sauce.