Coconut Shrimp On Romaine Leaves

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Dairy, Seafood		Appetizers, Better home	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

12	oz	Shrimp, fresh or frozen
		peeled deveined
1/4	c	Shredded coconut
1/2	c	Unsweetened coconut milk
1/4	c	Peanuts, dry roasted
		unsalted chopped
1/4	c	Brown sugar, packed
1	T	Fish sauce
3	T	Lime juice
1	T	Ginger root, finely shredded
1		Jalapeno pepper, seeded
		finely chopped
1/4	t	Salt
30		Romaine leaves

INSTRUCTIONS

To get small romaine leaves use just the hearts of two heads of
romaine. Save the outer leaves for a salad.  For shrimp filling, thaw
shrimp if frozen. Bring 4 cups water and 1/2  teaspoon salt to boiling
in a large sauce pan. Add shrimp and simmer  1-3 minutes or till
opaque. Drain. Rinse under cold running water.  Drain again. Coarsely
chop shrimp. You should have about 1 1/2 cups.  Cover and chill. Spread
coconut in a shallow baking pan. Bake at 350F  for 5-10 minutes or till
golden brown, stirring once or twice. Remove  from oven. Cool. For
sauce, combine coconut milk, peanuts, brown  sugar and fish sauce in a
small sauce pan. Bring to boiling. Reduce  heat and simmer, uncovered,
over medium heat 8 minutes or until  slightly thickened, stirring
occasionally. Cool. Combine chopped  shrimp, toasted coconut, lime
juice, ginger root, jalapeno, pepper  and salt in a bowl. Stir in
sauce. Cover and chill up to 4 hours.  Transfer shrimp mixture to a
serving bowl. For each appetizer place a  spoonful of shrimp filling on
a romaine leaf. Roll up. Makes about 30  servings.  Recipe by: Holiday
Appetizers 1996, Better Homes and Gardens, page 27.  Posted to
MC-Recipe Digest V1 #865 by Peg Baldassari  <Baldassari@compuserve.com>
on Oct 25, 1997

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1591 Calories From Fat: 1042 Total Fat: 119.6g Cholesterol: 672.7mg Sodium: 2599.2mg Potassium: 880.7mg Carbohydrates: 80.9g Fiber: 5.3g Sugar: 63.6g Protein: 56.9g