Make it at Home: Captain’s Coconut Shrimp

If you want to escape to the tropics, but just can’t get away. This coconut shrimp recipe from Dreams Los Cabos will make you feel like you are there without ever leaving your home.

Dreams Los Cabos Captain’s Coconut ShrimpCoconut Shrimp

Ingredients:

6-8 cups of vegetable oil
12 to 16 large shrimp
1 ½ cup of flour
2 tablespoons of sugar
Salt to taste
1 cup of milk
2 tablespoons of Captain Morgan’s Rum
1 cup panko bread crumbs
½ cup shredded coconut

Directions:

  • Heat oil in a deep fryer to 350 ºF
  • Mix together ¾ cup of flour, sugar and salt
  • After thoroughly mixed, stir in milk and Captain Morgan’s rum and let the batter stand for 5 minutes
  • While the batter is resting, combine coconut and bread crumbs in a separate bowl
  • You can then begin coating the shrimp
  • First coat the shrimp in flour, then the wet batter and finally the bread crumb and coconut mixture.
  • After the shrimp is coated, fry the shrimp in the heated oil

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