Make more than you think you'll need of this fabulous-tasting dish. Coconut milk, cilantro, and lime juice give these shrimp an explosion of island flavor. Spice up this traditional dish with a sweet-and-spicy sauce and your friends will be asking for seconds. 
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Ingredients
18 unpeeled, large fresh shrimp
1 cup coconut milk
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup beer
1 (7-ounce) package sweetened flaked coconut
1/2 cup fine, dry breadcrumbs
Peanut oil
Salt
Maui Mustard Sauce
Maui Mustard Sauce Ingredients and Preparation
1/3 cup pineapple preserves
1/3 cup apricot preserves
1/4 cup stone-ground mustard
Stir together all ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and chill.
Coconut Shrimp Preparation
Peel shrimp, leaving tails on. Butterfly shrimp by making a deep slit down the back of each from the large end to the
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By Coastal Living | Work + Money – Mon, Apr 11, 2011 3:36 PM EDTShrimp accounts for about 25 percent of all seafood sold in the United States, making it the best-selling creature of the water. Despite its popularity, a number of misconceptions still surround these tasty crustaceans. Separate the myths from the truths about the seafood voted "most popular."
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MYTH: Shrimp must be deveined.
TRUTH: That depends on your preference and patience. Large shrimp are fairly easy to devein. Simply slit the back with a paring knife and lift the vein out with the knife point. But don't feel you have to devein. If you can't see the vein when the shrimp is raw, chances are you won't when it's cooked. Similarly, smaller shrimp have smaller veins, often not visible. Deveining comes with aesthetics, not hydiene. If the veins don't show, don't bother.
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MYTH: Shrimp should be cooked until they curly into a
