Chinese Coconut Shrimp Recipe
I had a few requests for the coconut shrimp from the Chinese buffet. I have yet to actually see this on a buffet here in Michigan so hopefully I came close. This is not like your normal coconut shrimp, which is breaded but rather shrimp in a coconut sauce. The sauce has ingredients such as coconut milk, heavy cream, amaretto liquor, sugar, coconut and vanilla extracts. I know using extracts in a dish like this might seem a little strange but I thought the flavor was pretty good. With that being said, this dish is probably not for everyone. If you don’t like sweet dishes, you probably will not enjoy this. You could of course, cut back on the sugar or add none at all. The original recipe did not call for salt and pepper but I felt it needed seasonings. Let me know what you think. Enjoy.
Ingredients:
1lb jumbo shrimp (peeled and deveined with tails off)
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 green onion (chopped)
1 tablespoon amaretto liquor
½ cup coconut milk
¼ cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons sugar (or less)
1 teaspoon coconut extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cooking Instructions:
Step 1: In a wok heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Season shrimp with salt and pepper. Add shrimp and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add green onions and amaretto liquor. Cooking for another 1-2 minutes until the shrimp begins to caramelize.
Step 2: Remove the shrimp from the pan and set aside. Add to the wok- coconut milk, heavy cream, and sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer (stirring occasionally) until the sauce is reduced by half (about 6 minutes).
Step 3: Add shrimp back into the wok and add vanilla and coconut extracts. Simmer for another 1-2 minutes and serve.
(Makes 4 servings)
It look very easy to make. Thanks for the recipe I was looking for something like this.
this looks really tasty!
Oh Bobby, I could just KISS YOU! We used to love this dish and the only place around here that used to make it closed! I’m going to surprise Grumpy with this and maybe I will be rewarded.
oh I just love this at the buffet downtown!! I hardly get to go, so I definitely will have to make this
That coconut milk and amaretto combo sounds really good!
yum! coconut and shrimp are incredible by themselves, this must be just divine.
I can only find this at the local Chinese buffet and it’s pricey. I ordered this at the beach one time and it wasn’t the Chinese kind and I was very dissapointed. Thank you so much for this, it’s exactly what I was looking for.
Made this tonight Bobby and it was pretty darn close to what we have had at the Chinese place. The only place that made this dish around here is closed now so its good to have a recipe. THANK YOU!
Hi Bobby- just wanted to let you know I finally got to blogging your shrimp dish :0) Thanks again!
I was looking for this. I live in Michigan as well. And It is served at China One in Gaylord Michigan on the Lunch Buffet only. I love it, Hopefully it tastes as good as it looks. Thanks so much
This MIGHT be the buffet dish I’ve been looking fir that is served here in Wasilla Alaska at King Asians Buffet.
But the shrimp here is nicely battered and I SWEAR I taste mayo in it! I will try this, and then I am just going to ask them for the recipe lol thanks much
I love Coconut Shrimp and i am so happy to find a recipe so i can make it at home. i am the only one that likes shrimp so now i can have it whenever i want the sauce is out of this world and would be good on a variety of SeaFood.
I hope this is the same as the ones at the chineeses restaraunts. I love coconut shrimp, and hate it when my wife wants to go during the lunch hour when they don’t have them. Will try this very soon, and hope for the best
sheri..i luv that restauraunt..they have the best creamed spinach too (go figure)
i just made this recipe and it was AWSOME!! not the exact taste of the restaraunt but it’s about 95% there!
..was wondering if this sauce could be made in advance?!? and or possibly frozen? would be a healthier fix (depending on the milk/crm used) than restaraunt version.
I love this recipe! I tried it tonight and it is delicious! Thank you so much, I have been searching for a good coconut based shrimp recipe forever! This is delicious.
Well I tried cooking this tonight. It turned out ok, but I had a difference in my recipe. When I went to the store they didn’t have coconut milk, they had cream of coconut. Well it made mine entirely to sweet. Also the sauce never thickened up because of this. They told me it would be the same, but I guess they’d rather sell me that than me go somewhere else and buy the milk. Anyone else had any good results???
great recipe. i tried this last night and was very impressed. i added a few fresh red chillies and watered the coconut milk down a bit (it is so fattening)! great stuff