What Is Coconut Shrimp?

Series Summary

Frutti di mare, the produce of the sea, the catch of the day—seafood is known by many different names. It serves as the main ingredient in hundreds of recipes, since a great number of people around the world depend on seafood as a major source of protein in their daily diet. And fish, shrimp, crabs, lobster and scallops all have different flavors and textures that lend themselves to some delicious dishes, whether fried, poached or boiled. Depending upon the season, the region and the climate, local seafood can come from the water, to your waiter, to you in the matter of a day. Hopefully you have experience enough to know that nothing tastes better than a well-prepared meal of fresh seafood.

In these free cooking videos, learn how to make a fried coconut shrimp recipe. Our expert will walk you through the process step-by-step, with tips on how to buy fresh shrimp, what ingredients and utensils are needed, how to devein the shrimp, how to add flour, make a beer batter, and dip the shrimp, how to make an orange marmalade dipping sauce, how to fry the shrimp, and how to serve the dish with a little bit of flair. Enjoy.

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Rich Buccola of New York City and today I'm going to show you how to make coconut shrimp with orange marmalade dipping sauce. Coconut shrimp, let me tell you what I know about coconut shrimp. I remember in like the early 70's I was a kid and my aunt went to some luau and when she got back she talked about this coconut shrimp and she was right in the kitchen buying it, making it. So I'm going to have to say based on that it probably comes from some Hawaiian decent being that you are putting coconut with shrimp. I mean, there's a lot of coconut in Hawaii. I guess it makes sense. But today I'm going to show you how to make it, I'm going to show you just how easy it is. It's a great, great appetizer. Everybody love coconut shrimps. I mean at my house forget it you can man them. We won't even tell you how the story today because there would be no leftovers. That's how convinced I am of just how good this meal is. It can be pricey depending on shrimp but I'm going to go over every aspect. I'm going to show you ingredients, hardware, what you need, cost, and if there is any storage. But, I tell you, if you have Uncle Lenny like at my house there's never any leftovers when it comes to shrimp, but if not I'll show you how to store it, too. When I come back it's coconut shrimp today, right now, Expert Village. "