Recipe: Tasty Brad's coconut prawns with Polynesian sauce

Brad's coconut prawns with Polynesian sauce.

You can cook Brad's coconut prawns with Polynesian sauce using 22 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Brad's coconut prawns with Polynesian sauce

1. Prepare of For the sauce.
2. You need 2 jars of apricot pineapple preserves.
3. Prepare 1 of small red onion, diced.
4. You need 3 tbs of brown sugar.
5. It's 1 1/2 tbs of white sugar.
6. You need 1 tbs of ketchup.
7. It's 1 tbs of yellow mustard.
8. It's 3 tbs of cider vinegar.
9. Prepare 2 tbs of white vinegar.
10. It's of Juice of 1 lime.
11. It's of Juice of 1/2 lemon.
12. Prepare 1/2 bunch of chopped cilantro.
13. You need 1 of LG clove garlic, minced.
14. Prepare 3 of jalapeño peppers, seeded and chopped.
15. Prepare of For the prawns.
16. You need 2 lbs of 16-21 count prawns, deshell devein and butterfly.
17. Prepare 1 pkg of shredded coconut.
18. You need 1 1/2 cups of dry tempura batter.
19. It's 1/2 tsp of each; salt, garlic powder, ginger, mustard, 5 spice.
20. It's 1 cup of + 2 tbs ice cold water.
21. You need 1 cup of ap flour.
22. You need of Lemon slices for garnish.

Brad's coconut prawns with Polynesian sauce instructions

1. Heat oven to 300 degrees. Place coconut on a large baking sheet. Spread out evenly in a thin layer. Bake around 30 minutes. Stir around 3 or 4 times. Coconut should end up lightly toasted, not burnt..
2. Mix all ingredients together for the sauce in a LG saucepan or wok. Slowly bring to a simmer over medium low heat. Simmer until onion becomes tender. Remove from heat and cool until able to be worked with. Place in a blender and pulse until it becomes a smooth sauce..
3. Meanwhile, prepare prawns. Heat oil in a deep fryer to 360 degrees. Place flour in a bowl. Mix spices with dry tempura mix, then mix in the water. Adjust until it is like thin pancake batter. Place coconut in another bowl..
4. Cook 5-6 prawns at a time so the oil maintains temperature. Dredge in flour, then tempura, then coconut. Knock off excess. Hold tip of prawn in the oil for a couple seconds before dropping in. Fry for 2-3 minutes. Drain on paper towels..
5. To plate, spread sauce on the bottom. Arrange prawns, then garnish with a lemon slice. Serve immediately. Enjoy..