Oven Baked Coconut Shrimp With Pineapple Salsa Recipes

BAKED COCONUT SHRIMP WITH PINEAPPLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place cornstarch in a small bowl. Beat egg whites and coconut extract in a second bowl with a fork until almost forming peaks. Mix bread crumbs, coconut, and sucralose in a third bowl.
• Dredge shrimp, one at a time, in cornstarch, then in the egg mixture, and finally in the bread crumb mixture. Place the breaded shrimp on a plate; season with salt and pepper. Spray both sides of shrimp with cooking spray and place on a nonstick baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven, about 10 minutes, flipping halfway through the cooking time.
• Meanwhile, combine canned pineapple, chili garlic sauce, and sucralose in a food processor or blender. Blend until completely smooth; season with salt and pepper. Serve shrimp with dipping sauce immediately after baking.

COCONUT SHRIMP WITH BASIL PINEAPPLE SALSA

Steps:

• In a medium bowl combine all salsa ingredients, stir, cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Best if left to marinate over night.
• Preheat oven to 400°F In medium shallow dish, combine cornstartch, salt ans cayanne pepper; set aside. In another medium dish, combine coconut and cheese. In small bown beat egg whites until frothy; about 2 minutes.
• Coat a large baking sheet non stick with cooking spray. Working with one shrimp at at time: dredge in cornstartch mixture, dip in egg white, then in coconut/cheese, pressing lightly with fingers. Place on prepared baking sheet, repeat with remaining shrimp. Bake 20 minutes, turning after 10 minutes.
• Remove from oven and serve with pineapple salsa.

OVEN-BAKED COCONUT SHRIMP (LOW-FAT)

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees F.
• Rinse the shrimp under cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
• In a shallow dish combine the cornstarch with salt and red pepper; stir to combine.
• Place the egg whites in a medium bowl; beat using an electric mixer on high speed until frothy (about 2 minutes).
• Place the coconut in a shallow dish.
• Working one shrimp at a time dredge the shrimp firstly in the cornstarch mixture, then dip in egg whites and then in shredded coconut.
• Place the shrimp on a foil-lined baking sheet that has been generously coated with cooking spray.
• Repeat with remaining shrimp (cornstarch, then egg white and then in coconut).
• Lightly spray the shrimp with cooking spray.
• Bake for about 20 minutes or until the shrimp are done, turn the shrimp after 10 minutes of cooking making that 10 minutes per side.

COCONUT SHRIMP WITH PINEAPPLE HERB DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare the Coconut Shrimp: Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread coconut on an ungreased baking sheet. Toast in the oven for 3-5 minutes or until golden brown, stirring frequently to ensure even cooking. Transfer coconut to a pie plate; cool.
• Turn oven temperature up to 425°F. Grease the same baking sheet. Place flour in a small bowl. In another small bowl, whisk egg whites with water until foamy. Stir panko into the coconut in the pie plate. In a large bowl, toss shrimp with soy sauce and pepper.
• One at a time, hold shrimp by tail and coat with flour, shaking off excess; then dip in egg white mixture. Finally, roll in coconut mixture to coat well.
• Place shrimp on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until shrimp are opaque throughout and coating is crisp.
• Meanwhile, prepare the Pineapple Herb Dipping Sauce: Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup juice. In a food processor, pulse pineapple, reserved pineapple juice, herbs, and lime juice until blended.
• Serve coconut shrimp with dipping sauce.