HAWAIIAN STYLE COCONUT SHRIMP

Hawaiian Style Coconut Shrimp

This is one of my favorite shrimp dishes and it is really tasty and easy to make.  If you are allergic to shellfish, you can also sub in your favorite fish. Halibut, Salmon or other mild white fish work well. It works great with the bags of frozen shrimp or frozen fish as long as you slowly thaw them under COLD water.  A trick with frozen seafood is that you never want to run it under warm or hot water, it makes it tough and chewy. 

Ingredients: 

Shrimp or Fish

 2 cups Fresh Coconut (Shaved/flaked)

1 can of coconut milk

4 tbsp ground almonds (or you can grind them yourself in a food processor for more flavor)

1 tsp Cavendar's Greek Spice (Salt, Pepper, Garlic Power, Basil, Oregano, Paprika, etc)

1 Egg

1/2 cup all purpose flower (I use Wheat Flower)

1 1/2 tsp Baking Soda

2-3 cups of oil for frying 

Directions 

1. In medium bowl, combine egg, 1/2 cup flour, coconut milk and baking powder. 

2. Then in a separate bowl, combine the coconut flakes, Greek Spice and ground almonds.

3. Hold shrimp by tail or fish flat, and dredge in the coconut milk mix thoroughly to make sure the entire pieces of seafood in well coated.

4. Then roll the seafood into the dry flake mix of coconut, ground almonds and spices, shaking off excess flakes. 

5.  Place on a baking sheet lined with wax paper and Refrigerate for 30 minutes. 

6. Meanwhile, heat oil to 300 degrees F (170 degrees C) in a deep pan.

3. Lightly fry shrimp or fish in batches: cook, turning once, for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden brown. Using tongs, remove shrimp to paper towels to drain. Serve warm with your favorite dipping sauce. 

Dipping Sauces:

I LOVE aioli!  One of my favorites simple mixes:

Pesto Aioli
- Take Mayo and mix in your store bought pesto and pressed garlic.

I also love the Sweet Chili Sauce from Trader Joe's on this recipe.

Buttery Nip Martini

This is a my own invention thanks to my good old college days.  These martinis are sweet, so 2 of them will be about all you can handle.  They taste like a butterscotch candy and are delicious! This martini is also a hit with a lot of men. 

Butterscotch Schnapps ( 3 seconds)

Vodka (2 seconds)

Bailey's Irish Cream (1 1/2 seconds)

Kahlua ( 1 1/2 seconds)

I do free pouring which is easy, you just count your ounces as full seconds (1 Aloha, 2 Aloha, 3 Aloha...)  

Pour all ingredients into a martini shaker filled to the top with ice. Shake hard to break up ice and blend contents well.  Take the martini glass and you can either swirl chocolate syrup or caramel syrup onto the inside before pouring martini into the glass. Delicious!

You can also top with a squirt of whipped cream and a cookie.  You can also add an espresso twist by cutting down the recipe by 1/2 a second all around and then adding a shot in to into the martini shaker before shaking.