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Recipe: Coconut Prawns

I love coconut and I love prawns so why not just mix the two together and be done with it already! I actually had a dish similar to this at the Thai restaurant we went to last week for our anniversary. That one was more of a batter style coconut coating with a honey drizzle over the top. My recipe here is a breadcrumb coating and is accompanied with a lemon mayonnaise dip. I know lemon is a pretty key ingredient to mayo already but just a squeeze more lemon juice and it really comes alive with the coconut prawns.

coconut prawns with lemon mayonaise

This recipe is all about the preparation. You simply need to prepare a few dishes and go through the dipping motions to get a fantastic coconut breadcrumb coating on the prawns.

I think these coconut prawns would be ace with proper big hefty king prawns but we made do with the so-called king prawns from Sainsbury’s which were significantly smaller.

coconut prawns

This dish totally calls out for some al fresco eating with an ice cold beer or mojito.

Coconut Prawns (serves 2)

  • 100g king prawns
  • 4 tbsp sweetened coconut
  • 4tbsp breadcrumbs
  • large pinch sea salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 3 tbsp of plain flour
  • sunflower oil for cooking

for the lemon mayo

  • 3-4 tbsp mayonnaise
  • juice of 1/4 – 1/2 lemon (depending on taste)
  1. first prepare the lemon mayonnaise – simply take a fork and whisk the lemon juice into the mayo until smooth and creamy. transfer into a ramekin, cover with cling film and place in the fridge until ready to eat.
  2. to prepare the prawns – place the plain flour on a large plate, whisk the egg in a small shallow bowl, and in another bowl combine the breadcrumbs and coconut with a good pinch of salt
  3. sprinkle the prawns with a light dusting of salt first before dipping in the flour, then the egg and then the coconut breadcrumbs. set aside on a plate or tray until all prawns are coated
  4. heat the oil to a high temperature. using a pair of tongs carefully place the prawns into the oil. it’s best to do this in two batches. cook for 1-2 minutes on each side. keep checking the bottom to see if they are done. when they are golden and cripsy looking remove from pan and rest on a piece of kitchen paper.
  5. enjoy the coconut prawns with lemon mayo or your favourite dipping sauce