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Coconut Shrimp

Ingredients

  • 1 lb raw prawns (or shrimp) in shell
  • 1 (403 mL) can coconut milk
  • 1-2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp ginger root, peeled and minced
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Wash prawns or shrimp, but do not shell them.
  2. Place prawns into a medium saucepan with coconut milk, garlic, ginger, salt, and pepper.
  3. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
  4. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered 15 minutes. Stir frequently.

This recipe inspired in part or in whole from here.

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14 Comments

  1. Just curious how many servings this dish would be? In general how many servings are the dishes with no specific serving size listed?

    Chrisjon2003

  2. In general, portion sizes are based on 4oz of meat per person.

    Jason G.

  3. So delicious – served it on top of “rice” – very very good

    TriGirl

  4. we really liked this! I added some vegetables to it so it seemed more like a meal than an appetizer.

    ga_Mpls

  5. I was wondering why the recipe says to keep the shells on?

    Vince S

  6. The shells are actually edible, and offer a lot of nutrients. But if you’re (understandably) not into that, the reason is that keeping the shells on gives the shrimp another layer of flavor. If you want to take the shells off, go ahead – just watch the cooking time because they may cook more quickly that way.

    Neely

  7. Possibly one of my favorite meals of all time. Even if I quit Paleo today, I would still continue making this. Thank you for this recipe, it was so good!

    Lauren

  8. What kind of veggies went well with this? Looking to round this recipe out with some green things.

    Tim

  9. Tim,

    Green pepper and sugar snap peas go really well with this dish. Almost like a Thai curry without the spices.

    John H.

  10. Made this tonight and loved the flavor! I followed the cook times, though, and the shrimp were super tough. I’m thinking that you need to bring the broth to a boil before you ever add the shrimp. My shrimp were already turning orange well before I achieved the boil, so the 12-15 minutes of simmering was too long :(

    Kimberly

  11. Yummy! I definitely recommend this one!

    Serenity

  12. I’m allergic to shrimp…any suggestions what other type of meat can be used for this recipe?

    Jemita18

  13. @jemita18 – Maybe scallops or some kind of white fish?

    Neely

  14. Delicious, but I took the shells off the shrimp and cooked the shells in the coconut broth for 10-12 minutes, then strained out the shells and cooked the shrimp in the broth until shrimp were done. Very tasty!!

    trish665

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