Coconut Shrimp - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/2 lbs raw jumbo shrimp
    1/2 cup flour
    1/2 cup cornstarch
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon white pepper
    2 teaspoons cooking oil
    1 cup ice water
    oil (for frying)
    2 cups coconut
    Sauce
    1/2 cup orange marmalade
    1/4 cup Dijon mustard
    1/4 cup honey
    3 drops Tabasco sauce
Preparation
    Peel and devein the shrimp; dry on paper towels.
    Mix the flour, cornstarch, salt and pepper in a medium bowl.
    Add oil and the ice water to the dry ingredients; stir to blend.
    Heat the oil to 350 degrees in an electric skillet.
    Dip the shrimp in the batter, then roll each shrimp in the coconut.
    Fry shrimp for about 4 minutes, or until lightly browned.
    Do not overcook!
    Place the shrimp in a shallow baking dish and bake at 300 degrees for 5-7 minutes to complete cooking.
    Combine the marmalade, Dijon mustard, honey and Tabasco to make the sauce and serve with the shrimp.

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