Coconut Crusted Shrimp

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 24 large shrimp, peeled with tail on
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon hot chili flakes
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat a large pot of oil to 350 degrees f.
• 2 butterfly the shrimp by cutting down the center back of the shrimp, do not to cut all the way through.
• 3 open and flatten the two halves like a book, so that it resembles a butterfly.
• 4 remove the vein.
• 5 make an egg wash by whisking the eggs together with the chili flakes and a little water.
• 6 season shrimp with salt and pepper.
• 7 dip the butterflied shrimp into the egg wash and then coat in coconut.
• 8 deep fry in hot oil until golden and crispy and shrimp is cooked through.