Baked Coconut Shrimp with Apricot Dipping Sauce
 
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Recipe type: Appetizer, Main Dish
Serves: About 35 pieces of shrimp
Ingredients
  • FOR SHRIMP:
  • 1 lb. large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined*
  • 1-1/4 cups panko crumbs, divided
  • 1-1/4 cups sweetened shredded coconut, divided
  • 1 cup flour
  • 3 eggs
  • Cooking spray
  • FOR SAUCE:
  • 1 cup apricot preserves
  • 2 garlic cloves (2 tsp), minced
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp sriracha sauce (or more if you like the heat)
  • ¼ cup water
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine ¾ cup each of the panko and coconut.** Stir well to combine.
  3. In a small bowl, beat eggs together.
  4. Pour flour into another medium bowl.
  5. Take a shrimp and dip it into the flour until it is completely covered. Shake off the excess.
  6. Dunk it into the eggs and shake off the excess.
  7. Finally, dip it into the panko/coconut mixture, making sure the panko and coconut stick. Place on one of the cookie sheets. Continue until panko/coconut mixture is almost gone. Then, combine remaining ¾ cup panko and coconut in same bowl to finish the rest of the shrimp.
  8. Lightly spray shrimp with cooking spray and bake at 400 for 8 minutes. Turn the shrimp over and bake for another 6 to 8 minutes, checking frequently to make sure the coconut doesn't burn.
  9. Meanwhile, combine all sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil and turn to low, simmering for about 10 minutes.
Notes
*I like to get shrimp without the tails because I hate having shrimp tail scraps everywhere. But you can get the kind with the tails if you prefer. I got mine already prepped (peeled, deveined, and without tails) from Target.

**I like to use half of the panko/coconut mixture first because after awhile, the mixture can get clumpy and goopy from the moisture of the eggs.
Recipe by Simple, Sweet & Savory at https://www.simplesweetsavory.com/baked-coconut-shrimp-with-apricot-dipping-sauce/