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Recipe for "coconut-shrimp"

NAME

     COCONUT-SHRIMP - Shrimp in coconut beer batter with  dipping
     sauce
     (adapted from Chef Paul  Prudhomme's  Louisiana  Kitchen)  A
     nice appetizer, though very caloric.

INGREDIENTS (Serves 12 as appetizer)

          SEASONING MIX
     15 ml     ground red pepper
     5 ml      salt (optional)
     7.5 ml    sweet paprika
     7.5 ml    black pepper
     6 ml      garlic powder
     4 ml      onion powder
     4 ml      thyme
     4 ml      oregano
          DIPPING SAUCE
     500 g     orange marmalade or apricot  jam  (use  an  entire
               jar).
     75 ml     brown mustard
     75 ml     horseradish
          SHRIMP AND BATTER
     2         eggs
     200 g     flour
     250 ml    beer
     20 ml     baking powder
     4 dozen   medium shrimp, peeled with tails
     200 g     grated coconut (unsweetened)

PROCEDURE

          (1)  Combine the seasoning mix together in a bowl.
          (2)  Stir the dipping sauce ingredients together  in  a
               second  bowl.   Have  this ready at the table when
               the shrimp are done.
          (3)  Mix together 10 ml of the seasoning mix, 150 g  of
               flour,  the  beer and the baking powder, and place
               this in a third bowl.
          (4)  Combine the remaining flour with another 10 ml  of
               the seasoning mix.
          (5)  Coat each shrimp with the remaining seasoning mix,
               then  in  the  flour  mixture, then in the batter,
               then in the  coconut.   Deep-fry  the  shrimp  for
               about 1 minute and drain on paper towels.

NOTES

     Don't put too much batter on or it will overwhelm  the  poor
     shrimp.   The  dipping  sauce  is  great for other things as
     well.

RATING

     Difficulty: easy if you  can  deep-fry.   Time:  15  minutes
     preparation, 15 minutes cooking.  Precision: Measure batter,
     improvise with spices and dipping sauce.

CONTRIBUTOR

     Nicholas Horton
     Aiken Computation Lab, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., USA
     horton@harvard.harvard.edu    harvard!horton