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Chef Mick
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Sweet but savory coconut and lime sauce tops prawns. Jumbo shrimp are often referred to as prawns in the US, however, this recipe will work for any shrimp-like creature, no matter the term.This goes together quickly.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:

* 1/4 cup sweet coconut flakes
* 1 Tablespoon peanut or canola oil
* 3/4 pound large prawns, shelled, deveined and butterflied
* 1/2 Tablespoon minced shallots
* 1/2 Tablespoon minced garlic
* 1-1/2 ounces lime juice
* 1-1/2 ounces rice wine vinegar
* 1-1/2 ounces sake or dry white wine
* 1-1/2 ounces Coco Lopez or coconut cream
* 1/8 cup chopped green onion
* 1/8 cup chopped cilantro
* 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
* 1 Tablespoon sesame oil
* 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
* Salt and pepper to taste
* Lime slices and/or green onion flowers for garnish

Preparation:
Toast coconut flakes in a 350-degree F oven until light golden brown. Remove and set aside.

Heat the oil in a saute pan over medium heat. When the oil is hot enough to make a piece of shallot dance around in the pan, carefully add the prawns and cook them for about two minutes or until they are three-quarters of the way cooked. Quickly remove the prawns from the pan and reserve them on a plate.

Add the shallots to the saute pan. Cook until opaque, then add the garlic and the acidic liquids (lime juice, vinegar, and wine). Reduce the mixture by half and add the coconut cream. Stir around, add the prawns, green onion, cilantro, vanilla, and sesame oil and cook the shrimp all the way through. Season with salt, pepper, and (if desired) red pepper flakes. If there is not enough sauce, add one ounce of water to the pan before serving and re-season).

Serve with your favorite type of steamed rice, garnish with toasted coconut, lime slices, and green onion flowers.

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You are soooo quick and thank you [Smile] I will cook this recipe this Thursday evening for dinner, being the weekend and all [Big Grin] Shrimps are aphrodisiacs aren’t they [Razz] and I will serve it as recommended with steamed rice, and toasted coconut ( how do I toast them? On the skillet?)
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Nevermind my ignorance Micky, i read the directions throughly and i know how to toast the coconut [Big Grin]
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in the oven or a skillet. just by themselves , no oil or nothing . be careful it burns quick. so watch it.375o for like 5 mins. or in the skillet on medium turn the coconut turns brown


you beat me to it [Big Grin] [Big Grin] [Big Grin]

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quote:
Originally posted by MICKY A:
in the oven or a skillet. just by themselves , no oil or nothing . be careful it burns quick. so watch it.375o for like 5 mins. or in the skillet on medium turn the coconut turns brown

thanks, and i will be careful [Wink] - look forward to this meal, you know me too well, coconut and shrimps just turn me onnnnnnnnnn [Big Grin]

[Razz]

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Hmmmm, I must be from another country because I thought that we always called them SHRIMP no matter what the size. Love those JUMBO shrimp from the Gulf . . . ya know, the one in the south . . .Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas have lots of "shrimpers" down here.

But being the anal person that I am regarding "words", I had to go google "shrimp vs prawn" . . . seems there is universal confusion, hehe . . . depending on what part of the world you live in.

http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/78077.html

http://museumvictoria.com.au/crust/caribiol.html


So no matter what you call them, enjoy!!!

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Ohhh dear lord I've died and gone to heaven, these sound GREAT!
So, in Texas we call them Shrimp, but they're the jumbo types? [Confused]
(btw, thank you Micky for not posting a picture, I honestly don't think I could have handled it~)
[Big Grin]

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i love the fried butterfly shrimp!!!


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Micky, don't want to disappoint you but i'll cook your recipe either tomorrow or after, i'm lounging tonight [Wink]

Yeah i need to get out.

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thanks for the sauce recipe!!! i bought a box of coconut shrimp with lime and mango sauce at aldis and they are sooooo good. now i can make them me self! [Smile]
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