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Coconut Shrimp Lollypops with Apricot-Ginger Dipping Sauce Recipe

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Coconut Shrimp Lollypops with Apricot-Ginger Dipping Sauce
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Ingredients
15
Count
Nutrition
3139
Calories
Total time
55
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Place all apricot dipping sauce ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth. Reserve.
  2. Pierce the soft eye of the coconut and drain the coconut water. Reserve.
  3. Crack coconut in 1/2 using the back of a cleaver.
  4. Separate the coconut meat from the shell. Use a pairing knife to remove the brown skin from the meat. Using the finest part of your grater, grate 2 cups of coconut .
  5. Pour coconut water in a measuring cup and if necessary top off with beer until you have 3/4 cup of liquid. Reserve. If you are using store-bought shredded coconut (and consequently do not have any coconut water) replace mixture with 3/4 cup of beer.
  6. In a large bowl, combine flour, coconut water/beer mixture, baking soda, salt, cayenne, and egg. Beat until it is smooth. Add a bit more flour or beer, if necessary, so that the batter has the consistency of thick pancake batter.
  7. Tightly wrap each shrimp like a pinwheel (with the tail end of the shrimp on the outside) and skewer 1 shrimp on the end of each skewer. Use a paper towel to pat the shrimp dry.
  8. Pour oil into a small, tall pot until it is 3 inches deep. Heat oil until it reaches 350 degrees F (see oil dissertation below).
  9. While oil is heating, dip each shrimp into the batter, then dredge into the coconut shreds so that the entire lollypop is covered in coconut shreds.
  10. When oil is ready, submerge 4 shrimp at a time into oil (with the skewers sticking out of the pot). Fry for approximately 1 minute, or until coconut is a golden brown, rotating the top of the skewer once or twice. Remove and place lollypops on paper towel to absorb excess oil.
  11. Skim any wayward coconut shreds from the oil. Adjust heat so that it is 350 degrees F again and continue with next batch. Serve with apricot dipping sauce. For a creative presentation, stick skewers into an upturned pineapple or melon 1/2 and/or serve the dip in a coconut 1/2 (the side without the hole!)
  12. *An important note on cooking with oil:
  13. Oil temperature is very important. If it is too high, food burns, too low and it turns out greasy. if you do not have a thermometer, stick a 1/2-inch cube of bread on a skewer and dip it in the oil. If the oil bubbles, but the bread doesn't brown, continue heating oil. If the bread browns instantly, the oil temperature is too high. If the bread turns into a golden crouton in 5 to 10 seconds, you are set to fry.
  14. Hot oil is very dangerous. Never leave it unattended on the stove and do not heat over a high flame for an extended period of time. The best way to put out an oil fire (God forbid) is to smother it with a tightly fitting lid.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3139.16 Kcal (13143 kJ)
Calories from fat 2738.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 304.31g 468%
Cholesterol 70.5mg 24%
Sodium 1213.28mg 51%
Potassium 2722.63mg 58%
Total Carbs 94.42g 31%
Sugars 33.38g 134%
Dietary Fiber 14.43g 58%
Protein 24.15g 48%
Vitamin C 23.5mg 39%
Iron 6.5mg 36%
Calcium 103mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 329.27 Kcal (1379 kJ)
Calories from fat 287.27 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 31.92g 468%
Cholesterol 7.39mg 24%
Sodium 127.26mg 51%
Potassium 285.58mg 58%
Total Carbs 9.9g 31%
Sugars 3.5g 134%
Dietary Fiber 1.51g 58%
Protein 2.53g 48%
Vitamin C 2.5mg 39%
Iron 0.7mg 36%
Calcium 10.8mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 87.3
    Points
  • 90
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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