Simple Gluten Free Coconut Shrimp

This recipe for gluten free coconut shrimp is crispy and crunchy and made the simple means with a no-mess batter.

Choosing and cooking shrimp

I did not develop up consuming shrimp at dwelling, ever, so the concept of choose shrimp to purchase for making ready at dwelling was mystifying to me for a lot too lengthy. When you already know all about shopping for and cooking shrimp, be at liberty to maintain scrolling!

Frozen shrimp are usually inexpensive than recent—and except you are shopping for them off the boat, frozen ones are simply as recent as you may discover on the fish counter. Plus, they’re very simple to defrost shortly by putting them in a colander and operating cool water over them for about 5 minutes.

When you’re snug eradicating the “vein” (it isn’t an precise vein and let’s depart it at that), you do not have to purchase them deveined. So-called simple peel shrimp are all the time deveined. If they don’t seem to be shelled, the shell comes off simply, in a single giant piece.

When you purchase shrimp from the fish monger, it ought to go with out saying (however I am saying it anyway) that it mustn’t odor fishy. Meaning it is previous.

Yet another factor: do not buy them already cooked except you are planning to serve them chilly. It is inconceivable to even warmth shrimp that you just purchase cooked with out overcooking them and making them rubbery.

Are you able to bake the shrimp as a substitute of frying?

Truly, sure! I take advantage of this mess-free batter methodology from our recipes for pan fried gluten free hen cutlets and baked gluten free sesame hen with almost all proteins. It really works for pan-frying in addition to oven baking.

Shrimp prepare dinner extra shortly than hen, so you do not need to overcook them. For absolutely the crispiest shrimp, place the battered and breaded shrimp on a wire rack positioned above a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Spray the tops of the shrimp with cooking oil spray, and bake at 375°F for 10 to fifteen minutes or till crisp and frivolously golden brown. I have not tried it, however I believe they might work very well in an air fryer as nicely. Simply ensure to not crowd the basket, and spray the shrimp generously with cooking oil spray.

What goes with coconut shrimp?

I prefer to serve these crisp, barely candy shrimp over skinny Asian rice noodles. Add some blanched sugar snap peas or broccoli crowns for a easy meal. After all, you may all the time serve them over cooked white (or brown) rice.

For dipping, I’ve included a fast and straightforward recipe for a candy and savory apricot sauce. You possibly can add a couple of crushed pink pepper flakes for some kick, too.

After all, coconut shrimp are actually mostly served as appetizers. However I imagine within the energy of small bites (I even wrote a ebook referred to as Gluten Free Small Bites!) served alone for a fast meal with a couple of recent lemon wedges.

Components and substitutions

Egg

The egg within the batter is basically necessary in making a thick savory crust on the coconut shrimp. If you cannot have eggs, you may attempt utilizing a vegan mayonnaise rather than each the egg and the oil.

Oil

The batter that the shrimp soak in requires further virgin olive oil, which is a flavorful oil with a comparatively low smoke level. I like to recommend utilizing it within the batter, however not as a frying oil as it should burn too shortly and simply.

For shallow pan frying and for deep frying alike, I prefer to us a mix of half canola or grapeseed oil and half nonhydrogenated vegetable shortening. That combination holds warmth steadily, and would not smoke at an inexpensive frying temperature.

Coconut

This recipe for gluten free coconut shrimp can simply be made with out, nicely, coconut. Simply improve the quantity of panko-style gluten free bread crumbs.

If you would like extra coconut taste, use virgin coconut oil for frying that is not triple-filtered. It should have a light coconut taste. You too can use coconut milk in batter recipe.