Coconut Shrimp--Hawaiian :)

This is a recipe I found in a magazine at my friend's house. The first time I had the coconut shrimp was at Jackie Chan Restaurant in Hawaii. It was really good but quite expensive. I am glad I found this recipe because now I eat this dish whenever I feel like it!

The original recipe comes with a salsa dip for the coconut shrimp, which I did not end up making myself. But I will share it nonetheless :)



Serving: 2-4

Ingredients:
1. 12 jumbo shrimp (If you don't have jumbo shrimp, I just use large shrimp that I bought from Wal-Mart)
2. 2 cups Vegetable oil
3. 2 large egg whites, lightly beaten. (I used only one egg white for my 20 large shrimp)
4. 1/4 teaspoon salt
5. 1/2 cup cornstarch
6. 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut (I used more than one cup)

Instructions:
1. Peel shrimp, leaving tails on, and devein.(I bought shrimp that are already peeled and deveined)
2. Pour oil into a frying pan. Enough to cover the shrimp. Heat oil on medium high fire.
3. Combine egg whites and salt in a shallow bowl. Place cornstarch in a separate shallow dish.
4. Coat shrimp with cornstarch, shaking off the excess. Dip shrimp in egg white mixture and dredge in coconut.
5. Fry shrimp in 2 batches, 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown. Drain.

To make salsa, you need to have
1/4 cup mirin
1/4 cup chile sauce with garlic
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 cups finely diced pineapple
3/4 cup diced papaya
1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
1/2 cup seeded cucumber
1/4 cup diced red onion

Stir together. Makes 7 cups.

Celery and Shrimp

I love seafood and shrimp is my favorite! I could eat shrimp all my life and not get tired of it. There are so many ways of cooking shrimp and they are all so tasty! Anyways, the recipe I am going to share today is one of my mom's. I used to eat this dish without ever thinking how she cooked it. So I tried really hard today to emulate the same recipe. Of course the taste is not exactly the same but it's close and it's as good :) *If you are allergic to shrimp...sorry!*

What you need:

-- 20 large shrimps, peeled and deveined (you can buy shrimps that are peeled and deveined in most grocery stores)

-- 1 cup of celery, washed and diced

--3 cloves of garlic, chopped

--1 teaspoon of garlic salt (or more if you like it saltier)

--1 teaspoon of corn starch

gravy:

Mix and stir the two items below in a bowl.

--2 cups of water (less if you want the gravy to be thicker)

--1 tablespoon of vegetable oil

Instructions:

1. Heat the saucepan over medium-high fire. Then, pour in the oil.

2. Stir in the garlic after the oil is heated. Fry for roughly 30 seconds.

3. Stir in the celery and fry for 1 minute.

4. Throw the shrimps in. Stir-fry them til the shrimps turn red.

5. Pour in the gravy and keep stirring til the gravy boils.

6. Turn the fire off and season with the garlic salt.

*Serve this dish with steam rice.

Happy cooking!

Sharon