RED LOBSTER PINA COLADA SHRIMP

Red Lobster Pina Colada Shrimp image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup pina colada nonalcoholic drink mix
1/4 cup crushed pineapple (canned)
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
6 cups canola oil (for use in the fryer)
12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons rum (Captain Morgan's Parrot Bay coconut rum)
1 cup panko Japanese-style bread crumbs (can be found in the Asian section of your local grocery store)
1/2 cup shredded coconut

Steps:

Prepare pina colada dipping sauce by combining all ingredients. Sour cream, pina colada mix, crushed pineapple and granulated sugar. Cover & chill.
Heat oil to 350 degrees in a deep fryer or a large heavy skillet.
Measure 3/4 cup of flour into a medium bowl.
In another medium bowl mix together the remaining 3/4 cup flour, sugar, and salt. Stir milk and rum into flour mixture. Let this batter stand for five minutes.
In the meantime, combine panko breadcrumbs and shredded coconut into a third bowl.
Butterfly cut each peeled shrimp before you start the battering- leaving the tail intact.
Dip each shrimp once in the flour, then the wet batter, then coat each shrimp with the panko/coconut mixture. Place the shrimp on a plate until all of them are battered.
Fry shrimp by dropping one at a time into the hot oil for 2 to 3 minutes or until the shrimp are golden brown. Only fry a few shrimp at a time. Remove shrimp to paper towels to drain.
Serve shrimp with pina colada dipping sauce or shrimp cocktail sauce along with salsa.